BRIEF HISTORY OF VOLLEYBALL: o Surrounded by a free zone which is a minimum of 3m

wide on all sides.

 Federation of International Volleyball Association-
 Free Zone- symmetrical area surrounding the court measuring
international governing body of Volleyball
3m wide all around.
o International Volleyball Federation
 Free Playing Zone- measures a minimum of 7m in height fron
 William G. Morgan- founder and inventor of Volleyball
the playing surface
 YMCA Massachusetts USA- where volleyball was played
o The space above the playing area which is free from
first
any obstructions.
 February 9, 1895- when the volleyball first played.
 Lines on the Court- all lines are 5cm wide and must be light
 Mintonette- original name of volleyball
in color.
 Dr. Alfred Halsted- he renamed mintonette to Volleyball
o Boundary Line- 2 side lines and 2 end lines mark the
 Elwood S. Brown- he introduced volleyball in the Philippines.
playing court.
 1910- when was Volleyball introduced in the Philippines
 Both side lines and endlines are drawn inside
 Philippine Normal College (PNU)- first Philippine National
the dimensions of the playing court.
volleyball competition held
o Center Line- divides the playing court into 2 equal
 1924- first Philippine National Volleyball Competition happen
parts measuring 9x9m each
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT: o Attack Line- located on each, whose rear edge is
 Net- made of strong cotton or nylon string that measures 9.5m drawn 3m back from the axis of the center line, marks
x 1m and made up of 10cm square black mesh. the front zone.
o Height ZONES AND ARES:
 Men- 2.43M
 Women- 2.24M  Front Zone- on each court the front zone is limited by the axis
 Post- steel tube that is placed at a distance of 0.50 to 1.00M of the center line and the rear edge of the attack line.
outside the sidelines. o It is considered to extend beyond the side lines to the
o Circumference- 8CM end of the free zone.
o Height- 2.55M  Service Zone- the zone that is 9m wide area behind each line.
o It is laterally limited by 2 short lines, each 15cm long,
 Antennae- flexible rods made of fiber glass measuring 1.8CM
long and 10MM in diameter drawn 20cm behind the end lines as an extension of the
 Ball- shall be spherical, made of a flexible leather or synthetic side lines.
leather case.  Substitution Zone- the zone limited by the extension of both
o Circumference- 65-67CM attack lines up to the scorer’s table.
 Penalty Area- sized approximately 1x1m and equipped with 2
o Weight- 260-280Grams
chairs located in the control area outside of the prolongation of
o Pressure- 0.30-0.32LG/CM2
each end line.
 Court
o Shape- 18m by 9m
  Libero Replacement Zone- part of the free zone on the side of the receiving team faults committed with the lower part
the team benches limited by the extension of the attack line up of the net with the antennae on his side of the court.
to end line.  Scorers
 Warm-up Area- sized approximately 3x3m located in both of o Keeps the score sheet
the bench side corners, outside the free zone. o Use buzzer as his signals to the first and second referee
SYSTEM OF SCORING IN VOLLEYBALL: based on his responsibilities
o Registers the data of the match and teams
 Rally Point Scoring o Records all the events as instructed by the second
o In every violation of either team, the opponent scores a referee
point o Records the finals result
o If the serving team wins a rally, it scores point and  Assistant Scorer- record the replacements involving the libero
continues to service o Assists with the administrative duties of the scorer’s
o If the receiving team wins a rally, it scores a point and it work
must serve next  Line Judges- watches whether the ball in play lands inside or
o The team that make 25 points with a minimum lead of 2 outside of the court.
points wins the set.
o In a best of 3 games the last set is up to 25 points VOLLEYBALL TERMINOLOGIES:
o In a best of 5 games the last set is up to 15 points  Attack- the offensive team attempting to score
o A deuce at 24-24 or16-16 shall be decided by a  Double Fault- infraction of the rules committed by both teams
difference of how many points simultaneously during the match
 Fault- playing action contrary to the rules.
OFFICIALS
o A violation other than a playing action.
 First Referee (R1)  Dribbling- means bouncing the ball (usually as a preparation
o Directs the match from the start to the end of the game. to tossing and serving) other preparatory actions could include
o Inspects the condition of the playing area, the balls and moving the ball from hand to hand.
other equipment.  Point- scored when the team:
o Performs the toss with the presence of the 2 captains o Successfully grounding the ball on the opponent’s court
o Authorize the service o When the opponent team commit a fault
o Check the signs the score sheet after the game. o When the opponent team receives a penalty
 Second Referee (R2)  Rotation- the shifting of the players clockwise upon gaining
o Checks the position of the players on the court the ball from the opponent
corresponding to the submitted line-up sheets  Double Contact- player hits the ball twice in succession or the
o Decides, whistles and signals when there is a ball contacts various part of his or her body in succession.
penetration into the opponents court, positional faults of  Serve- the method of putting the ball into play by the back
right row player
  Block- defensive play is used to intercept a hard driven spike.
 Dead Ball- play stops with the whistle of the referee
 Pass- to set the ball to a teammate
 Game/ Set- one team score 25 points.
 Deuce- tied score
 Playing Fault- the action contrary to the rule
 Libero- defensive player
 Toss- it is done before the match in order to decide upon the
first service and the sides of the court in the first set.
 Ball Retrieves- these are personnel whose job is to maintain
the flow of the game by rolling the ball to the server between
rallies.
 Interval- time between sets
 Replacement- act by which a regular player leaves the court
and either libero takes his or her place
 Interfering- action which will create an advance against the
opponent team or any action which prevents an opponent from
playing the ball.
 Substitution- act which one regular player leaves the court and
another regular player take his or her place
 Outside Object- object or person which while outside the
playing court or close to the limit of the free playing space
provides an obstruction to the flight of the ball.
FAULTS IN PLAYING VOLLEYBALL:
 Four Hits- a team hits the ball four times before returning it
 Assisted Hit- a player takes support from a teammate or any
structure or object in order to hit the ball within the playing
area.
 Catch- the ball is caught and or thrown, it does not rebound
from the hit.