Volleyball Notes

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Volleyball Notes
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• Pass - any hit to a teammate, a bump
• Set - a controlled pass, using your fingertips,
  to an attacking teammate
• Spike - an aggressive, one-handed hit meant to
  ground the ball in the opponents court
• How many offensive hits allowed per
• side before returning the ball?

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• When passing a volleyball, your body should be in
  a low athletic stance, one foot slightly in front
  of the other, hands together, creating a flat
  platform in which to hit the ball.
• When passing a volleyball, you should be on the
  balls of your feet, not on your heels. Be ready
  to move your feet to adjust to the ball.
• When setting a volleyball, your hands and fingers
  should finish in an upward position, not toward
  the net or the ground.

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• When serving the ball underhand, you are most
  successful if you do not toss the volleyball,
  instead keep the ball low, step with the opposite
  foot and hit it out of your hand while following
  through to the net.
• When serving overhand, you should have a nice
  high toss, slightly in front of your body,
  preparing to hit the ball with an open hand and
  stepping with the opposite foot compared to your
  serving hand.
• An open-handed underhand hit, or one that remains
  in a players hands for more than a moment is
  illegal and will be called a lift by the referee.
  

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• Attack line - separates the front court from the
  back court (a.k.a. 10 ft. line)
• Antennae - poles sticking up from the net to mark
  the court sidelines
• Rally scoring - modern scoring method where a
  point is scored every serve

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• Dig - a difficult defensive hit that keeps a kill
  attempt in play
• Libero - back-row defensive defensive specialist
  who receives serves and attacks
• Block - an attempt at the net to stop the
  opponent from hitting the ball over the net -
  defensive hit

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Volleyball Court
sideline

• Serving area

antennae
10 ft./attack line
Net/half court
Referee box