Terminology

Question 1

Ace

Answer 1

a served ball which leads directly to a point being scored (usually when the serve hits the floor untouched).

Question 2

Attack

Answer 2

returning the ball into the opponent’s court by jumping into the air and hitting the ball from a height above the level of the net.

Question 3

Backset

Answer 3

a type of set in which the ball is set to a position behind the setter.

Question 4

Ball Handling

Answer 4

the performance of any of the passing or setting fundamentais.

Question 5

Block

Answer 5

an attempt by one or more players to intercept the ball as it approaches or passes over the net.

Question 6

Defense

Answer 6

strategy and tactic used by a team when the opponents control the action of the ball.

Question 7

Dig

Answer 7

the technique used to pass the ball after an opponent’s attack.

Question 8

Dink or Tip

Answer 8

a soft, easy attack used to place the ball in an open area of the opponent’s court, i.e. Behind or to the side of the block.

Question 9

Dive

Answer 9

a technique used on defense to recover a ball by extending one’s body in a prone position to the floor playing the ball with one or both forearms or fists.

Question 10

Dump

Answer 10

a surprise tip over the net by the setter on the second contact.

Question 11

FIVB

Answer 11

Federation Internationale de Volleyball

Question 12

Floater

Answer 12

a served ball that has little or no spin and follows an erratic path as it crosses the net.

Question 13

Forearm Pass

Answer 13

a method of passing the ball in which the ball is played off the forearms in an underhand manner.

Question 14

Freeball

Answer 14

a ball which has been hit over the net with an upward flight allowing the opponent an easy play of the ball.

Question 15

Jump Set

Answer 15

a technique in which the setter jumps into the air to set the ball to save a misplaced pass or to confuse the block.

Question 16

Libero Player

Answer 16

a specialized defensive player who can only play the back row. This player doesn’t serve and doesn’t count in the number of substitutions allowed per game.

Question 17

Match

Answer 17

the winning of three out of five games (or two out of three games in certain situations, tournaments).

Question 18

Middle Blocker

Answer 18

the designation given to a specialist player who switches to the middle front position to block all plays at the net.

Question 19

Offense

Answer 19

strategy and tactics used by the team controlling the ball, including serving, serve reception, setting, and attacking.

Question 20

One-set or Quickset

Answer 20

an extremely low set, straight up above the net, which is quickly hit by the spiker as it leaves the setter’s hand.

Question 21

Out of Position

Answer 21

an illegal play in which a player is not in the correct rotation order on the court at the time of the serve.

Question 22

Overhead pass

Answer 22

a method of passing the ball in which the fingertips of both hands are used to contact the ball in front of the face to pass the ball in the direction the player is facing.

Question 23

Pass

Answer 23

the controlled movement of the ball between teammates.

Question 24

Rally

Answer 24

play of the ball between the service and awarding of point or side-out. Also, the new method of scoring.

Question 25

Rotation

Answer 25

the movement of player’s one position clockwise when a side-out is called on the opponent to prepare for the serve.

Question 26

Screen

Answer 26

an illegal play in which one or more players on the serving team block the view of the server from the players of the opposing team.

Question 27

Set

Answer 27

a pass made either overhand or underhand to place the ball in position for a teammate to spike.

Question 28

Setter

Answer 28

the designation given to a specialist who has been selected as the primary person to set the ball to the spikers.

Question 29

Spike

Answer 29

an attack in which the ball is hit sharply and forcibly downward with one hand.

Question 30

Strategy

Answer 30

the planned offensive and defensive techniques used by a team to take advantage of the talents of individual players and thereby defeat the opponent.

Question 31

Tip or Dink

Answer 31

a soft, easy attack used to place the ball in an open area of the opponent’s court, Behind or to the side of the block.

Question 31

Switch

Answer 31

a planned interchange of positions on the court for offensive or defensive purposes. Movement of the players to another position must occur after the ball is contacted by the server.

Question 32

Topspin

Answer 32

a technique in which over spin or forward spin is placed on the ball usually during a serve or spike.

Question 33

Underhand Serve

Answer 33

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.

Question 34

Yellow Card

Answer 34

a warning from an official indicated by the display of a yellow card.

• two yellow cards in a match is disqualified
• single yellow card does not result in loss of point or serve