Volleyball Rules for Beginning Volleyball Players and Fans

Yellow card results a loss of point

Very Basic Volleyball Rules

Players in the Team:

Team has 6 players on the court.

3 players are front row players and 3 of them are back row players.

Libero has a different color jersey and is only allowed to play in the back row.

Team is allowed to use a libero player (back row player, defensive specialist) who wears different color shirt.

Contacts:

Each team is allowed to have maximum of three touches before hitting the ball over the net. (EXCEPTION: block does not count as a touch)

Same player can not hit the ball twice in a row (EXCEPTION I: block doesnt count a touch.)

Back Row Attack:

Back row players can not attack the ball front row. If they attack, they have to perform the jump behind the attack line (10 feet line, 3 meter line).

IMPORTANT! The ball has to be completely above the net for it to be an illegal attack

Antennas:

It is ALLOWED to play the ball off the net. It is a fault, if the ball contacts net outside antennas.

The ball has to travel between the antennas (or the imagined extensions of them) when flying to the other side of the net.

In or Out?

Referee calls the ball IN, if any part of it hits the lines. (Imagine the ball is painted. If the ball left a mark that touches the lines, the ball is judged IN)

Referee calls the ball in if any part of it hits the lines.

Ball is ruled OUT, if

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the ball lands outside the boundary lines (without touching the opponent) The ball hits the antenna any of the net or cables outside the antennas a referee stand or poles or the ceiling (EXPECTION: in high school, club or college volleyball in United States it is allowed to play after ball hits the ceiling)

Contacting the Ball:

Players are NOT allowed to catch, hold or throw the ball.

Players are NOT allowed to hit or block the opponents serve.

Attacking ball which is coming over the net is ILLEGAL, if it has NOT broken the plane of the net. In other words the player is ALLOWED to swing the ball when it breaks the plane of the net.

Recently changed basic volleyball rules

Let Serve:

Let serve is allowed. In other words the ball can touch the net on the serve.

double hit the ball when digging it. Kicking is allowed.

Players CAN

Points:


Libero:

A point is followed after each serve. (Earlier you had a chance to get a point only after your own serve).

One of the back row players can be substituted to a libero who is a back row specialist with unlimited subs. The libero can enter and exit the game between each serve without coach requesting a sub.

Serve:

Server is allowed to serve the ball any place behind the backline. (Earlier there was a serving area in the corner of the court)

Contacting the Ball:

Players are ALLOWED to double hit the ball on the first contact, for example when they 1) serve receive, or 2) dig the ball (Since this rule change passing overhead has become commonly used method to pass the ball. Earlier it was often called a false hit, double hit) Kicking:

It is LEGAL to hit the ball with any part of the body, the foot and leg included. (Earlier it was a mistake to kick the ball.)

Very Basic Volleyball Rules Violations

The back row player performs the attack front row. (It is ILLEGAL for the back row player to step on the attack line when hitting.) The back row player blocks the ball (the player having any part of the body above the net and touching the ball)

called a touch on the block or defender.

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The player double contacts the ball when setting the ball (you CAN NOT double hit the ball when setting it) Player touches the net while the ball is in the play (EXCEPTION: if the ball is hit the net and it pushes the net to the opposing player)

Stepping on the back line when serving the ball. Reaching over the net to block the ball is ALLOWED, if the other side as used all the three touches. It is a FALSE, if opposing team has not used all the touches (and there is somebody trying to make a play there.)

Learning How to Play Volleyball

Object of the game, skills, positions, rules, and strategies

When first learning how to play volleyball, you need to understand the object of the game.

The object of the game is to beat your opponents to a predetermined number of points. In the old days, volleyball was played to 15 points and a point is scored only when the serving team wins the rally. Today, rally scoring is primarily used which means a point is scored as a result of each play. Most volleyball games today are rally scoring and played to 25 points. To win the game, you must score more points than your opponent and be leading by at least 2. Winning the rally When first learning how to play volleyball, it's important to understand how to score points. To score a point in volleyball, a team must win a rally. A rally is begun by a server serving the ball into play. The ball is served over the net to the opposing team. The opponent then gets a maximum of three hits to return the ball back over the net. A team wins a rally if

there opponent isnt able to successfully return the ball a player hits the ball down into their opponents court a player hits the ball out of bounds the team hits the ball off an opposing player a player commits a fault when playing the ball

Basic Rules for How to Play Volleyball

Indoor volleyball is played with two 6 player teams. Each team has 3 front row players and 3 back row players. The front row players mainly hit and block. The back row players mainly pass and dig. The teams are separated by a net over which the ball must cross. In the mens game, the net is positioned to 2.43 meters high. In the womens game, the net is positioned to 2.24 meters high.

Basic Skills for How to Play Volleyball

There are some basic skills and court positions that you must know before you start playing volleyball. The skills listed here are just basic. The basic skills for playing volleyball are serving, passing, setting, attacking, blocking and digging. The serve is what begins the game. Passing the ball is the skill thats performed by the player receiving the ball.

Setting is the action of playing the ball to a teammate. Setting is usually done in an overhead motion using the hands. Players that have a hard time getting in good position to hand set may elect to set using a forearm passing motion. This is called bump setting. Attacking or spiking is the action of sending the ball over the net to the opponent's court. Attacks are usually done by taking steps to approach the net to jump and hit the ball. The volleyball approach and hit is often thought of as the most fun skill in volleyball. A block is the action of trying to prevent the ball from crossing the net into your court. Digging is the action of playing the ball in a way that prevents the ball from touching the court after an attack by the opponents. To get good at these volleyball skills require improving physical proficiency and hand-arm-and-eye coordination. Being able to effectively communicate with your teammates and having an understanding of how to play volleyball will highly influence how well you perform these skills.

On a very basic level, players on the team can be divided into 2 types. 1. Front row players (attack/blocker) The front row players responsibility is attacking the ball when the setter sets them. Also, front row players try to block the ball coming from the opponent. Back row players (passer/digger) The back row players main responsibility is to pass the ball that comes from the opponent. Back row players are the main passers on the team when receiving the opponents serve. Back row players also dig balls hit by opposing team spikers.

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Here are some basic volleyball positions you should become familiar with when learning how to play volleyball.

Setter A setters main job is to set spikers. This is done by waiting for a teammate to pass the ball to them. Spiker A spiker (attacker) is a player that attacks a ball over the net. The spiker is a front row player and their main job is to spike balls at the net. Passer A passer is player that passes the ball up to the setter. The better a passer is able to pass, the easier it is for the setter to set which results in a better attack by the spiker. Digger A digger is a defensive player that passes the ball up to the setter. The digger is skilled at digging hard driven spikes and chasing down off-speed shots by the opponent. Server The server is the player on the team that puts the ball into play to start the rally. The players that undstand how to play volleyball the best are often the best servers on the team.