Volleyball Volleyball was first conceived by William J. Morgan of the Holyoke, Massachusetts, YMCA in 1895

William Morgan, the first volleyball team and the YMCA it was invented in.

COURT DEMENSIONS z30 FEET WIDE z60 FEET LONG zNET IS 7’ 4” HIGH –(8 feet for men ) zThe court is divided into two equal halves by the net

RULES zA PLAYER CAN ONLY HIT THE BALL ONE TIME IN A ROW AND NO MORE THAN TWO TIMES zTHE TEAM CAN ONLY HIT THE BALL 3 TIMES zYOU CAN NOT CARRY THE BALL OR CATCH IT zNO PALMS zTHE BALL CAN NOT HIT THE GROUND z THE BALL MUST BE HIT IN THE COURT z THE LINE IS GOOD z THE BALL CAN HIT THE NET ANY TIME

RULES CONTINUED zTHE SERVE MUST BE IN CORRECT ROTATION ORDER - CLOCK WISE zFOOT FAULT IS WHEN SERVER TOUCHES OR GOES PAST THE BACK LINE zTHE SERVE CAN BE MADE FROM ANY WHERE BEHIND THE BACK LINE. zSIX PLAYERS 3 FRONT - 3 BACK

RULES CONTINUED zPLAYERS MUST BE IN CORRECT POSITION zBACK LINE PLAYERS MUST NOT SPIKE THE BALL IN FRONT OF THE 10 FOOT LINE zTHE PLAYERS CAN NOT GO UNDER THE NET zTHE PLAYERS CAN NOT TOUCH THE NET

RULES CONTINUED zTHERE ARE ONLY SIX PLAYERS ON THE COURT AT TIME zA MATCH CONSISTS OF 5 GAMES zUNSPORTSMANSHIP LIKE CONDUCT yYELLOW CARD yRED CARD - OTHER TEAM RECIEVES A POINT zTHE BALL MAY NOT BE CARRIED, THROWN OR LIFTED

SCORING zA MATCH IS THE BEST 3 OUT OF 5 GAMES zA GAME IS PLAYED TO 25 y21 – MIDDLE y25 - HIGH SCHOOL y - COLLEGE yMUST WIN BY TWO POINTS

VARIOUS TECHNIQUES zSERVES zPASSING zSETTING zSPIKING zBLOCKING zDIGGING

OVERHAND SERVE

UNDERHAND SERVE

BUMP/PASSING

SETTING

DIGGING/DIG

SPIKING/SPIKE

BLOCKING

JUMP SETTING

VOLLEYBALL IS A GREAT GAME HAVE FUN!