Volleyball Study Guide Flashcards

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering history, general rules, serve/volley guidelines, positions, terminology, and court layout from the volleyball study guide.

Volleyball was created in the year __________ in Holyoke, Massachusetts by William G. Morgan.

1895

Volleyball was originally called __________, and was meant to be less rough than basketball.

Mintonette

The first country outside of the US to adopt the sport of volleyball in 1900 was __________.

Canada

The international governing body FIVB stands for __________.

Federation Internationale de Volleyball

Beach volleyball, which is played by __________ players, became FIVB endorsed in 1987 and was added to the Olympics in 1996.

2

Indoor Volleyball was officially added to the Olympics in the __________ Summer Olympics.

1964

The server must serve from behind the __________ line (white) until after contact.

service

A served ball may graze the __________ and drop to the other side for a point.

net

In volleyball, a team is allowed a maximum of __________ hits per side.

three (3)

A player may not hit the ball twice in succession, though a __________ is not considered a hit.

block

A ball touching the white boundary line is considered __________ or "inbounds".

"good"

During a volley, if your ball hits the ceiling/wall and stays on your side, your teammates may continue to play the ball to get it over the __________.

net

During a volley, if you or your teammate hits the ball to the opponents' ceiling/wall, your opponent's team is awarded the __________.

point

The back row's primary job is to pass to the front row, making the __________ row responsible for getting the ball over the net.

front

The player who sets the team's attackers and runs the offense is the __________.

Setter

Outside hitters are usually the primary attackers who attack balls set to the __________ side of the court.

left

The __________ hitter hits from the right side of the court and is usually not the primary attacker.

Weak Side

The middle hitter is often used as a __________ to freeze or confuse the opposing team's blockers.

decoy

The defensive specialist who wears a different color jersey and cannot play the front row is the __________.

Libero

A serve that is served to the other team and is not passable, resulting immediately in a point, is an __________.

Ace

Fast strides toward the net by a spiker before jumping in the air is called an __________.

Approach

The line 3 meters from the net that separates front row players from back row players is the __________.

Attack Line

The area from the end line to the attack line is the __________.

Back Court

A common term for forearm passing is __________.

Bump

The line that runs directly under the net and divides the court into two equal halves is the __________.

Centerline

Passing a spiked or topspin hit ball is called a __________.

Dig

An illegal play involving successive hits or contacts by the same player is a __________.

Double hit

Joining the arms from elbows to wrists to form a platform to contact the ball with an underhand motion is a __________.

Forearm Pass

An overhand serve where the ball is tossed high in the air before the player jumps to make contact is a __________.

Jump Serve

When a player jumps above the height of the net and blocks the ball, it is called a __________.

Roof

When the serving team makes a mistake causing the ball to go to the other team, it is called a __________.

Side out

According to this diagram of the volleyball court layout, the line located 3 meters from the net is called the __________.

Attack line