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VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball is a sport played by two teams on a court divided by a net.

HISTORY
William G. Morgan, an athletics instructor at the Young Men's Christian Association
(YMCA) in Holyoke, Mass., decided to blend elements of basketball, baseball, tennis,
and handball to create a physic game for his classes which would demand less physical
contact than basketball. He created the game of Volleyball. Morgan borrowed the net
from tennis, and raised it just above the average man's head.
After that moment it became a very famous sport, first in USA only but then in the
20th century it spread all over the world (especially in Asia and URSS).
The international federation was created in 1947, and in that moment all the countries
adopted the same rules.
In 1964, Olympic Games in Tokyo volleyball became an Olympic Sport, and the first
medal golds went to URSS in male competition and Japan in the female one.

DESCRPCION OF THE GAME

-The object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to make
the ball fall on the opponent's court.
-The team has three hits for returning the ball (in addition to the block
contact). The ball is put in play with a service: hit by the server over the
net to the opponents.
-The rally continues until the ball is fallen on the playing court, goes "out"
or a team fails to return it properly. In Volleyball, the team winning a rally
scores a point (Rally Point System).
-When the receiving team wins a
rally, it gains a point and the right
to serve, and its players rotate one
position clockwise.

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SOME BASIC RULES

The winner of the match is the team which wins
3 sets.
The first four sets are played to 25 points, and
the 5th set if needed is played to 15 points. For
all sets a 2 point advantage is required, with no
cap.
Maximum of three hits per play
A player cant touch the net while the ball is in play.
A ball touching a line is inbounds.
Player can not hit the ball twice in a row.

HITS AND TECHNIQUE

There are 4 basic technique elements;
FINGER PASS

Look at the position of the hands!

FOREARM PASS

Look at the position of

the arms and the knees!

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SPIKE and BLOCK

SERVICE

Underhand Service

Overhand Service

HOW TO PLAY VOLLEYBALL-Some Strategical Advices

In the first pass you have to receive the ball, passing the ball to the setter.
To receive the ball you should to be with knees bent and paying
attention. Tou usually will have to use the forearm pass.
The second pass is very important, precision is key, and you should use
the finger pass. The player who does this pass is called the Setter.
In the last pass the object is to send the
ball over the net in order to fall on the
opponent's court. The player who does
this pass is the Spiker.
SETTER

Dont be totally static playing volleyball,

you have to move constantly and move
quickly!
SERVER

SPYKERS

ESPECIFIC VOCABULARY
VOLLEYBALL
SERVER
SETTER
SPYKER
COURT
NET
RALLY
HITS

Sacador / Jugador que saca

Colocador
Rematador
Pista
Red
Punto
Toques / Golpeos

FINGER PASS
FOREARM PASS
SERVICE
SPIKE
BLOCK
UNDERHAND Ser
OVERHAND Ser

Pase de Dedos
Pase de Antebrezos
Saque
Remate
Blocaje
Saque de mano baja
Saque de mano alta

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TO ROTATE
TO RECEIVE

Rotar
Recibir

CLOCKWISE

Sentido de las agujas

del reloj

TECHNIQUE
A) THE SERVE:
The serve begins play, and it can be decisive in a game. A missed serve counts as a fault. There are
many types of serve: underhand, sidearm, or overhand motion to strike the ball, standing in a
stationary position or jumping in the air. We will learn the basic one, the underhand service. During
the service if the ball touches the net and goes to the other side the game continues as normal.

.
The Server
- Stands with both feet in the service area: behind the baseline of the volleyball court.
One player serves continuously until his or her team commits a fault, after which the opposite
team rotates and serves the ball.

B) THE FOREARM PASS (or dumb):

Use it to receive a serve or a low hit ball.

C) THE SET (or the finger pass):

-The set is an overhead pass in which the setter directs the ball upward with a high arc
to front-line players at the net for them to spike.
-There are many different types of sets: to the front, to the side, to the back...

D) THE SPIKE (or Smash):

-The spike is a powerful overhand smash into the opposite court performed by front-line players.

E) THE BLOCK:
-The block is the first defensive action a team makes. It
can be individual, double or triple.
The block is the only action that doesnt count as a touch,
so after a failure block the defensive team still has three
touches, but without the same player touching the ball
twice consecutively.
During the block the arms and hands can pass to the other side of the net without touching it.

F) THE DIG
Digging is the ability to prevent the ball from touching one's
court after a spike or attack, particularly a ball that is nearly
touching the ground

Positions:

There are six positions in the court. Three in the front line and three in the back line. Players must
keep their positions before the other team serves. After the server hits the ball, player can move
freely.
Starting at the serving position and going clockwise, the positions are numbered 1-6. Number one is
the server (right back when facing the net).

Rotation:
Every time your team gains the possession of the ball, your whole team must rotate one position
clockwise. So the player that was in position number 2 goes to position number 1 and serves. Player
that was on number one moves to number 6 and so on.
Each player must be within the court at the time the ball is served. All players must be in their
correctly rotated position. If one player is out of his position, the team commits a rotation fault
and they lose a rally.