Playing Volleyball
History
Volleyball is one of the world's most popular sports and is played by more than 800 million people on the planet at least once a week. Volleyball was invented in in 1895 by William G. Morgan He was a teacher at a YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He combined parts of tennis, baseball, basketball and handball to create a new game to be played by people who wanted less physical contact than basketball. Morgan borrowed the net from tennis and raised it six feet, six inches above the floor, a little higher than an average man's head.
Rules
· Volleyball is played by two teams of six players on a court divided by a net.
· The object of the game is to send the ball over the net so that the opposing team cannot return the ball or prevent it from hitting the ground in their court.
· Each team has three hits to attempt to return the ball.
· The ball is put in play by a serve that is hit by the server over the net to the opponent.
· When the receiving team wins a volley, it gains the right to serve, and the players rotate one position clockwise.
· When the serving team wins a volley, it wins a point and the right to continue serving.
· The ball must clear the net on a serve.
· A game is played to 21 points or some other agreed upon number. At Chula Vista Hills we will play to 10 points. Then losing team rotates out and a new 6 players challenge the winning team.
Terms and Lingo
· 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.
· Dig - When a player makes a save from a very difficult spike.
**Click on the Links below for more information about the sport of volleyball
- Basic Rules
-How to Serve
-How to Bump or Pass a Volleyball
History
Volleyball is one of the world's most popular sports and is played by more than 800 million people on the planet at least once a week. Volleyball was invented in in 1895 by William G. Morgan He was a teacher at a YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He combined parts of tennis, baseball, basketball and handball to create a new game to be played by people who wanted less physical contact than basketball. Morgan borrowed the net from tennis and raised it six feet, six inches above the floor, a little higher than an average man's head.
Rules
· Volleyball is played by two teams of six players on a court divided by a net.
· The object of the game is to send the ball over the net so that the opposing team cannot return the ball or prevent it from hitting the ground in their court.
· Each team has three hits to attempt to return the ball.
· The ball is put in play by a serve that is hit by the server over the net to the opponent.
· When the receiving team wins a volley, it gains the right to serve, and the players rotate one position clockwise.
· When the serving team wins a volley, it wins a point and the right to continue serving.
· The ball must clear the net on a serve.
· A game is played to 21 points or some other agreed upon number. At Chula Vista Hills we will play to 10 points. Then losing team rotates out and a new 6 players challenge the winning team.
Terms and Lingo
· 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.
· Dig - When a player makes a save from a very difficult spike.
**Click on the Links below for more information about the sport of volleyball
- Basic Rules
-How to Serve
-How to Bump or Pass a Volleyball