Volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sports involving two teams seperated by a net. The game is played with each team hitting the ball to the opposing teams side with the object of preventing the ball from touching the gound on their side. Winners are determined by the first team to reach a certain point score, typically 21 or 11.

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serve

Sports; Volleyball

This is the name for the stroke, which is used at the start of each rally, to put the ball in play.

service area

Sports; Volleyball

This is the area of the court that the server serves from. This is located in the back right hand corner of the court outside of the Back Line and is a square area 3 meters (9 feet 9 inches) long and ...

service fault

Sports; Volleyball

When the server commits a foul while serving. The ball is given to the opposing team.

service jump

Sports; Volleyball

This refers to a player who jumps in the air while serving the ball. The player can then service with more power and have the ball go over the net at a lower trajectory.

serving around

Sports; Volleyball

See Rotation.

set

Sports; Volleyball

A set is a single game that usually lasts until one team has reached 15 points and has a lead of at least 2 points. See Rules of the Game for more information