REVIEWER IN HEALTH OPTIMIZING Beach Volleyball:
PHYSICAL EDUCATION - slightly bigger than indoor volleyball
- weigh the same (9.2 - 9.9 ounces)
VOLLEYBALL - Have less air pressure.
Volleyball - team sports played with a ball
and a net. There are teams on each side of Volleyball Court:
the net. One team hits the ball over the net - 18 meters long
and into the other team's court, the other - 9 meters wide
team must then hit the ball back over the - divided in sides in the middle by the
net and in bounds within three tries without net.
letting the ball touch the ground.
Volleyball Net:
Two types of Competive Volleyball: - 1 meter wide and is set up so that
Team Volleyball - played indoors on a hard the top ofthe net is 7 feet 11 5/8
court with 6 people per team, Olympic Sport inches above the ground (right
Beach Volleyball - played outdoors on the around 8 feet)
sand with 2 players per team, also an - a line that is drawn on each side 3
Olympic Sport meters from the net and parallel to
the net. This line is called the attack
HISTORY OF VOLLEYBALL line. It defines the front row and back
1985 - volleyball was originally invented by row areas
William Morgan, an athletic director at the
Young Men Christians Association (YMCA).
He was trying to come up with a game that
would be fun, like basketball, but less
taxing. The name “volleyball” was coined by
Henry Halstead after noticing that the game
had a volleying nature and the name stuck
around until today.
1964 - in the 1964 Olympics, Volleyball was
first played as an official Olympic sport.
Japan won the first gold medal in women's
volleyball and the USSR won the first
gold for men's volleyball
VOLLEYBALL EQUIPMENT AND COURT
Official Indoor Volley Ball: VOLLEYBALL SKILLS
- Typically white but also comes in Service (Serve) - the first opportunity for a
other colors. player to score a point. It begins each rally.
- Round shape with 8 or 16 panels Once you toss the ball in the air you must
and is usually made of leather. contact the ball to send it over the net to
- Circumference: 25.5 -26.5 inches land inside the lines of the court. Each
- Weight: 9.2 - 9.9 ounces player gets only one chance to serve. The
- Psi air pressure: 4.3-4.6 psi serve can touch the net and continue into
Youth Volleyball: the opponent's court. When the serving
- Typically smaller than regular volley team loses a rally, it loses the right to serve.
ball The receiving team then rotates one
position on the court.
Spike - when the ball is hit or smashed
across the net. It is the most powerful shot
in Volleyball – and the most effective way to
win a rally.
Dig - a forearm pass that is used to control
the ball and pass it to the setter at the net. It
is usually the first contact by the team and
an effective shot to use in defense, such as
when receiving a spike. The "libero" handles Block - the first opportunity for a team on
much of the team's serve reception and is defense to keep the team on offense
pivotal in backcourt defense. from hitting into their court. Once the whistle
Actions of Dig: blows and your team serves the ball over
- clasp both hands together the net, your team is on defense, ready to
defend your court.
- one palm inside the other
- pointing both thumbs to the ground
- bent knee
Set - overhead pass used to change the
direction of the dig and put the ball in a
good position for the spiker. The set is
usually the second contact in a rally and the
person who sets the ball the most is called
the setter. The setter on a volleyball team is
like a point guard on a basketball team who
runs the offense and calls the plays.
