5th/6th Volleyball Study Guide
Volleyball Studyguide
History:
The game now known as volleyball was originated under the name of minonette. William G. Morgan, from Holyoke, Massachusetts a YMCA director, invented the game in 1895. The first game was played indoors with a lawn tennis net and the bladder from a basketball. The object of the game is to keep the ball from hitting the floor on your side. The ball is then volleyed back and forth until one team or the other fails to return the ball. If the serving team makes the error it loses the serve. An error by the receiving team gives one point to the servers.
More and more people became interested and began to play the game. Indoor space was limited, so people began to stretch nets between trees, marked off a court, and played volleyball. As a result, the game began to gather tremendous momentum and everyone played volleyball. Popularity of the game became so great that in 1922 the YMCA sponsored a tournament designed to determine the national champion.
Basic Rules of Volleyball:
* The first team to score 15 points wins the game, provided they have 2 points more than their opponents.
* Only the serving team can score.
* The serve must be made from the serving area designated on the court.
* A ball which has been served hits the net, is considered good.
* The ball is considered in when it lands on the line.
* A player may not hold, lift, or carry the ball over the net.
* Players may not touch the net.
* A player may not hit the ball twice in succession. (in a row)
* There maybe three or less hits per side,before the ball must go back over the net.
Volleyball Terms:
1. Block - defensive player in the front position stops the ball from coming over the net.
2. Bump Pass - forearm bounce pass made on a low approaching ball.
3. Carry - holding or lifting the ball.
4. Deuce - when the score is tied at any point from 14 on.
5. Double Hit - hitting the ball twice on the same stroke, first with one hand then with the other.
6. Fault - any violation of the rules.
7. Foot Fault - stepping over the center line under the net during play or over the boundary line while serving.
8. Game Point - the last point in a game.
9. Match - consists of the best of 3 games.
10. Net Serve - a serve in which the ball skims the net as it passes over.
11. Point - a point is scored when the receiving team fails to return the ball legally to the opponents court.