FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT IN THE SPORT OF VOLLEYBALL & SKILLS Flashcards
must be rectangular, with dimensions of 18 meters (or 59 feet) long by 9 meters (or 29.5 feet) wide
Court
that separates the two teams and over which the volleyball must pass
Net
shall be spherical. Made of flexible leather case with a bladder inside made of rubber and weigh of 260-280g
Ball
Two ____ probably adjustable, round and smooth, with the height of 2.55 meter
Poles
can be issued by the referee for the first instance of Rude Conduct. It is recorded on the scoresheet and results in loss of service (if applicable) and a penalty point to the opposition.
Red card
Under FIVB rules a ______ is the second stage of a formal warning for a player(s)/coach for minor misconduct, the first being a verbal one given through the team captain
Yellow card
for being honest
Green Card
is used to put the ball into play to start the volley. The _____ is the only skill controlled solely by one player. Advanced players take advantage of this fact by developing their _____ skills.
Serve
Types of Serve
Underhand Serve
Float Serve
Jump Serve
is a type of serve in which the player holds the ball in one hand, swings the other in an arc motion below the waist and strikes the ball from the bottom with a fist to put it in play. In an ______, the player does not toss the ball up in the air, as in other serve attempts.
Underhand Serve
The serve involves hitting the volleyball in such a way to minimize the rotation of the ball, causing unpredictability in the ball’s movement and is akin to baseball’s knuckleball.
Float Serve
is a type of serve where the serving player increases power and serve height by jumping to hit the ball. The extra motion generated in a ____ allows the server to put additional power.
JUMP SERVE
The first contact after a serve is considered a “pass”. The player who passes the ball is called the “passer”. Usually a pass is made with a player’s forearms but can also be made overhead with two open hands.
Receive/pass
Types of Passing
Forearm Pass
Overhead Passing
involves hitting the ball in a controlled manner to your teammate. The ____ are made into a flat platform, positioned ready for the ball to come into contact.
FOREARM PASS
involves hitting the ball using an overhead playing motion to direct the ball to your teammate.
Overhead Passing
is an overhand contact of the ball, usually the second contact in a rally, made after a pass in serve receive or after a dig in defense to redirect the ball to a hitter in the front row or back row by a setter to run the team’s offense.
Set
is the strategy used to send the ball over the net to the opponent in such a manner that ball is not returnable. The ____ is performed by moving the arm in a way such that you angle the ball to land on the ground of your opponent’s side of the court.
VOLLEYBALL SPIKE or ATTACK
Types of Spike
Off Speed Spike
Standing Spike
Open-handed Tip
Hard-driven Spike
is also known as the “roll shot” in volleyball sport. When carrying out this type of an attack hit, a volleyball player should aim to land the ball in the open area of the court. That’s the reason why volleyball players also call “off-speed” spike as a controlled spike.
“Off-speed” Spike
oftentimes, volleyball players need to carry out an attack hit from a standing position. That means that an attacker doesn’t have to jump to carry out an attack hit. For this reason, such an attack hit is called as the “standing” spike. The “standing” spike is also known as the “down ball”. When carrying out this type of an attack hit, an attacker should aim to land the ball on the opponent’s court. Now, we would like to give you a few tips to help you succeed with the “standing” spike.
Standing Spike
If you would like to be a good volleyball attacker then you obviously need to master such an attack hit as ______. It’s worth noting that this type of spike is used to deceive blockers of the opposite team and land the ball in the open area of the court successfully.
Open-handed Tip
is a hard hit ball that travels forcefully down towards the opponents court. An off-speed spike is a controlled spike ball placed in an open area of the court. A standing spike is attacking a ball from a standing position. A standing spike is also referred to as a down ball
Hard-driven Spike
is a skill in volleyball used to prevent the opponent from a successful attack hit. A ____ technique is used to deflect the ball coming from an attacker.
Blocking
