BADMINTON VOLLEYBALL Flashcards
The origin of the game dates back at least ___ with the game battledore and shuttlecock played in ancient Greece, China, and India.
2000 years
became an upper class past time in England and many European countries.
1600
British Army Officers were assigned in India and a version of this game called poona___” became their favorite and brought it back to England.
1870
Poona
It took its name from the ____ the ancestral home of the Duke of Beaufort where the sports was played in the last century.
Badminton House in Gloucestire,
badminton became a landmark game played in the backyards and beaches of the USA.
1996
is an easy game that requires speed, endurance, and power.
Badminton
sport in which a feathered cork
Shuttlecock
light badminton rackets
Battledore
means one player each side.
Singles
2 players on each side.
Doubles
Scoring is based on___
21 points
happens when the shuttle cock drops within the inside boundaries of your opponent’s side.
Rally
called out.
Deuce
feathers of shuttlecock
16
full width of the court
6.1 metres(20 ft)
singles this width
5.18 metres (17 ft).
singles this width
5.18 metres (17 ft).
full length of the court
13.4 metres (44 ft).
always done diagonally to the opponent’s side.
Service
director of physical education at YMCA Holyoke, Massachusetts
He invented volleyball in 1895 as an alternative to the popular game basketball.
William Morgan
he game was originally called ___ but because it involved so much volleying, it was renamed volleyball.
Mintonette
It is played inside a gym or an open court which is equally divided into ____
two parts by a net.
standard court dimension is ___
9m x 18m
height of the net is ___
2.24m or 2.43m.
The ball is not more than _____ in circumference weighing not more than ___
65 ot 67
262 grams
The winning score for the game is __
21 points
It is played by __ teams with ___ players representing each team inside a court.
2 teams
6 players
Skills
Serving Spiking Receiving Tossing Blocking
a hit of the ball over the net in order for the opponent to hit the ball back.
Service
the most basic type of pass for beginners. With arms under or below waist level and arms locked.
Dig/pass
offensive attack which involves hitting the ball with tremendous force towards the opponent’s court to gain points.
Spike
to stop the kill of the spike from the opponent’s area.
Block
quick hit of the ball using the fingers if the hit is overhead. It is also made to position the ball to the right place.
Toss
