VOLLEYBALL Flashcards
the most fundamental among all skills in the books.
Serving
It is an individual skill, as the challenge is between the player and the ball.
Serving
Can win points for the team and go on to secure a victory over the opposing team.
Serving
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.
Setting
So, it’s basically volleying the ball in a way that means the attacker can hit the ball over the net.
Setting
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.
Hitting or Spiking
A skilled player also aims the ball around the block and targets the area of the opposing team’s playing area that they think has the weakest defense coverage.
Spiking
Probably one of the most straight-forward named skills, ____ 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.
Blocking
Key secret to blocking
timing
A service reception technique used to contact a ball that’s entered your court area when your team is on offense.
Passing or receiving
volleyball has been around for a
century
who invented the game of volleyball?
William G. Morgan
When was it invented
1895
Why did he come up with volleyball?
came up with the idea so that people who found basketball’s ‘bumping’ or ‘jolting’ too strenuous could have an alternative physical activity to fall back on.
What aspects of other sports is volleyball based on?
ball = basketball
net = tennis
use of hands = handball
innings/sets = baseball
