VOLLEYBALL

Terminology

• Pass– Bump or Dig– Set

• Spike• Serve• Volley• Lift • Carry• Double hit

Bump or “Dig”• Use a bump when the ball is below your head.• The heels of your hands need to be together• Your forearms are referred to as your “platform” or

“backboard”• When you are attempting to bump the ball…– Bend your knees– Have your arms angled towards your target– DO NOT SWING YOUR ARMS!!!– Move your feet and adjust if the ball does not come

directly towards you.– Reminder: If you have to use 1 hand at any time, you must

have a closed fist.– Video- How to properly dig in volleyball

Set• When the ball is above your head, you want to

use a set• Both hands are apart forming a triangle• Feet should be shoulder width apart with one

foot slightly in front of the other.– When the ball hits your hands, transfer your weight

from your back foot to your front foot• As the ball hits your finger tips, push the ball

forward and out towards you target• Video- How to properly set

Illegal Hits

• Lift- when you hit the ball with two open hands (palms facing the ceiling) underhand.

• Carry- when the ball is set below head level• Double hit- When a player is trying to set the

ball and their hands don’t hit the ball at the same time or simultaneously.

The Serve

• You can serve overhand or underhand• During the actual serve, you must start and

finish behind the service line (also called the end line)

• On either the underhand or overhand serve, always have your opposite foot forward

• Overhand= open hand; Underhand= closed fist– How to properly serve overhand– In order to serve overhand, you must show your

teacher that you can serve 5 in a row underhand.

Game Play

• 2 teams– 6 players on the court

• The game will always start with rock, paper, scissors to determine which team serves first

• Games will be played to 15 points– We will be using rally scoring: each serve results in

a point for one of the teams

Positions on the court

• NET

Left Front Middle Front Right Front

Left Back Middle Back Right Back (Server)

Rules of the game

• Game begins with a serve (from the right back position)– The server can not step on or over the service line

• The receiving team has no more than 3 hits to send the ball back over the net– Bump, set, spike is the usual order– You can hit the ball back over the net in 1 or 2 hits

Rules of the game• Out of bounds/Boundaries/Ceiling– Each court will be marked with lines– VERY IMPORTANT: THE BALL IS NOT OUT UNTIL IT HITS

THE GROUND!!!– If the ball hits a line, its is considered IN– If the ball hits a side or back wall, it is automatically out

• Ceiling rules– If the ball hits the ceiling and comes back down on your

side, it is a playable ball.– If the ball hits the ceiling and comes back down on the

other teams side, the play is over. Their point, their serve.• If the ball hits a basket, it is an automatic replay

Rules of the game

• The Net– If the ball hits the net at any point, it is a playable

ball, EVEN ON THE SERVE– A PLAYER CAN NOT TOUCH OR GO UNDER THE

NET• If this happens, it’s the other teams point and their

serve