Volleyball

toc This sport is a team sport. You get three hits and then it has to go over the net, but you only can hit the ball once. You start the game by serving. =Orgins and History=

Volleyball was first made in Paris, France. In 1907 it came to America and was a playground game for young children. Not a lot of junior high or high school students played it. In 1913 it was concidered a real sport and changed to high school and junior high playing. It also brought more adults and then in 1915 it moved to the olympics! Then in 1916 it was tought to Brazil and Southern Africa!

=Equipment and Rules=

The game is first started when the ball is served over the net. If the ball does not get over the net then it is a free point to the other team. If the other team gets the ball then you are on defence. You get three hits for the ball to go over the net. If you still do not get it over the net you roll the ball under the net and the other team gets to serve. If you do get the ball over the net then the other team is on defence. They still have to try to get it over; most likley you will see a bumb, set, spike! When you serve in the Johnson Creek High School Gym then you go on the white line, but it has to be behind the line and in bounce. To win the game you need 25 points and you have to be infront by 10. There are 2 matches but if you win one and the other team wins one then it will go onto another match to 15 and whoever wins that wins the game! There are five people on each side and ten overall. You would also neet a net. The net depends on age, if you were 10 years old you wouldnt have a 10 foot net! You need a ball, spandex, a uniform, knee pads, and if you are a girl you would probley want a pony tale!

=﻿Basic Terms﻿=


 * ACE - A serve that is not passable and results immediately in a point.**


 * ANTENNA - The vertical rods (normally white and red) mounted near the edges of the net. The antennas**
 * are mounted directly above the sidelines and are not-in-play. Antennas are not usually used on outdoor nets.**


 * APPROACH - Fast stride toward the net by a spiker before he jumps in the air.**


 * ATTACKER - Also "hitter" or "spiker." A player who attempts to hit a ball offensively with the purpose of terminating play in his or her team's favor.**


 * ATTACK LINE - A line 3m from the net that separates the front row players from the back row players. Commonly referred to as the "10-foot line."**


 * BACKCOURT - The area from the endline to the attack line.**


 * BACK SET - A set delivered behind the setter’s back, which is subsequently hit by an attacker.**


 * BLOCK - A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court. It may be a combination of one,**
 * two or three players jumping in front of the opposing spiker and contacting the spiked ball with the hands.**


 * BUMP – a common term for forearm passing.**


 * CENTER LINE - The boundary that runs directly under the net and divides the court into two equal halves.**


 * DEEP SET - Set to be hit away from the net to confuse or disrupt the timing of the blockers.**


 * DIG - Passing a spiked or rapidly hit ball. Slang for the art of passing an attacked ball close to the floor.**


 * FOUL - A violation of the rules.**


 * HIT - To jump and strike the ball with an overhand, forceful shot.**


 * HITTER - Also "spiker" or "attacker"**


 * JUMP SERVE - A serve that is started by the server tossing the ball into the air and jumping into and hitting the ball in its downward motion.**
 * KILL - An attack that results in an immediate point or side out.**


 * MIDDLE-BACK - A defensive system that uses the middle back player to cover deep spikes.**


 * MIDDLE-UP - A defensive system that uses the middle back player to cover dinks or short shots.**


 * OUTSIDE HITTER – a left-front or right-front attacker normally taking an approach which starts from outside the court**


 * OVERHAND PASS - A pass executed with both hands open, controlled by the fingers and thumbs, played just above the forehead.**


 * OVERHAND SERVE - Serving the ball and striking it with the hand above the shoulder.**


 * READY POSITION - The flexed, yet comfortable, posture a player assumes before moving to contact the ball.**


 * ROTATION - The clockwise movement of players around the court and through the serving position following a side out.**


 * SERVE - One of the six basic skills; used to put the ball into play. It is the only skill controlled exclusively by one player.**


 * SERVER - The player who puts the ball into play.**


 * SET - The tactical skill in which a ball is directed to a point where a player can spike it into the opponent's court.**


 * SETTER – the player who has the 2nd of 3 contacts of the ball who "sets" the ball with an "Overhand Pass" for a teammate to hit. The setter normally**
 * runs the offense.**


 * SIDE OUT - Occurs when the receiving team successfully puts the ball away against the serving team, or when the serving team commits an unforced**
 * error, and the receiving team thus gains the right to serve.**


 * SPIKE - Also hit or attack. A ball contacted with force by a player on the offensive team who intends to terminate the ball on the opponent's floor or**
 * off the opponent's blocker.**


 * UNDERHAND SERVE – a serve in which the ball is given a slight under-hand toss from about waist high and then struck with the opposite closed fist in an**
 * "underhand pitching" motion**



=﻿Serving=

to do the exact opposite! If you would like to you can swing and the ball but not hit it to power out your arm, just so you can swing faster
and harder! This is how you will end up!


 * To do an over hand serve you need to have your hand open and flat. You need to hold your hand back, then hold the ball**
 * with your left hand with your left leg extended. Then toss the ball up around 2-3 feet above your and and swing your right hand.**
 * Make sure if it isnt a good toss you let it fall. If you swing and miss it will go to the other team, also you can't catch it.**

That is how you will end up=]

=Passing/bumping=

There are two names for this, passing or bumping. Bumping is more like getting it up in the air and passing is a medium hight with perfect aim to you setter usually. Sometimes on the third hit people can't get the volleyball over with a spike, either because they came late or the setter did a bad set. So the have to get it over with a bump which doesn't have much power, it just is so the other team doesnt get a point for your mistake. =﻿Setting

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Setting is one of the most important hit's of the game. If you set with the ball above your head you are doing it right. If it is under your hairline it is wrong. a set is with two hands and is all finger tips. If you use your palm it will be called a push which is illegal. When you are setting you will see a diamond with the inside of your hands. If you don't see that you should put your index fingers (with a flat palm) and now your thumbs touching each other. Then bring your thumbs down.. Do you see the dimond?! =Hitting/ Spiking=

Just like bumping and passing hitting and spiking are the same. There are two names for it. Hitting is when you stand flat on your feet and you swing with your dominate arm. You have foot work though, you step with your left foot and then swing. Spiking is a bit more difficult because it has more foot work. There is a long left and the a quick right left then you jump and swing. When you spike you have to work on snapping your wrist. If you don't snap your wrist it will be a shot put and most likley go out of bounds.... =Worm up's!=

Right before you play volleyball you should deffinatly stetch your arms, legs, and ankels. If you don't you can pull a muscle at anytime. You should also do at least two laps around the volleyball court line. This will be better for you to get started, and you will have a better chance of not getting as tired in a game. If you have extra time you should take the setterball and set 20 to a straight solid wall, and you can bump or pass 30 to the wall, you could also get a partner and work on hitting or spiking! These will get you stronger so when you are in a game you can have 2X the power! Wouldn't that be great?! =Communicating on the Court=

Usually when you are doing a sport it is easier to concentrate being silent. What I have learned in my experieance of volleyball it is nice having your team cheer you on and make you feel like you are really good. So if your team-mate is walking to the serving like you could say, "YOU CAN DO IT!" Sometimes people do not like when people talk to them, so you need to respect that. When the ball comes back over the net to your side you should call it if you can get a nice accurate pass or set to the setter. The way to call it is going, "I've got it!" Or saying, "MINE MINE MINE!" Usually untill you get it! If you are losing and your team is hanging their heads all you need to do is get one good move! You and your team will then be more confident and will be happy! It is very hard to play volleyball being mad because then you think about other things while you are playing you don't relize that you are going off into space.. Like if you were a setter and the ball was a bad pass and it hit you in the face! You would probley feel bad that you were not paying attention. That is also another reason to communicate. If the setter would of heard her name she would have came back to earth! By communicating I do not mean to say, "Hey what are you doing after this?!" That is socializing! =﻿Coaching=

Coaching volleyball could be one of the hardest to coach because there is a lot of talking and indoors so it gets hot and really loud. Especially tournements; when there are so many other team's chearing! If you are a lazy coach and just make your team run or just exersise you won't have an amazing volleyball team. From someone who had several bad coaches you need to understand your team and how they work. Some people are better when they see it done or hear it, like instructions! That is usually what get's me mad when my coach wont show me how to do it. =﻿Players/ Positions=

You need at least 6 players on your team, otherwise you won't have a player for every position. For front row the setter is up by the net she can be anywhere by the net. There are two girls that switch in the middle and they are outsiders, they usually hit or spike. There is also three girls in the back row. The back row is a lot more confusing, because one girl might be serving. So say it was the other teams ball there would just be three bumpers or passers. If your team was serving the girl on the left side would be serving and the other two would be defence if the girl didn't get to her spot right away! that is the main part about the players and positions! =Sources=

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