P.E. Volleyball Terms Review Part 2

Pass

Most common type of hit used to return a serve

Set

a hit that requires contact of both hands above the forehead – most accurate type of  hit in volleyball but most difficult to master.

Spike

a hard downward driven hit of the ball into the opponent’s court

Kill

a hard downward driven attack that results in a point

Block

he first line of defense against a spike at the net

Dig

a ball that is playable off of an opponent's attack (spike).

Lift

 an illegal hit when the ball rests momentarily on any part of the body

Ace

point earned directly from the serve hitting the opponent’s court.

Floater

 a type of serve that moves in unpredictable directions

Topspin

a type of serve that drops very fast after it crosses the net.

Toss

is the most important  aspect in executing a proper serve.

Let serve

 a serve hits the top of the net and lands in the opponent's court

Libero

a player who specializes in defense and plays only the back row this player is identified by a contrasting color jersey.

Volleyball

In the year 1895

Volleyball

Massachusetts

Volleyball games in High School are:

Two out of three games

The game is ______ scoring by ____ points.

rally; 25

Rally scoring

means that whichever team wins the rally is awarded a point. The team that does not serve first in the first game begins serving in the next game.

There are ____ players on a team.

6

Teams rotate _______.

clockwise.

The game is started by a ________ to see which player starts first.

coin-toss

 If a player steps over the service line it is a __________ and the other team gets the point.

foot fault

 If the ball touches the net on the serve, it is a ______ serve and it is considered legal.

let

The player can touch the net if they are trying to get the ball to the other side.

False

A player may step on but not over the ___________.

center line

A block does not count as one of the three hits, it is _______ to block a serve.

illegal

 Ball landing ___ the line is considered ___.

on; in

A ball that hits the ceiling and lands back on the side of the team who hit it can be played if that team still has hits left. A ball that hits the ceiling and lands on the other team’s court is  considered a loss of rally – point for other team. A ball can never be played off of the wall.

True

A ball can be hit by with any part of the body as long as it is not a lift (i.e. head, shoulder).  Kicking a ball is legal.

True

A player from the back row ____________ spike the ball in front of the _____________.

spike; 10-foot line

If two or more players on the same team contact the ball at the same time, it is considered ________ and may be played by either person on the next hit.

one hit

Side out-

Refers to a team that was serving, loses the rally point giving the serve back to the other team. Side out would not occur if your team serves and earns the point, your team would still serve