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Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.
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court
Sports; Volleyball
The place where the game is played. The court is 18 meters (59 feet) long and 9 meters (29 feet 6 inches) wide.
covering the smash
Sports; Volleyball
When one player goes up to the net to smash the ball, their teammates will try to get on either side of them. They will do this because if the defensive team is able to block the ...
crossing space
Sports; Volleyball
This is the space above the net and between the two antennae where the ball must pass over during a rally.
dead ball
Sports; Volleyball
A dead ball occurs when the referee stops play or because play has stopped for some reason.
delay
Sports; Volleyball
If a team delays in making a substitution or delays the game in some other manner the referee will warn them. If there is a second delay by the same team, the penalty is the loss ...
dig
Sports; Volleyball
This is when a defensive player uses both arms, which are put together, in an attempt to return a ball that is hit hard and fast so there is not time for the defensive player to ...
double foul
Sports; Volleyball
When players from opposing teams commit a foul simultaneously. The point is re-played.
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