Volleyball Flashcards
A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involve striking a ball back and forth over a net
Volleyball
He invented volleyball
William G. Morgan
The month and year that volleyball got invented
December 1895
First call to the volleyball game
Mintonette
Who suggested to name volleyball as volleyball?
Alfred Halstead
First country outside the U.S to adopt volleyball
Canada
Volleyball start to introduced in the Philippines
1910
Filipinos invented “set and spike”
1916
FIVB
Federation Internationale de Volleyball
Brought volleyball in the Philippines
Elwood Brown
PAVA
Philippine Amateur Volleyball Association
PVF
Philippine Volleyball Federation
PVL
Premier Volleyball League
UAAP
University Athletic Association of the Philippines
NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
LVPI
Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc.
When was the PAVA founded?
July 4, 1961
Player need to hold the ball with their non-dominant hand, drop the ball slightly and finally hit the ball with dominant hand
Underhand serve
Serve in which the player tosses the ball with one hand and strikes it in the air above their head with the other hand
Overhand serve
A pass of a hard-driven ball from the other team
Dig
An over the head pass to a hitter so they are able to spike the volleyball over the volleyball net
set
Is the act of scoring a point by slamming the ball over the net into the opposing court effectively and aggressively
Spike
Is a defensive playing action at the net
Block
The area from which the server may serve the volleyball
Service line
Marked at the center of the court
Center line
Parallel to the net, separates the front-row players from the back-row players
Attack line
Are the two side lines and end lines
Boundary lines
Is the main contributor to the offense of the volleyball team
Setter
Position is the player at the net in the middle of the court between the two outside blockers
Middle blocker/Middle hitter
Also known as a right-side hitter, is considered the most versatile because they can excel on offense and defense
Opposite Hitter
Also known as the left-side hitter - attacks from the left antenna and requires a player with good jumping ability
Outside hitter
Must wear a contrasting jersey color from their teammates and cannot block or attack the ball when it is entirely above net height
Libero
This player plays opposite the setter so that there is another hitter when the setter is in the back row rotations
Opposite
