p.e.-volleyball test

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