VOLLEYBALL Flashcards
Who create the volleyball?
William G. Morgan
- a physical education director in the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
When was volleyball created?
Created on the 9th of february 1895 it was called mintonette.
Where was the sports officially known?
The sport was officially included in the program for the 1964 summer olympics in south korea.
Traits of the game
Borrowed from tennis and handball
The first rules written down by William G. Morgan
1.Net - 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) high
2. Court - 25 x 50 ft ( 7.6 x 15.2m)
3. Players - any number of players
4. Match - composed of nine innings with three serve of each team in each innings.
5. Ball contacts - no limit
6. Serving error - a second try was allowed
7. Foul - hitting the ball into the net with loss of the point or a side - out except in the case of the first try serve
The first equipment required to play volleyball
Volleyball court
Length of the entire in play area of the court each side of the cart is the for 30 ft by 30 ft in size
60 x 30 ft for 18 m x 9 m
Painted in all white
Lines
What are the lines of the court?
•Service line
•center line
• attack line
•boundary lines
The area from which the server may serve the volleyball ,is mark 10 ft inside the right side line on each back line.
Service line
Is mark at the center of the court dividing it equally into 30 ft square s( 9 m) above which the net is placed
Center line
Who’s reare edge is drawn 3 ms back from axis of the center line marks the front zone
Attack line
Two side lines and two end lines mark the playing court.
Boundary lines
What is the standard ball in volleyball
The standard ball shall be spherical made out of flexible leather or synthetic leather case with a bladder inside made a rubber or similar material
Color of ball in a volleyball
Uniform light color or a combination color
