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what is volleyball
a rebound sport in which, following the serve, the ball may not visibly come to rest, either on the ground or on a person
what is the lowest and highest amount of players allowed on a court
two (lowest) and six (highest)
what is the objective of volleyball
to keep the ball from contacting the floor on your side and to return it so that it contacts the floor on the opponent's side
how is the court divided
equal halves separated by a centerline and net
what is the front-court attack area
it restricts back-row players from attacking or blocking in that area(ten feet from the net)
where is the serving area
the serving area is anywhere behind the end boundary line
what are the court dimensions
sixty by thirty feet
how tall is the net in men's volleyball
seven feet and eleven and 5/8 inches
how tall is the net in women's volleyball
seven feet and four and 1/8 inches
how tall is the co-ed net in volleyball
same as men's (seven feet and eleven 5/8)
is a ball still playable if it touches the net
yes
is a ball still playable if it hits the antenna
no
how do you know who serves and where
the player who rotates to the right back position serves from anywhere behind the boundary line
can the server step on or over the boundary line while serving
the server may not step on or over the boundary line until they have served
how do you know if a serve is legal
a serve is legal if it hits the net and still goes into the opponent's side of the court
can a player touch the net
a player may not contact the net
what is the one exception to a person touching the net
a player may reach across the net to contact the ball on the opponent's side if it was attacked by the opponent
can balls be played off ceilings
yes
can balls be played off walls
no
can a player touch the floor across the center line
a player can touch the floor across the center line as long as either their hands or feet stay on their side of the net
how is point scored?
points are scored if a team gets the ball to land on the floor of the opponent's side of the court
how many points are required to win
twenty-five points and a team must be ahead by two points to win
how many games do you play
there are five games in a match; a team must win three games to win
how many officials are there
there are two officials; a referee (stands above net) and an umpire (stands on ground)
what is a block
intercepting the ball just before or as it crosses the net.
true or false: a ball may only be blocked by a player in the front row
true
does a block count as one of the allowed three hits
a block does not count as one of the allowed three hits
what is a forearm pass
a pass made off the forearms
what is an overhand pass
a pass made by contacting the ball above the head with the fingers
what is a serve
the method of putting the ball in play over the net by striking it with the hand
what is a set
the placement of the ball near the net to facilitate attacking
what is a spike
a ball hit with force downward into the opponent's court
what is a double foul
fouls committed simultaneously or on the same play by opponents
what is a foot fault
when the server steps on or over the end-line at the moment the ball is served
what is a lift
allowing the ball to visibly come to rest on any part of the body
what is a replay
no point or side out is awarded, and the server serves again (this could result from a double foul)
what is a side out?
the serving team loses the serve
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