VOLLEYBALL LINES ON THE COURT

-Game played by two teams, usually of six players on a

side, in which the players use their hands to bat a ball -All lines are 5 cm wide. Must be of light color which is
back and forth over a high net, trying to make the ball different from the color of the floor and from any other
touch the court within the opponents' playing area lines.
before it can be returned.
1. Service line
2. Center line
THE INVENTION OF VOLLEYBALL 3. Attack Line
4. Boundary Lines
Mintonette
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WILLIAM G. MORGAN
-Invented the game MINTONETTE (Volleyball)
-A friend of James Naismith (Inventor of Basketball)
-Physical director of Young Men’s Christian Academy
(YMCA)

February 9, 1895

Holyoke, Massachusetts

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

1. VOLLEYBALL COURT
-The first equipment required to play volleyball.

60 X 30 ft or 18m X 9m
-The length of the entire in-play area of the court. Each
side of the court is therefore 30 feet by 30 feet in size.
2. BALL
Standards
-Shall be spherical, made out of flexible leather or
synthetic leather case with a bladder inside, made of
rubber or similar material.

Colors
Uniform light color or a combination of colors.

Standard regulation according to FIVB, the ball must:

-Circumference- between 20-27 inches 65-67 cm).
-Weight- between 9-10 oz. (260-280 g).
-Inside Pressure of 4.26- 2.61 psi or between 0.30 to
0.325 kilograms per centimetre square.

3. NET
Net Posts
-are positioned 36 feet apart and 3 feet further out from
the sidelines

ZONES AND AREAS

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

 BASIC PRINCIPLES/ RULES OF THE GAME
“Knowing and understanding the basic tenets of
volleyball can be helpful for volleyball newbies and
veterans alike.”

BASIC PRINCIPLES
1. Don’t let the ball hit the floor on your side of the net.
-The primary objective in volleyball is make the ball hit
the floor on the opponent’s side of the court, while
simultaneously preventing it from dropping on your side.

2. Three contacts/ hits per side

-Each team is allowed a maximum of three contacts
before it must send the ball back over the net.

3. SUBSTITUTION ZONE 3. PLAYER MUST ROTATE CLOCKWISE

-Limited by the extension of both attach lines up to the
scorer’s table.
-In volleyball, six players rotate clockwise through six
different positions on their side of the net. There are
three front row positions (left front, middle front, and
right front), and three back row positions (left back,
middle back, and right back). Teams rotate with each
new server.

4. NO PLAYER CAN HIT THE BALL TWICE IN SUCCESSION

5. A PLAYER MAY NOT CAUSE THE BALL TO COME TO A
REST DURING CONTACT
6. THE NET IS OFF- LIMITS

THE GAME PLAY

THE 5 BASIC SKILLS
VOLLEYBALL LINGO/ TERM