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Volleyball: History and Basic Skills

Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan. It is a team sport played by two teams of six players divided by a net, with the objective of volleying the ball over the net to score points. The basic volleyball skills include serving to start play, passing to move the ball to setters, setting to pass to attackers, spiking to attack over the net, blocking attacks, and digging to return spiked balls. The FIVB is the international governing body for volleyball.

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Volleyball: History and Basic Skills

Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan. It is a team sport played by two teams of six players divided by a net, with the objective of volleying the ball over the net to score points. The basic volleyball skills include serving to start play, passing to move the ball to setters, setting to pass to attackers, spiking to attack over the net, blocking attacks, and digging to return spiked balls. The FIVB is the international governing body for volleyball.

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Volleyball

History and Basic Skills


Brief History
• William G. Morgan – invented the game
volleyball.
• Mintonette – First/Original name of
volleyball
• 1895 – The year the game volleyball was
invented
• FIVB – Federation Internationale de
Volleyball
• The governing body responsible for all
forms of volleyball on a global level.
What is volleyball?
• A team sport played by 2 teams of six
players on a rectangular court divided by a
net.

Objective
• To volley or 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.
BASIC VOLLEBALL SKILLS
• Serving – The signal that indicates the
start of the game. A player which is called
the server must serve the ball to the
opponent team to start a volley.
• Different types of service:
• Underhand serve – it is the most common
service used for beginners.
• Overhand/overhead serve – is the most
popular serve especially in volleyball
competitions. The two main overhand
serves are the overhand float and the
overhand topspin.
• Passing – it is done with the objective to
move the ball to a teammate called a
setter. The pass is the first touch by your
team. A pass is perform on any ball that
has been sent over the net to you team’s
side of the court. It is known as a “bump”
or a forearm pass” because it is performed
using the forearms to bump the ball.
Forearm pass – it involves hitting the ball in a
controlled manner to your teammate.
• Overhead pass – it involves hitting the ball
with an overhead playing motion to direct
the ball to your teammate
• Setting – it is a form of an overhead pass
that you can use to send the ball to a
teammate or over the net to the opposing
team.
• Spiking – it is a kind of attack that requires
power of the hand to hit the ball over the
net towards the opponent’s court either
with a combination of a high jump or from
the ground.
• Blocking – it can be performed by players
in the front row. The objectives of the
blockers are to block the ball from an
attempt of a spike from the opponent team
from sending the ball over the net.
• Digging – it is to keep the ball from hitting
the floor if the opposing team spikes the
ball. It is a lot like a forearm pass except
that you must dive or get close to the floor
to make contact with the ball.

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