VOLLEYBALL
After going through this module, you are
expected to:
1. Determine the background of the game
volleyball;
2. Execute the basic skills in volleyball;
3. Participate in a self-organized homebased
volleyball activity
Volleyball is a team sports played with a ball
and a net. There are teams on each side of the
net. One team hits the ball over the net and into
the other team's court, the other team must then
hit the ball back over the net and in bounds
within three tries without letting the ball touch
the ground.
There are two main kinds of competitive volleyball
played in the world right now.
Team volleyball is played indoors on a hard
court with 6 people per team.
Beach volleyball is played outdoors on the
sand with 2 players per team.
History of Volleyball
Volleyball was originally invented by William Morgan in 1985. He
was an athletic director at the Young Men Christians Association
(YMCA) and was trying to come up with a game that would be fun,
like basketball, but less taxing. Of course the rules have changed
some since then, but it quickly became a popular sport at the YMCA.
The name volleyball came about when a man named Alfred Halstead
noticed how the game had a volleying nature. People started calling it
volley ball and the name stuck.
History of Volleyball
Volleyball was first played as an official
Olympic sport in the 1964 Olympics. 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
An indoor volleyball is typically
white, but may have some other
colors as well. It's round with 8 or
16 panels and is usually made of
leather. The official indoor
volleyball is 25.5 -26.5 inches in
circumference, weighs 9.2 - 9.9
ounces, and has 4.3-4.6 psi air
pressure. A youth volley ball is
slightly smaller. Beach volleyballs
are slightly bigger, weigh the same,
but have much less air pressure.
The volleyball court is 18 meters long
and 9 meters wide. It is divided in
sides in the middle by the net. The net
is 1-meter-wide and is set up so that
the top of the net is 7 feet 11 5/8
inches above the ground (right around
8 feet). The only other key feature is a
line that is drawn on each side 3
meters from the net and parallel to the
net. This line is called the attack line.
It defines the front row and back row
areas.
Volleyball Skills
Volleyball is a sports that requires you to master a complex skill
set. Because you rotate from playing front line positions to back
line positions, you constantly are shifting from setting up
offensive plays to completing offensive plays. You also must
shift quickly from offense to defense. During any given sequence
in volleyball, a player must be prepared to execute a variety of
skills.
SERVICE
The volleyball serve is the first opportunity for
a player to score a point. It begins each rally.
Once you toss the ball in the air you must
contact the ball to send it over the net to land
inside the lines of the court. Each player gets
only one chance to serve. The serve can touch
the net and continue into the opponent's court.
When the serving team loses a rally, it loses the
right to serve. The receiving team then rotates
one position on the court
DIG
The "dig" is 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
much of the team's serve reception and is
pivotal in backcourt defense.
clasp both hands together
one palm inside the other
pointing both thumbs to the ground
bent knees
SET
The "set" is an 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.
SPIKE
The "spike" is 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.
BLOCK
A block is the first opportunity
for a team on defense to keep
the team on offense from
hitting into their court. Once
the whistle blows and your
team serves the ball over the
net, your team is on defense,
ready to defend your court.
