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Volleyball

Volleyball, game played by two teams, usually of six players on a side, in which
the players use their hands to bat a ball back and forth over a high net, trying to make
the ball touch the court within the opponents’ playing area before it can be returned. To
prevent this a player on the opposing team bats the ball up and toward a teammate
before it touches the court surface—that teammate may then volley it back across the
net or bat it to a third teammate who volleys it across the net. A team is allowed only
three touches of the ball before it must be returned over the net.
History of Volleyball

Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan, physical director of the

Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It was designed
as an indoor sport for businessmen who found the new game of basketball too vigorous.
Morgan called the sport “mintonette,” until a professor from Springfield College in
Massachusetts noted the volleying nature of play and proposed the name of “volleyball.”
The original rules were written by Morgan and printed in the first edition of the Official
Handbook of the Athletic League of the Young Men’s Christian Associations of North
America (1897). The game soon proved to have wide appeal for both sexes in schools,
playgrounds, the armed forces, and other organizations in the United States, and it was
subsequently introduced to other countries.

In 1916 rules were issued jointly by the YMCA and the National Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA). The first nationwide tournament in the United States was
conducted by the National YMCA Physical Education Committee in New York City in
1922. The United States Volleyball Association (USVBA) was formed in 1928 and
recognized as the rules-making, governing body in the United States. From 1928 the
USVBA—now known as USA Volleyball (USAV)—has conducted annual national men’s
and senior men’s (age 35 and older) volleyball championships, except during 1944 and
1945. Its women’s division was started in 1949, and a senior women’s division (age 30
and older) was added in 1977. Other national events in the United States are conducted
by member groups of the USAV such as the YMCA and the NCAA.

Volleyball was introduced into Europe by American troops during World War I, when
national organizations were formed. The Fédération Internationale de Volley Ball (FIVB)
was organized in Paris in 1947 and moved to Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1984. The
USVBA was one of the 13 charter members of the FIVB, whose membership grew to
more than 210 member countries by the late 20th century.
International volleyball competition began in 1913 with the first Far East Games, in
Manila. During the early 1900s and continuing until after World War II, volleyball in Asia
was played on a larger court, with a lower net, and nine players on a team.

The FIVB-sponsored world volleyball championships (for men only in 1949; for both
men and women in 1952 and succeeding years) led to acceptance of standardized
playing rules and officiating. Volleyball became an Olympic sport for both men and
women at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

European championships were long dominated by Czechoslovakian, Hungarian, Polish,

Bulgarian, Romanian, and Soviet (later, Russian) teams. At the world and Olympic level,
Soviet teams have won more titles, both men’s and women’s, than those of any other
nation. Their success was attributed to widespread grassroots interest and well-
organized play and instruction at all levels of skill. A highly publicized Japanese
women’s team, Olympic champions in 1964, reflected the interest of private industry in
sport. Young women working for the sponsoring company devoted their free time to
conditioning, team practice, and competition under expert and demanding coaching.
Encouraged by the Japanese Volleyball Association, this women’s team made its mark
in international competition, winning the World Championship in 1962, 1966, and 1967,
in addition to the 1964 Olympics. At the end of the 20th century, however, the Cuban
women’s team dominated both the World Championships and the Olympics.

The Pan American Games (involving South, Central, and North America) added
volleyball in 1955, and Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Cuba, and the United States are
frequent contenders for top honours. In Asia, China, Japan, and Korea dominate
competition. Volleyball, especially beach volleyball, is played in Australia, New Zealand,
and throughout the South Pacific.

A four-year cycle of international volleyball events, recommended by the FIVB, began in

1969 with World Cup championships, to be held in the year following the Olympic
Games; the second year is the World Championships; in the third the regional events
are held (e.g., European championships, Asian Games, African Games, Pan American
Games); and in the fourth year the Olympic Games.

Court Dimensions

The game is played on a volleyball court 18 meters (59 feet) long and 9 meters
(29.5 feet) wide, divided into two 9 m × 9 m halves by a one-meter (40-inch) wide net
placed so that the top of the net is 2.43 meters (7 feet 11 5/8 inches) above the center
of the court for men's competition, and 2.24 meters (7 feet 4 1/8 inches) for women's
competition (these heights are varied for veterans and junior competitions.
P1 > Right Back
P2 > Right Front
P3 > Middle Front
P4 > Left Front
P5 > Left Back
P6 > Middle Back

Basic starting line up - 6 positions of volleyball in basic 5-1 Rotation

The most common starting line up in the beginning of the games when playing the most
common "5-1 offense" is:

6 positions of volleyball in Volleyball 6 2 Rotation

Other commonly used line up is 6-2 rotation. The only difference is when running 6-2
the opposite is replaced with another setter. It allows team to have three hitters in the
front row in all the rotations.

How to remember your playing position?

Please notice it is possible to set up 6-2 line up with other ways also, but the previous
one is the most common form. The basic idea is: the setters, middle blockers and wing
hitters (outside hitter/right side hitter) are opposites of each other.

Several leagues in United States have unlimited substitutions, therefore 6-2 offense is
commonly used formation there. Coaches are able to replace the front row setter with a
hitter with no substitution limits.

6 positions of volleyball with Abbreviations

The following image is the same 6 positions of volleyball with abbreviations - to help you
to comprehend the line up sheets below.

All the 6 positions of volleyball in 5-1 Volleyball Rotation

Right Back Position (Position 1, Right Back, "Zone 1")

"Right back" is the position in the defensive zone (or back row) on the right side of the
court (when looking at the court behind the back line).
This position can be called "right back", position 1, P1, zone 1", "Z1".

Setter usually starts the game on the right back position.

Setter starts from the right back because it allows having three front row attackers more
often.

Opposite (the player opposite of setter) is the other player who plays "zone 1", it allows
opposite to perform 3 meter or 10 feet attack from the right side of the court while the
setter is playing right front position (position 2).

The following image is the basic starting serve receive line up when the setter is in the
right back position in 5-1 offense:

Middle Back Position (Position 6, Middle Back, "Zone 6")

"Middle back" is the position in the defensive zone (or back row) on the middle of the
court.

This position can be called "middle back", position 6, P6, "zone 6:", "Z1:".
The middle blocker usually starts the game in the line up on the middle back position,
but is generally speaking replaced by the libero, a back row specialist before the first
serve.

In competitive volleyball liberos rarely play on this position on the rallies, but are
changed to left back position after the serve when appropriate.

Outside hitter or right side hitter usually plays in the middle back position because it
allow them to hit the ball from zone 6.

This line up sheet is the basic starting serve receive line up when setter is in the middle
back position in 5-1 rotation:

Left Back Position (Position 5, Left Back, "Zone 5")

"Left back" is the position in the defensive zone (or back row) on the left side of the
court. This position can be called "left back", position 5, P5, "zone 5", "Z1" .

Most often the libero plays position 5, or alternatively the middle blocker on one rotation
after his/her own serve. After the serve libero usually subsitutes in for the middle
blocker.
The image is the basic starting serve receive line up when the setter is in the left back
position in 5-1 offensive rotation:

5- 1 Volleyball Rotation - setter front row

Left Front Position (Position 4, Left Front, "Zone 4" )

"Left front" is the position in the attack zone (or front row) on the left side of the court.
This position can be called "left back", position 4, P4, "zone 4" , "Z4" .

Most often the outside hitter, or in some rotations the opposite hitter or right side hitter
plays in this position.

Sometimes teams may change positions by placing a weaker blocker in this position
when they are having the serve. (Often a short setter is moved away from blocking the
opponent's outside hitter and placed on this position.)

The basic starting serve receive line up when the setter is in the left front position in 5-1
rotation:

Middle Front Position (Position 3, Middle Front," Zone 3" )

"Middle front" is the position in the attack zone (or front row) on the middle of the court.
This position can be called "middle front", position 3, P3, "zone 3" , "Z3" .

The middle hitter plays in this position in all the rotations.

The basic starting serve receive line up when the setter is in the middle front position in
5-1 rotation:

Right Front Position (Position 2, Right Front, "Zone 2" )

"Right front" is the position in the attack zone (or front row) on the middle of the court.
This position can be called "right front", position 2, P2, "zone 3" , "Z3" .

The right side hitter, opposite hitter or setter plays in position 2.

"The following image is the basic starting serve receive line up when setter is in the right
front position in 5-1 offense" :