Volleyball Review

VOLLEYBALL REVIEW:

Volleyball Basic Rules

THE SERVE

( A ) Server must serve from behind the restraining line ( end line ) until after contact depending on the grade level.

( B ) Ball may be served underhand or overhand.

( C ) Ball must be clearly visible to opponents before serve.

( D ) Served ball may graze(hit) the net and drop to the other side for point.

( E ) First game serve is determined by a coin toss done by the official with the captain, the second game shall be served by the other team who lost the coin toss. If a third game is necessary then another coin toss will take place.

( F ) Serve must be returned by a bump only. No setting or attacking (spiking) a serve.

SCORING

Rally scoring will be used.
There will be a point scored (awarded) on every serve of the ball.
Offense will score on a defense miss (mistake) or out of bounds hit.
Defense will score on an offensive miss (mistake), out of bounds hit, or serve into the net.
Game will be played to 25 points.
Must win by at least 2 points.

ROTATION (please see diagram to the right---IT WILL BE ON THE TEST--naming the positions with the number associated with it)

( A ) Defense will rotate each time they win the serve.

( B ) Players shall rotate in a clockwise manner.

( C ) There shall be 5/6 players on each side. 6 players is the number based on positions but you can play with 5 players. You cannot play with less than 5 players.

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 (as long as it goes over to the other side).

( D ) A ball touching a boundary line is good (IN).

( E ) A legal hit is contact with the ball by a player's body above and including the waist which does not allow the ball to visibly come to a rest. A body part cannot intentionally be used to hit a ball outside of the bump, set, and spike.

( F ) If two or more players contact the ball simultaneously, it is considered one play and one of the players involved may participate in the next play (hit of the ball).

( G ) A player must not block or attack (spike) a serve.

( H ) Switching positions will be allowed only between front line players. ( After the serve only ).

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 {lifting}, 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.

( 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.

Volleyball Lingo/Translations

"Ace"

When the ball is served to the other team, and no one touches it.

"Side-out"

When the team that served the ball makes a mistake, causing the ball to go to the other team.

"Roof"

When a player jumps above the height of the net, and blocks the ball.

"Stuff"

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.

"Dig"

When a player makes a save from a very difficult spike.

"Kill"

When a team spikes the ball and it either ends in a point or a side-out.

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