BACKGROUND USA Volleyball

4065 Sinton Rd. Ste. 200

THE GAME Colorado Springs, CO 80907
OF VOLLEYBALL, Phone: (719) 228 - 6800
ORIGINALLY CALLED Fax: (719) 228- 6899
“MINTONETTE,”
WAS INVENTED IN
1895 BY WILLIAM G.
MORGAN. HE
DESIGNED THE
GAME TO BE A
COMBINATION OF
BASKETBALL,
BASEBALL, TENNIS,
AND HANDBALL.

Matthew
Zawistowski

Positions-
Setter: Touches the ball on the
second out of three contacts
and distributes the ball to
other players on the court
Libero: Specializes in passing,
wears opposite color jersey
Hitter: Hits the ball on the third
contact after the setter sets
them the ball
INDOOR RULES- DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
BEACH AND INDOOR-
• 6 player on the floor at any one time
• 3 in the back, 3 in the back • 2 players
• Minimum of 3 contacts per side • No specified positions; only a
• Points are made on every serve for left and right side
the team that wins the rally
• Players may not hit the ball two times • No 10-foot line
in a row
• A block is not considered a touch • Must change sides every 7
• The ball may be played off of the net points
during a serve or a volley
• Cannot set the ball on the
• A ball hitting the boundary line is in
first contact; must keep
• The ball is considered out if it touches
the floor outside of the boundary, hands together
antennae, referee stand, ceiling of the
opposing team, or the poles
• Beach courts are 26 x 50;
• Any part of a players body is a legal
contact
indoor courts are 30 x 60
• It is illegal to hold, catch, or throw • You can set “hard riven balls”
• A player cannot block or attack a serve meaning you can set a spike
on or in front of the 10-foot line
on the first contact
• Players on the front line may switch
positions after the serve, not before
• Matches are made up of sets; 5-set
matches are 4 sets to 25 and a fifth
set to 15.
• Each set is a win by two basis
• Best of 5 sets
• The winner is the first to 3 sets