Volleyball is played by two teams on a court divided by a net. The basic rules are that a team can hit the ball up to three times before it must cross the net, a serve must pass over the net into the opponent's court without touching a teammate, and points are scored when the opposing team fails to return a ball or hits it out of bounds. The key skills in volleyball are serving to put the ball into play, passing to control the ball's direction, setting to prepare for a spike over the net, spiking to attack the opponent's court, blocking at the net to defend, and digging to save balls that reach the defense. Hand signals are used by referees to indicate fouls and the result

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VOLLEYBALL
Prepared by: Alberto B. Rosete
P.E 204 Physical Activities
Towards Health –Fitness 2

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Chapter II
A. General rules of the game
B. Official Hand Signals
C. Basic Skills
Service
Set
Attack
Block
Receive

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Basic Volleyball Rules
THE SERVE
( A ) Server must serve from behind the restraining line ( end line ) until
after contact.
( B ) Ball may be served underhand or overhand.
( C ) Ball must be clearly visible to opponents before serve.
( D ) Served ball may graze the net and drop to the other side for point.
( E ) First game serve is determined by a volley, each subsequent
game shall be served by the previous game loser.
( F ) Serve must be returned by a bump only. no setting or attacking a
serve.

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SCORING
A. Rally scoring will be used.
B. There will be a point scored on every score of the ball.
C. Offense will score on a defense miss or out of bounds hit.
D. Defense will score on an offensive miss, out of bounds hit, or serve
into the net.
E. Game will be played to 25 pts. F. Must win by 2 points.
ROTATION
( A ) Team will rotate each time they win the serve.
( B ) Players shall rotate in a clockwise manner.
( C ) There shall be 4-6 players on each side

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PLAYING THE GAME ( VOLLEY )
( A ) Maximum of three hits per side.
( B ) Player may not hit the ball twice in succession ( A block is not considered a hit ).
( C ) Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on serve.
( D ) A ball touching a boundary line is good.
( E ) 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.
( F ) 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.
( G ) A player must not block or attack a serve.
( H ) Switching positions will be allowed only between front line players. (After the serve
only).

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BASIC VIOLATIONS
( A ) Stepping on or over the line on a serve.
( B ) Failure to serve the ball over the net successfully.
( C ) Hitting the ball illegally ( Carrying, Palming, Throwing, etc. ).
( D ) Touches of the net with any part of the body while the ball is in play. If the ball is
driven into the net with such force that it causes the net to contact an opposing player,
no foul will be called, and the ball shall continue to be in play.

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( E ) Reaching over the net, except under these conditions:
1 - When executing a follow-through.
2 - When blocking a ball which is in the opponents court but is being returned ( the
blocker must not contact the ball until after the opponent who is attempting to return the
ball makes contact). Except to block the third play.
( F ) Reaches under the net ( if it interferes with the ball or opposing player ).
( G ) Failure to serve in the correct order.
( H ) Blocks or spikes from a position which is clearly not behind the 10-foot line while in
a back row position.

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Official Hand Signals in Volleyball

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Basics Skills in Volleyball
Passing
Passing is simply getting the ball to someone
else on your team after it’s been served or hit
over the net by the opposing team. It’s
commonly thought of as the most important
skill in all of volleyball, because your team
can’t return the ball without a solid volleyball
pass. Forearm volleyball passes are often
used to direct the ball in a controlled manner
to a teammate, but overhead passing is
another option.

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Setting
The setter has the most important position on
the team, and is often the team leader for this
reason. It’s their job to make it easy for a
teammate to get the ball over the volleyball
net, preferably with a spike that the other
team can’t return. The setting motion gets the
ball hanging in the air, ready to be spiked by
another teammate with force.

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Spiking
A real crowd-pleaser, spiking is the act
of slamming the ball in a downward
motion across the volleyball net to the
other team’s side of the court. When
done well, spiking is very difficult to
return, which is why it’s an essential
skill. A proper spike will help
accumulate points quickly.

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Blocking
Blocking is another important skill,
although it’s probably the most
expendable of the fundamentals. Still, it
adds a great dimension to the game,
keeping the other team on their toes, so
to speak. By timing it right, you can jump
up and deflect or block the opponent’s
attack before it even crosses the
volleyball net, which can take them by
surprise and give your team an easy
point.

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Digging
Digging is a defensive maneuver in
volleyball that can save your team from an
offensive spike or attack. Your job is to keep
the ball from hitting the floor, and you do that
by diving and passing the ball in a fluid
motion. Unlike a typical pass, you’ll probably
be trying to recover the ball from a steep
downward trajectory. This is another great
skill to have, but isn’t as important as
passing, setting, or spiking.

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Serving
Our final fundamental skills is serving. How can you
be a great volleyball player without knowing how to
serve? There are a variety of ways to serve, but you’ll
most often see the underhand or overhand serves.
 – For an underhand serve, if you’re right-handed,
hold the ball in your left hand while the right hand
makes a fist with the thumb on top. Make contact
with the underside of the ball to send it over the
net.
 – For an overhand serve (which is more advanced
and common among skilled players) you’ll be
tossing the ball up while you pull back the
dominant arm and swing. Don’t follow through after
your hand contacts the ball, which should feel
almost like you’re punching the ball across the
volleyball net.

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REFERENCES
 https://topchoicerentals.com/sites/default/files/products/downloa
ds/volleyball-instructions.pdf
 https://ncva.com/downloads/Referee%20Hand%20Signals%20-
%20Club.pdf
 https://www.cobravolleyball.com/6-key-volleyball-fundamentals/