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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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 smash they will have ...

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 of the rally.

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 volley the ball back ...