VOLLEYBALL

OVERVIEW
- is a team sport in which two teams of
six (6) players are separated by a net.
FIVB (International Federation of Volleyball)
- Highest governing body of the sport founded
in Paris, France in 1947.
- Its headquarters are located
in Lausanne, Switzerland and its
current president is Ary Graça.
HISTORY

WILLIAM G. MORGAN
A physical education director in the
YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.
HISTORY

Created on the 9th of February, 1895.

It was called Mintonette.
The sport was officially included in the
program for the 1964 Summer
Olympics.
HISTORY
Traits of the game:
Borrowed from tennis and handball.

THE FIRST RULES (written down by W. G. Morgan)

1. Net - 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) high
2. Court - 25×50 ft (7.6×15.2 m)
3. Players - any number of players.
4. Match - composed of nine innings with three serves for each
team in each inning
5. Ball contacts - no limit.
6. Serving error - a second try was allowed.
7. Foul - hitting the ball into the net (with loss of the point or a
side-out)—except in the case of the first-try serve.
 PART 1

FACILITIES
AND EQUIPMENT
 VOLLEYBALL
COURT
• Volleyball Court
- the first equipment required
to play volleyball.
• 60 x 30 ft or 18m x 9m
- length of the entire in-play
area of the court.  Each side
of the court is therefore 30
feet by 30 feet in size.
• Lines – painted in all white.

1 – VOLLEYBALL COURT
All lines are 5 1.Service Line
cm wide. Must
be of light color
which is
2.Center Line
different from
the color of the
3.Attack Line
floor and from
any other lines. 4.Boundary Lines

LINES ON THE COURT

All lines are 5
1 Service Line
cm wide. Must
be of light color - the area from which the
which is
different from server may serve the
the color of the volleyball, is marked 10 feet
floor and from
any other lines. inside the right sideline on
each back line.

LINES ON THE COURT

SERVICE LINE

SERVICE LINE
All lines are 5
2 Center Line
cm wide. Must
be of light color - is marked at the center of
which is
different from the court dividing it equally
the color of the into 30 feet squares (9m),
floor and from
any other lines. above which the net is placed.

LINES ON THE COURT

CENTER LINE

CENTER LINE
All lines are 5
3 Attack Line
cm wide. Must
be of light color Attack line, whose rear edge
which is
different from is drawn 3ms back from the
the color of the axis of the center line, marks
floor and from
any other lines. the front zone.

LINES ON THE COURT

ATTACK LINE
ATTACK LINE

ATTACK LINE
All lines are 5
4 Boundary Lines
cm wide. Must
be of light color Two sidelines and two end
which is
different from lines mark the playing court.
the color of the
floor and from
any other lines.

LINES ON THE COURT

BOUNDARY LINES

END LINE

SI
DE
NE

LI
LI

NE
DE
SI

END LINE
 FREE ZONE

SIDELINE

ATTACK LINE

CENTER LINE

ATTACK LINE
END LINE
 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.

2 - BALL
 BALL
- Standard regulation accdg.
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-
4.61 psi or between 0.30 to
0.325 kilograms per
centimeter square.

2 - BALL
 NET AND
POSTS
NET
NET POSTS are
positioned 36
feet apart and 3 NET

feet further out

from the
sidelines
NET POSTS

3 – NET AND POSTS

 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
1. Height of the Net
- Placed vertically over the center line.

- Top is set at the height

of 2.43m for men and
2.24 for women.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

2. Structure of the Net

9.5 – 10 meters long

1meter

10 cm

- Net is 1m wide and 9.5-10m long (with

25-50cm on each side of the side bands),
made of 10cm square black mesh.
 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
3. Side Bands
- 2 White bands, 5 cm wide (same width as the
court lines) and 1m long fastened vertically to
the net and placed above each side line.

4. Antenna
- A flexible rod, 1.80m long and 10mm
in diameter, made of fiberglass or
similar material.
 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
5. Posts

- Placed at a distance of 0.50-1.00 m

outside the side lines. They are 2.55 m
high and preferably adjustable.
 BASIC PRINCIPLES /
RULES OF THE GAME
“Knowing and understanding
the basic tenets of volleyball
can be helpful for volleyball
newbies and veterans alike.”
Read more at: http://volleyball.isport.com/volleyball-guides/volleyball-rules-regulations
 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. 
 BASIC PRINCIPLES

3) Players must rotate clockwise

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
 DURING THE PLAY
• Maximum of three hits per side.
• Player may not hit the ball twice in succession (A block is not
considered a hit).
• Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on serve
• A ball touching a boundary line is good.
• A legal hit is contact with the ball by a player body above and
including the waist which does not allow the ball to visibly come to a
rest.
• If two or more players contact the ball simultaneously, it is considered
one play and the players involved may not participate in the next play.
• A player must not block or attack a serve.
• Switching positions will be allowed only between front line players.
( After the serve only ).
 The Serve
• Server must serve from behind the end line until after
contact
• Ball may be served underhand or overhand.
• Ball must be clearly visible to opponents before serve.
• Served ball may graze the net and drop to the other side for
point.
• First game serve is determined by a volley, each subsequent
game shall be served by the previous game loser.
• Serve must be returned by a bump only. no setting or
attacking a serve.
 Substitution
• There are a set number of substitutions allotted per
game (the specific amount differs according to
league and/or level of play).
• A player may substitute into the game only during
dead ball situations.
• To enter the game, a coach or player must request
a substitution from the official, after which the
substitute must enter the substitution zone and
wait for the referee’s approval.
 Scoring
• Rally scoring will be used.
• There will be a point scored on every score of the
ball.
• Offense will score on a defense miss or out of
bounds hit.
• Defense will score on an offensive miss, out of
bounds hit, or serve into the net.
• Game will be played to 25 pts.
• Must win by 2 points.
 Rotation
• Team will rotate each time they win the serve
• Players shall rotate in a clockwise manner
• There shall be 4-6 players on each side.
Basic Skills
5
1 Serving
• The serve initiates play. While
there are several different serving
techniques—
a. underhand serve
b. float serve
c. jump serve
d. top spin serve
2 Passing
• The pass is a method of receiving
an opponent’s serve and/or
overhand attack.
• Two popular forms of this skill:
1. the forearm pass
2. the overhand pass
3 Setting
• When setting the ball, the goal is
to position the ball in the air so
that a teammate is able to easily
complete an overhand attack/hit. 
4 Blocking
• A block is an attempt to halt an
opponent’s attack by jumping with
the hands overhead to create a
barrier at the net. The most
common blocking violation is
touching the net. 
5 Hitting
• The attack usually takes place on a
team’s third and final contact.
Because an attacker’s goal is to down
the ball on the other team’s side of the
court, players often jump when striking
the ball to increase the difficulty of
receiving the hit.
Volleyball Lingo / Terms
http://www.strength-and-power-for-volleyball.com/volleyball-terms.html
 Ace
Translation
An ace in
volleyball occurs when a
player serves the ball and
it goes over the net and
lands on the floor
untouched by the other
team.
Side-out
Translation:
A side-
out in volleyball oc
curs when the
team that served
the ball fails to
win a point on the
play, resulting in a
loss of serve to the
opponent.
 Roof
Translation:

When a player
jumps above
the net to
block, and
blocks the ball
straight down.
Stuff Block
Translation:

Stuff block is
when a player
jumps about the
height of the
net, blocks the
ball, and the ball
goes back at the
person who
attacked (spiked)
the ball.
 Dig
Translation:

When a
player makes
a save from a
very difficult
spike.
Kill
Translation:

A kill is when
a team spikes
the ball and
it is
successfully
put away.
Six Pack
Translation

A six pack occurs

when a defensive
player gets hit in
the head or face
by a spiked ball.
Also called a
facial.
Kamsahamnida
“Thank you”