William G.
Morgan
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TOWARDS HEALTH AND FITNESS 4
VOLLEYBALL
Overview
History
Terminologies
Facilities and Equipment
Rules of the Game
Safety Principles
Volleyball Official Hand Signal
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Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six
(6) players are separated by a net.
In which the players use their hands to bat a ball
back and forth over a high net.
Objective: “To make the ball touch the court within
the opponents’ playing area before it can be
returned.”
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A team is allowed only three touches of the ball
before it must be returned over the net.
Volleyball matches are made-up of sets, typically
three (3) or five (5) sets.
Three-set matches are two sets of 25points and a
third set to 15points only. The first set team to win
two (2) sets is the winner of the match.
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Five-set matches are four sets of 25points and a fifth
set to 15points only. The first team to win three (3)
sets is the winner.
Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)
- develop Volleyball as a major world media and
entertainment sport through world-class planning
and organization of competitions, marketing and
development activities.
Histor
y
• 1895- Volleyball originated in the United
States at a YMCA club in Holyoke
• It was originally called “Mintonette”
• It was invented by William G. Morgan, a
physical director of the YMCA club.
Histor
y
• 1896- First volleyball match played at
Springfield College
• 1916, the name "volleyball" was officially
adopted.
• Played during World War I by the American
troops
Terminologies
• Ace - A serve that results directly in a point,
usually when the ball hits the floor untouched
• Dig - This the skill of passing a hard hit ball.
• Block - A defensive action at the net of a player
near the net, reaching higher than the top of the
net with the intention to deflect the ball.
Terminologies
• Ace - A serve that results directly in a point,
usually when the ball hits the floor untouched
• Dig - This the skill of passing a hard hit ball.
• Block - A defensive action at the net of a player
near the net, reaching higher than the top of the
net with the intention to deflect the ball.
Terminologies
• Rally – A ball is serviced by a player and players
of both teams hit it till a foul is committed or ball
falls on the ground.
• Attack hit – The hit that sends the ball to the
opponent side
• Held Ball- A ball resting in a player's arms or
Terminologies
• Rotation- The clockwise movement of players
around the court after a side out.
• Set- Strategic passes among players intent to
direct the ball to a spike.
• Spike- A strike with intent to kill the ball on the
opponent's side.
Terminologies
• Libero - a libero is a defensive specialist and is
not allowed to serve or rotate to the front line.
• Side out - refers to the moment when the
serving team loses the serve to the opposing
team due to a fault, allowing the opposing team
to serve instead.
Facilities and Equipment
Volleyball Court
Facilities and Equipment
Facilities and Equipment
• Ball- shall be spherical, made out of
leather or synthetic leather case with a
bladder inside.
• Net and Net posts- are
positioned 36 feet apart
and 3 feet further from the
sidelines
Facilities and Equipment
Height of the net
• Men- 2.43m
• Women- 2.24m
Rules of the Game
-Rally scoring will be used
-Offense will score on a defensive miss or out
of bounds hit.
-Defense will score on an offensive miss, out of
bounds hit, or a serve into the net.
Scoring Procedure
Rules of the Game
1. Stepping on or over the
line on a serve.
2. Failure to serve the ball
over the net successfully.
Violations
Rules of the Game
3. Hitting the ball illegally
(carrying, palming,
throwing, etc).
4. Touches of the net with
any part of the body while
the ball is in play.
Violations
Safety Principles
• PROPER WARM-UP & COOL DOWN
• APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT
• COURT CONDITION
• PHYSICAL CONDITIONING
• PROPER COMMUNICATION
• HYDRATION
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