Lesson 1

Volleyball
Nature and Background of
Volleyball

Volleyball is a game played by two

teams with six players on each
team. It is considered as the most
popular team sports all over the
world, wherein the players use their
hands to bat a ball back and forth
over a high net.
To prevent this, a player on the
opposing team bats the ball up
and toward a teammate before
it touches the court surface
that the teammate may then
volley it back across the net
or bat it to a third teammate
who volleys it across the net.
History
Volleyball was invented by
William G. Morgan in 1895. He
was a physical
director of the Young Men’s
Christian Association (YMCA)
in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
The original rules were
written by Morgan and printed
in the first edition of the
official Handbook of the
Athletic league of the Young
Men’s Christian Association of
North America (1897).
The game soon proved to
have wide appeal for both
sexes in schools, playgrounds,
the armed forces, and other
organizations in the United
States, and it was
subsequently introduced to
other countries.
The first nationwide tournament in
the United States was conducted by
the
national YMCA physical Education
Committee in New York City in 1922.
The United States Volleyball
Association (USVBA) was formed and
recognized as the rules-making in
1928 and changed the name USVBA
to USAV with the same year.
USAV has conducted annual
national men’s and senior men’s
(age 35 and older) volleyball
championships. In 1949, started
the women’s division and 1977
was added the senior women’s
division (age 30 and
older).
 Basic Volleyball Rules
1. 6 players on a team, 3 on the
front and 3 on the back row
2. Maximum of three hits per side
3. The player as much as
possible will not hit the ball twice
in succession (a block is not
considered as hit)
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4. A ball may be played
off the net during a volley
and on a serve
5. A ball hitting a
boundary line is “in”
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6. A ball is “out” if it hits......
- an antennae,
- The floor completely outside the
court,
- Any of the net or cables outside
the antennae,
- The referee stand or pole,
- The ceiling above a non-playable
area
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7. It is legal if the ball contacted
with any part of a players body
8. It is illegal to catch, hold, or
throw the ball
9. If two or more players contact
the ball at the same time, it is
considered one
play and either player involved may
make the next contact
10. A player cannot block or attack
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a serve from on or inside the 10
foot line
11. After the serve, front line
players may switch positions at the
net
12. At higher competition, the
officiating crew may be made up of
two refs, line
judges, scorer, and an assistant
 Basic Violations in
Volleyball
1. When serving, stepping on or
across the service line is not
allowed.
2. Failure to serve the ball over the
net successfully
3. Contacting the ball illegally
(lifting, carrying, throwing, etc.)
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4. Touching the net with any part of
Volleyball
the body while the ball is in play
5. When blocking a ball coming from
the opponent’s court, contacting the
ball
when reaching over the net is a
violation if both:
- Your opponent hasn’t used 3 contacts
and
- They have a player there to make a
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Volleyball
6. Crossing the court
centreline with any part
of your body
7. Serving out of order
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Volleyball
9. Back row player attacking a
ball inside the front zone (the
area inside the 10-
foot line), when at the moment
of contact the ball is completely
above the net
(an illegal attack
 Basic Skills in Volleyball
A. Serving
Serving is used to
put the ball in play.
The action is done
with arm swing that
sends the ball
overthe net into the
opponent’s court.
B.Basic
PassingSkills in Volleyball
Passing is used to
receive the ball from
your opponents, as in
service, or as a
technique to accurately
control the ball in a way
that eliminates
lifting or carrying the
ball.
C.Basic
Setting Skills in Volleyball
It is use to receive a
teammate’s pass in order
that the play may continue
by passing the ball overhead
to an attacker. The action of
setting is to contact the ball
with the finger pads
momentarily at the forehead
and following through with
arms fully extended to the
hitting target.
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D. Attacking/Spiking
It is used to put the ball
into the opponent’s court
in order to earn point or
side out. The action of
this skill will incorporates
a quick approach followed
by a strong, full arm
swing.
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E. Blocking
It is used to stop the ball of
the opponent’s attack to
cross the net. A block is
effective if it immediately
places the ball back into the
opponent’s court or if it
temporarily slows down the
ball in order for a defender
to make dig.
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E. Blocking
The fundamental of this is to
stand facing the net with
feet shoulder width apart,
arms nearly extended
above the head, ready to
jump above the net to
deflect the ball back into the
opponent’s court.
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F. Digging
It is used to receive the
opponent’s attack. The
dig resembles a
forearm pass from a
low ready position
and is used more for
balls that are hit near
the defender.