Volleyball is a team sport played by two teams separated by a net. It was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan. The basic rules are to not let the ball hit the floor on your side of the net and to allow each team a maximum of three contacts before returning the ball over the net. Players rotate positions on the court after each serve. Key skills include serving, passing, setting, blocking, and hitting. Common volleyball terms refer to scoring points from serves, changing possession, and skilled defensive and offensive plays.

1. VOLLEYBALL
BPST – 2B

6. 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.

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

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

11. • 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
VOLLEYBALL
COURT

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

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

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

16. CENTER LINE
CENTER LINE

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

18. ATTACK LINE
ATTACK LINE
ATTACK LINE

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

20. BOUNDARY LINES
END LINE
END LINE

21. FREE ZONE
ATTACK LINE
ATTACK LINE
CENTER LINE
SIDELINE
END LINE

22. • 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

23. - 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
BALL

24. NET
NET POSTS are
positioned 36
feet apart and 3
feet further out
from the
sidelines
3 – NETAND POSTS
NET
NET AND
POSTS
NET POSTS

25. 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.

26. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

27. 1meter
9.5 – 10 meters long
10 cm
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
2. Structure of the Net
-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.

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
1. Playing Area
- includes the
playing court and
the free zone
which is a
minimum of 3m
wide on all sides.
- It shall be
rectangular and
symmetrical.

31. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
2. Dimensions
- The playing court
is rectangle
measuring 18 x 9
m, surrounded by
a free zone,
which is a
minimum of 3m
wide on all sides.

32. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
3. Playing Surface
- Must be flat,
horizontal and
uniform.
- It must not present
any danger of
injury to the
players.
FIVB:
- Only wooden and
synthetic surface is
allowed.

33. ZONES AND AREAS

34. ZONES AND AREAS
FRONT ZONE
- Limited by the
axis of the center
line and the rear
edge of the
attack line.
- Considered to
extend beyond
the side lines to
the end of the
free zone.
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35. ZONES AND AREAS
SERVICE ZONE
- 9m wide area
behind each end
line.
- Laterally limited
by two short
lines.
- Extends to the
end of the free
zone.
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36. ZONES AND AREAS 3
 SUBSTITUTION ZONE
- Limited by the extension of both
attach lines up to the scorer’s table.

37. ZONES AND AREAS
LIBERO
REPLACEMENT
ZONE
- Part of the free
zone on the side
of the team
benches.
- Limited by the
extension of the
attack line up to
the end line.
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38. ZONES AND AREAS
WARM-UP AREA
- (For FIVB, World and Official
Competitions)
- Sized approx. 3x3m located in both of
the bench-side corners, outside the
free zone.
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39. ZONES AND AREAS
PENALTY AREA
- Sized approx. 1x1m equipped with
two chairs, located in the control area.
- Limited by a 5cm wide red line
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40. BASIC PRINCIPLES /
RULES OF THE GAME

41. 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.

42. 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

43. THE GAME PLAY

44. 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 ).

45. 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.

46. 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.

47. 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.

48. 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.

49. Basic Skills

50. • The serve initiates play. While
there are several different serving
techniques—
a. underhand serve
b. float serve
c. jump serve
d. top spin serve
1 Serving

51. • 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
2 Passing

52. •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.
3 Setting

53. • 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.
4 Blocking

54. • 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.
5 Hitting

55. Volleyball Lingo / Terms
http://www.strength-and-power-for-volleyball.com/volleyball-terms.html

56. Ace
T
ranslation
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.

57. 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.

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

59. 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.

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

61. Kill
Translation:
A kill is when
a team spikes
the ball and
it is
successfully
put away.

62. Paint Brush
T
ranslation
When the hitter swings
and barely "brushes" the
bottom of the ball. The
ball often drops over the
blockers for a kill.

63. 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.

64. Tool
T
ranslation
Deliberately hitting the ball
off the block for a kill. This is
also called using the block or
a wipe.