Volleyball
Volleyball
HISTORY
In 1895, while a physical education director at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts, William G. Morgan developed a new indoor game called mintonette. He stretched a tennis net across the floor dividing the court in half and used the bladder of a basketball for the ball. The object of the game was to hit the ball back and forth over the net. Morgan incorporated elements of basketball, tennis, baseball, and handball into his game.
DIMENSIONS
RULES
Volleyball is played by two teams of six players each, whose primary objective is to make the ball hit the floor on their opponents’ side of the net. Conversely to win they must keep the ball from hitting the floor on their own side of the net.
--In accordance with “Rally Scoring” if the serving team fails to return the ball properly, it loses the right to serve, and a point is awarded to the other team. Rally Scoring allows a point to be scored every time the ball is served.
--The first play of the game is the serve which is made by the right back player from behind the end line. If the server steps on or over the end line while serving it is called a foot fault. Before serving the players must rotate clockwise one position. The player from the right front position moves to the right back position to serve.
--The receiving team may play the ball no more that three times before it goes back over the net. The ball must be played in the air and must be clearly hit or batted. It may be played with any part of the body. However it may not be visibly thrown or held.
--No player may contact the net.
--If a ball touches the boundary line it is good.
--A player may run outside of his own court to play a ball.
--A team wins the game when that team scores 25 points, with a two point advantage.
--Teams exchange courts at the end of the game.
--A ball that touches the net but continues to the other side is considered good
--A high school girls varsity volleyball match consists of 3 out of 5 games.
PLAYING THE BALL
--The ball must be visibly hit (not caught or held).
--Simultaneous contact by two teammates is considered one hit.
--If two opposing players contact the ball simultaneously above the net, either may play the ball on the next hit.
--The “forearm pass” or the bump pass is the act of playing the ball with the arms held together below the waist and bouncing the ball off the forearms about 4 inches above the wrists.
--A ball which is hit into the net, and rebounds off, may still be played.
--A player may not play the ball play two times in a row.
--Playing the ball above the head with the fingertips is called a set.