🏐Volleyball Quiz - Coach B.'s Gym Class🏐

Where was volleyball invented?

United States

Who invented the game?

by William G. Morgan an instructor at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1895

Nicknames for volleyball

- first called the game mintonette

- "Volleyball"- Where the name comes from: When Morgan borrowed a tennis net and raised it 6 feet 6 inches above the floor, during a demonstration game someone remarked that it looked like they were volleying the ball back and forth over the net

Combination of what sports?

blend of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball to create a game for his classes of businessmen which would demand less physical contact than basketball

Ace

When the ball is served to the other team and no one touches it.

Double hit

When a player hits the ball twice in a row with no other player touching in between.

Let serve

Let serves are allowed. It is a serve that hits the net, but still goes over the net inside the boundaries of the opponent's court.

Serve

A skill that begins game play.

Bump (forearm pass)

A skill used to hit the ball when it is under the shoulder line.

Set

A skill used to hit the ball when it is above the shoulder line.

Spike or Hit

A hard driven shot at the net made by an attacker/hitter.

Direction of rotation

- Teams must rotate clockwise when it is their turn to serve.

- Back right player gets to serve the ball.

- Same player continues to serve if your team scores the point.