1. Volleyball

2. Volleyball: History
Purpose: Designed for Men who could not play basketball because it was too tough for them
Created by William Morgan-1895
Phys Ed. Teacher-YMCA
Holyoke, Mass
Created 4 yrs after Basketball

3. Volleyball: History Combination of sports
Tennis
Handball
Baseball
First volleyball was created by Spalding-1897
Originally ball used was made from bladder of a basketball

4. Volleyball: History Cont.
Popular recreational activity
47 million men and women in the US
Olympics
Introduced in 1924 (Paris, France)
Fully included in 1964 (Tokyo, Japan)
U.S.S.R. won first Mens Gold

5. Volleyball: How does this work in a
Volleyball is:
2 teams of 6 players separated by a net
Score points by making the ball land on the opponents side
Or if a team hits it out of bounds
Each team can hit the ball 3 times but no player more than one time in a row

6. How do I Play? Team based game – Everyone participates
Three step offense
Goal: Bump-Set-Over the Net (Spike)
Goal: learn how to use the bump and the set to control the volleyball

7. Bumping or PAssing
A way to pass the ball to a teammate or over the net
First contact when the ball comes over the net
Or when passing to a teammate
Receive the ball with your forearms-Don’t swing your arms
Hands together-fingers Not interlocked

8. Cues for the Bump Pass Athletic position: knees bent ready to move
Hands: Hand on hand; thumbs on top
Platform: Elbows together forearms facing up
Tilt your platform towards your target
Allow the ball to bounce off your forearms: No swinging your arms

9. The Set: over head pass Cues for the Set
What is it?-using two hands to snap the ball upward
How do I do it?
Athletic position: Knees bent; ready to move
Make a diamond shape window with your hands above your head: fingers spread
Snap ball upward with fingers
High set makes it easier for your teammates

10. Serving: Underhand serve
Put opposite leg forward
Hold the ball in front of you waist high with your opposite hand
Step toward your target
Swing your arm and make contact with the lower 2/3 of the ball: Not the bottom
Hit with your palm; NOT YOUR FIST
Make sure not to touch the serving line

11. Scoring When are points scored?
When the ball lands inside the court the opposite team gets a point
Whoever hits the ball out of bounds the opposite team gets the point
First team to score 25 points and be ahead by 2 points wins

12. Common Fouls Carry-any time the ball is lifted or caught
Double hit-one player making contact with the ball twice in a row
Touching the net-any time a player makes contact on the net during play

13. Court Side Line-run the length of side
End line-back line on both sides
Center line-divides the court in half; under the net
Attack Line-10 feet from centerline on both sides of the court

14. Rotation: moving players around the court
There are 6 positions
Always rotate in the clockwise position
Position 1 will always be in the back right corner
When do I rotate?
When the other team serves and my team wins the point.