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GENERAL RULES
Any ball that touches the net and continues over the net is legal, and play continues.
The ball may be hit only with the hands and forearms.
A ball touching the boundary line is considered "in" or "good" .
The bal may be hit three times by each team before it is sent over the net. No Player may strike the ball twice in succession. (A block is not considered a hit).
Balls may be hit by a player who is standing outside the boundary line. Except on serve receive.
A player must let a ball hit the floor if he thinks it is out of bounds: he may not catch it and "call it" out of bounds.
If two or more players contact the ball simultaneously, it is considered one play and any player involved may hit the ball again.
A ball other than a service may be recovered from the net provided the player does not touch the net.
Serves cannot be blocked. Back to the Top
FOULS
Hitting the ball twice in succession.
Not clearly hitting the ball, catching it momentarily, pushing it, lifting.
Stepping over end line when serving. Both feet must be behind the line before serving and during contact.
Stepping over the centerline.
Touching the net.
Reaching over the net to hit a ball.
Serving out of turn. All points made are cancelled and serving order is corrected.
Playing in an illegal position. Players need to be in correct serving order when the ball is served.
A back row player jumps in front of the 10-foot line during a spike or block. Back to the Top
PENALTY
If the foul is committed by the serving team, "side-out is called and the other team wins the point and the serve.
If the foul is committed by the receiving team, a point is earned by the serving team. Back to the Top
SCORING
The server keeps serving, scoring points, until a side out is called.
The server is allowed only one try to get the ball over the net.
The ball may strike the net on a serve.
The team who scores 25 points first wins.
A team must be 2 points ahead to win.
A volley ball match is made up of the winner winning 3 of 5 games. Back to the Top
TERMINOLOGY
Blocking: Defensive play that attempts to intercept the ball close to the net when the opponent is returning(hitting) it.
Foot Fault: Server steps on or over the end line at the moment of contact.
Illegal Hit: Ball visibly comes to rest momentarily on any part of the body.
Out of Bounds: Any surface or object outside the court except a player in the act of playing the ball.
Rotation: Act of rotating position in a clockwise direction to get into the serving position.
Side-Out: Serving team fails to win its point or plays the ball illegally: ball and point is given to their opponents.
Terms of Service: Server continues to serve until side-out is called.
Catching or Holding: Player lifts, scoops shoves or rests the ball too long in hands.
Volley: consists of one contact with the ball by a player. Back to the Top
COURT AND PLAYERS - A team consists of 6 players. Anytime a team is reduced to fewer than six players, The game is defaulted.
CF (MH), RF (setter)
Players must remain in their positions until the ball has been contacted on the serve. After the serve, they may move out of their area. Players must be in-bounds when the serve is contacted but may move out of bounds to play the ball.
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SERVING ORDER: The serving order must be followed by both teams. All six players must be included in the serving order.Back to the Top
EXCHANGING OF COURTS: At the end of each game of the same match, teams shall change courts. At the beginning of a new game. the players may be rearranged in their positions. Back to the Top
HISTORY: In 1995, the sport of Volleyball was 100 years old! The sport originated in the United States, and is now just achieving the type of popularity in the U.S. that it has received on a global basis, where it ranks behind only soccer among participation sports. Today there are more than 46 million Americans who play volleyball. There are 800 million players worldwide who play Volleyball at least once a week. In 1895, William G. Morgan, an instructor at the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke, Mass., decided to blend elements of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball to create a game for his classes of businessmen which would demand less physical contact than basketball. He created the game of Volleyball (at that time called mintonette). The first rules, written down by Morgan himself, called for a net 6 feet 6 inches high, a 25 x 50 foot court, any number of players, a match composed of 9 innings with 3 serves for each team in each inning, no limit to the number of ball contacts allowed each team before sending the ball to the opponents' court; in case of a serving error, a second try was allowed (as in tennis), and a ball hitting the net was to be considered a foul (with loss of the point or a side-out) except in the case of the first-try serve. During a demonstration game, someone remarked to Morgan that the players seemed to be volleying the ball back and forth over the net, and perhaps "volleyball" would be a more descriptive name for the sport. On July 7, 1896 at Springfield College the first game of "volleyball" was played. In 1900, a special ball was designed for the sport. In 1916, in the Philippines, an offensive style of passing the ball in a high trajectory to be struck by another player (the set and spike) was introduced. In 1917, the game was changed from 21 to 15 points. In 1920, three hits per side rules were instituted. In 1964, Volleyball was introduced to the Olympic games in Tokyo. In 1984, the US won their first medals at the Olympics in Los Angeles. The Men won the Gold and the Women the Silver. In 1990, the World League was created. In 1995, the sport of Volleyball was 100 years old! In 1995,University of Nebraska women's volley ball team were National Champions In 1996, 2-person beach volleyball was made an Olympic Sport. In 2000-01 University of Nebraska Women's Volleyball were National champions In 2004 the game was changed from 15 points to 25 points. Volleyball Rules - 1897 http://home.earthlink.net/~tfakehany/circa.html 1897 ASSOCIATION ATHLETIC LEAGUE HANDBOOK - VOLLEY BALL The game's first rules, from the Official Handbook of the Young Men's Christian Associations of North America. Volley Ball is a new game which is pre-eminently fitted for the gymnasium or the exercise hall, but which may also be played out-of-doors. Any number of persons may play the game. The play consists of keeping a ball in motion over a high net, from one side to the other, thus partaking of the character of two games -- tennis and hand ball. Play is started by a player on one side serving the ball over the net into the opponents' field or court. The opponents then, without allowing the ball to strike the floor, return it, and it is in this way kept going back and forth until one side fails to return it or it hits the floor. This counts a "score" for one side, or a" server out" for the other, depending on the side in point. The game consists of nine innings, each side serving a certain number of times, as per the rules, per inning. RULES OF VOLLEY BALL I. GAME The game consists of nine innings. II. INNING An inning consists of: when one person is playing on each side, one service each side; when two are playing on each side, two services each side; when three or more are playing on each side, three services each side. The man serving continues to do so until out by failure of his side to return the ball. Each man shall serve in turn. III. COURT The court or floor space shall be twenty-five feet wide and fifty feet long, to be divided into two square courts, twenty-five by twenty- five feet, by the net. Four feet from the net on either side and parallel with it shall be a line across the court, the Dribbling line. The boundary lines must be plainly marked so as to be visible from all parts of the court. Note--The exact size of the court may be changed to suit the convenience of the place. IV. NET The net shall be at least two feet wide and twenty-seven feet long, and shall be suspended from uprights placed at least one foot outside the sidelines. The top line of the net must be six feet six inches from the floor. V. BALL The ball shall be a rubber bladder covered with leather or canvas. It shall measure not less than twenty-five inches, nor more than twenty-seven inches in circumference, and shall weigh not less than nine ounces nor more than twelve ounces. VI. SERVER AND SERVICE The server shall stand with one foot on the back line. The ball must be batted with the hand. Two services or trials are allowed him to place the ball in the opponent's court (as in tennis). The server may serve into the opponents' court at any place. In a service, the ball must be batted at least ten feet, no dribbling allowed. A service which would strike the net, but which is struck by another of the same side before striking the net, if it goes over into the opponent's court, is good, but if it should go outside, the server has no second trial. VII. SCORING Each good service unreturned or ball in play unreturned by the side receiving counts one score for the side serving. A side only scores when serving, as a failure to return the ball in their part results in the server being put out. VIII. NET BALL A play, which hits the net, aside from first service, is called netball, and is equivalent to a failure to return, counting for the opposite side. The ball hitting the net on first service shall be called dead, and counts as a trial. IX. LINE BALL It is a ball striking the boundary line. It is equivalent to one out of court, and counts as such. X. PLAY AND PLAYERS Any number may play that is convenient to the place. A player should be able to cover about ten by ten feet. Should any player during play touch the net; it puts the ball out of play and counts against his side. Should any player catch or hold for an instant the ball, it is out of play and counts for the opposite side. Should the ball strike any object other than the floor and bound back into play, it is still in play. To dribble the ball is to carry it all the time, keeping it bouncing. When dribbling the ball no player shall cross the dribbling line, this putting the ball out of play and counting against him. Any player except the captain, addressing the umpire or casting any slurring remarks at him or any of the players on the opposite side, may be disqualified, and his side be compelled to play the game without him or a substitute, or forfeit the same.
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