PE 104 REVIEWER
Ace - A serve is resulting to a point due to failure to
return the ball.
Antenna - Markers attached to the net that rises above
it indicating the sidelines of the court.
Attack - Any method used to return the ball across the
net in an attempt to put the opponent at a
disadvantage.
Center Line - A line that divides the volleyball court into
halves.
Dig - A recovery of spiked ball.
Dink – a soft shot off the finger tips.
Fault – an infraction of the rules.
Forearm pass – a pass made off the forearms.
Freeball – an easy ball given by opponent.
Kill - Fast hit made on the net that cannot be returned
directly.
Libero - A player who is specializes in the backcourt
skills, and has unlimited entries into the game.
Line Shot – hitting the ball down and parallel to the
sideline.
Match point – a point away from the winning the game.
Rally - A series of plays during the which the ball goes
back and forth across the net several time before a
point is scored.
Rally scoring – a point is awarded to whoever wins the
rally.
Set – the placement of the ball near the net to facilitate
attacking.
Setter – a player who sets the ball.
Spike – a ball hit hard at the net by an offensive player.
William G. Morgan – a physical education instructor at
Holyoke, Massachusetts, at the YMCA gymnasium.
1900 – a special ball is designed for the sport.
1916 – the Philippines, an offensive style of passing the
ball.
1917 – the game was changed from 21 points to 15
points.
1920 – three hits per side and back row attack rules
were instituted.
1922 – the first YMCA national championship was held
In Brooklyn, NY
1928 – United Stated Volleyball Association was formed.
1930 – the first two-man beach game was played.
1934 – national volleyball referees were approved and
recognized.
1937 – volleyball association as the official national
governing body in US.
1947 – the Federation Internationale De Volleyball was
founded.
1948 – the first two man beach tournament was held.
1949 – the initial world championship was held in
Prague, Czechoslovakia.
1964 – volleyball was introduced to Olympics Game in
Tokyo.
1965 – the California Beach Volleyball Association was
formed.
1974 – the World Championship in Mexico is telecast in
Japan.
1975 – the US National Women’s team began a year-
round training regime in Pasadena, Texas.
1977 – the US National Men’s team began a year-round
training regime in Dayton, Ohio.
1983 – the Association of Volleyball Professionals was
formed.
1984 – the US won their first medals at Olympics in Los
Angeles.
1986 – the Women’s Professional Volleyball Association
was formed.
1988 – the US Men repeated the gold in Olympics in
Korea.
1990 – the World Cup was created.
1995 – the sport of volleyball was 100 years old.
1910 – Philippine volleyball history began by Elwood
Stanley Brown.
Court Dimension - The volleyball court is 60 feet by 30
feet in total. The net placed in the center of the court,
making each side of the net 30 feet by 30 feet.
Center Line - It is marked at the center of the court
dividing it equally into 30 feet squares, above which the
net is placed.
Attack Line – it is marked 10 feet each side of the center
line.
Service Line - the area from which the server may serve
he volleyball, is marked 10 feet inside the right sideline
on each back line.
Ceiling Height – it should be 23 feet, though they should
preferably be higher.
The Net - The net is placed directly above the center
line, 7 feet 4 inches above the ground for women and 8
feet above the ground for men.
Poles - Volleyball poles should be set at 36 feet apart, 3
feet further out from the sidelines. The posts are
rounded and smooth, fixed to the ground without wires.
It supports the net and preferably adjustable.
Antenna - An antenna is flexible rod, 1.80m long and
10mm in diameter, made of fiberglass or similar
material. It is fastened at the outer edge of each side
band, placed on opposite side of the net. The top 80cm
of each antenna extends above the net and is marked
with 10cm stripes of contrasting color, preferably red
and white.