1. VOLLEYBALL

2. BY THE END OF THIS UNIT, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
Demonstrate proper technique for various skills used in the game of volleyball.
Display an understanding of basic offensive and defensive strategies for game play.
Understand basic terminology used in the game of volleyball.
Identify lines and areas of the court
Understand basic volleyball rules.

3. HISTORY OF VOLLEYBALL
In 1895, William Morgan, an instructor at the YMCA in Holyoke, Mass., decided to combine the elements of tennis, basketball, baseball, and handball. He created the game of volleyball.

4. FACTS ABOUT THE GAME OF VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball in its original form was called mintonette.
In 1964, volleyball became a full medal sport in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
In 1996, 2-person beach volleyball was added to the Olympic Games.
Today there are more than 800 million players worldwide who play volleyball.

5. VOLLEYBALL EQUIPMENT
VOLLEYBALL
STANDARDS AND NET

6. Volleyball Court Terminology
Baseline - line on the end of the court
Sideline - line on the side of the court
10 foot attack line - for back row players
Center line - line under the net that divides the court into sides
Serving marks
Net

7. VOLLEYBALL COURT

8. Volleyball Positions & Rotation
Left Front, Center Front, Right Front. Left Back. Center Back, Right Back Players rotate clockwise

9. SERVING RULES
The server has to serve the ball from behind the end line
The server can serve either underhand or overhand
The server only gets one attempt (try) to serve the ball over the net
If the serving team scores the point, the same player will keep serving until the opponents score a point
A ball hitting the net and going on over to the opponents side is a legal serve

10. Basic Volleyball Rules
Six players from each team are on the court at one time
Games are played to 15, 25, or 30 points depending on the level (win by 2)
A team needs to win 2 out of 3 games, or 3 out of 5 games to win the match
Before a team serves, all six players rotate clockwise one position
Teams are allowed up to three hits to successfully return the ball to the opponents side of the net

11. GAME PLAY RULES Players cannot touch or go under the net
Players cannot lift or throw the ball and cannot use an open hand to hit the ball
A ball landing on the line is considered in
A back row player cannot attack at the net

12. Basic Volleyball Skills
Serve - both underhand and overhand
Bump - receiving serve and passing to the setter
Set - receiving the pass and setting the ball for the hitters (spiking)
Dig - usually back row players that successfully keep a spiked ball in play
Spike - forcefully hit the ball downward at the opponent (kill)

13. Volleyball Terminology
Ace - a serve that hits the floor or cannot be handled by the receiving team
Bump - a skill used to pass the ball to the setter (usually on serve receive)
Dig - a skill used to keep forcefully hit balls from scoring a point
Rally scoring - a scoring system that allows every serve to be scored as a point
Kill - a point scored off of a spike
Hitters - players who spike the ball

14. Volleyball Terminology Cont.
Rotate - where players on the team receiving the serve move one position clockwise
Serve - the skill used to put the ball into play
Set - the skill used to receive a pass and set the ball close to the net for the hitters
Spike - a skill where a player forcefully hits the bal downward onto the opponents court
Volley - when two teams continually hit the ball back and forth over the net

15. IT’S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME!!
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IT’S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME!!