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game played by two teams, usually of six players on a side, in which the players use their hands to bat a ball back and forth over a high net

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volleyball

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invented volleyball

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William G. Morgan in 1895 at Holyoke, Massachusetts

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the media that the original rules were printed in

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Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the Young Men’s Christian Associations of North America

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the associations that jointly issued the rules of volleyball

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Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1916

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5
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the first nationwide tournament of volleyball

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New York City 1922 conducted by the National YMCA Physical Education Committee

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former name of volleyball

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mintonette

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volleyball’s rules-making, governing body in the United States

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United States Volleyball Association (USVBA) formed in 1928

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current name of USVBA

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USA Volleyball (USAV)

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Basic Skills of Volleyball

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  1. Forearm Passing or Bumping
  2. Volleying
  3. Setting
  4. Attacking
  5. Diving
  6. Blocking
  7. Serving
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10
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One of the most basic skills in volleyball. This is when a player contacts the volleyball with their forearms and redirects the ball to one of their teammates

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Forearm Passing or Bumping

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11
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is a more generic term that means contacting the ball as an overhead pass with your hands(mostly your fingers)

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11
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is a more generic term that means contacting the ball as an overhead pass with your hands(mostly your fingers)

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Volley

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12
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Is a specialized type of volley. It’s usually the second hit, and it’s intended to set up one of your teammates to attack the ball

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Setting

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Is when a player jumps up and hits the ball with a one-armed overhead swinging motion, contacting the ball squarely with their slightly open hand. The intent of a hit is pure power

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Hitting or spiking

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is basically crashing to the floor in an all-out attempt to keep the ball from touching the floor

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Diving

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is a defensive play when a player jumps at the net to block the hit from coming onto their team’s side of the net.

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Blocking

16
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is the only time in
the game that you start with full control of the ball. And every play of volleyball starts with this

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Serving

17
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measure of the volleyball court

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18x9 meters surrounded by a free zone of 2 meters

18
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measures of the volleyball net

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32 feet long and 3ft wide

19
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height of volleyball net

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women - 7ft and 4 1/8 inches high
men - 7ft and 11 5/8 inches high

20
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It is an action that we use in an activity.

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skill

21
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It is the way in which a skill is performed

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technique

22
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during serving when the ball lands directly into the court or travels outside the court after being touched by an opponent

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ace

23
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the two fundamental techniques in passing

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underarm pass
overhand pass

24
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positions in volleyball

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setter
libero
middle blocker/hitter
outside/left side hitter
opposite/right side hitter

25
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They aim for second touch and their main responsibility is to place the ball in the air where the attackers can place the ball into the opponents’ court for a point

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setter

26
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are defensive players who are responsible for receiving the attack or serve.

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libero

27
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are players that can perform very fast attacks that usually take place near the setter. They are specialized in blocking.

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middle hitter/blocker

28
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attack from near the left antenna, is usually the most consistent hitter on the team and gets the most sets.

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outside/left side hitter

29
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carry the defensive workload for a volleyball team in the front row. Their primary responsibilities are to put up a well formed block against the opponents

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opposite/ right side hitter

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