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In 1895 Prof. William G.
Morgan a graduate of the In 1920, the three hits per side were allowed and
Springfield College of the Young Men’s Christian back row Attacks rules were instituted.
Association (YMCA) develop the game of In 1922, the first YMCA national championship
volleyball, initially called “mintonette’ after were held in Brooklyn, NY. Twenty- seven teams
theinvention of basketball in 1891. He designed the from 11 states were represented.
game to be a combination of basketball, baseball,
softball, and tennis. In 1930, the beach volleyball games was
introduced consisting of two men a side.
Before the development of volleyball, basketball
game became popular recreational for men. In 1947, federation International De Volley-Ball
Unfortunately some people particulary by older “FIVB’, The international governing body of the
businessman rejected the basketball because of volleyball was founded.
the body contact and the roughness of the game.
He comes up with the idea of hitting the basketball In 1964, volleyball was introduced to the Olympic
back and forth by hand. He also considered the Games in Tokyo as a medal sport.
game tennis, but rejected the idea because of the
sport required balls, racquets and nets which too In 1974, the word championship was held in
expensive. Mexico.
However the concept of the net was a good idea to
In 1986, Women’s Professional Volleyball
divide the players. He put the net which is six feet
Association (WPVA)was formed.
and six inches in height between two groups of
participants. Then the developed some rules and a
mintonette was developed. In 1995, marked the 100 years of the volleyball
sport.
1896 - Alfred Halstead, who is also a faculty
member changed the name mintonette to volleyball In 1996, two person beach volleyball became an
after the game demonstration of Morgan. Olympic sport.
1912 - the new version. Of the rules started. The

court, height of the net and the ball were
standardized, and the rules requiring the players to
rotate clockwise before a serve was established.
1916- the YMCA and the NCAA changes such as

the height of the net become 8fee, the game score
set at 15, and the winner of the match the team that
won two out of three games.
The popularity of the sport is rapidly rising as a

recreational and professional sport; participate and
as a Spector sport.
The ball made of leather or synthetic leather,
In 1910, the games was introduced in the spherical and have circumference of 65-67, a
Philippines by Elwood Brown. weight of 260-280 g and an inside pressure of 0.30-
0.325 kg/cm2.0
In 1913, Volleyball was played in Far Eastern
Championship games (Manila). A TEAM IS MADE UP TO 12PLAYERS (6
STARTING PLAYERS), 1 COACH, AND 1 ASST.
In 1916 “attack” which is an offensive skill of hitting COACH.
the ball in a high trajectory was introduced in the
Philippines.
In 1917,the scoring system was changed from 21 to

15 points (side out).
THE GAME IS A RALLY POINT SYSTEM, THERE Assist. A ball pass or a set to a teammates, who
WILL BE A SCORE ONCE THEY COMMITTED attacks or hits the ball to the opposite court.
ERROR OR FAULT REGARDLESS IF THE TEAM
IS SERVING OR RECEIVING TEAM. FOR EVERY Attack the offensive action of hitting the ball; the
SET, THERE WILL BE A TWENTY FIVE 25 attempt by one team to terminate the play by hitting
POINTS. the ball opposite court.
Attack line. A three –meter line parallel to the net;
A MATCH IS WON WHEN THE TEAM HAS WON the attack line separates the front –row players
THREE SET OUT OF FIVE OR IN A SHORT from the back row players.
MATCH, WHEN TEAM HAS TWO SETS OUT OF
THREE. Attacker. Also known as the ‘hitter’ or the spikers a
TOSSING THE COIN OR TOSS COIN IS DONE player who attempts to hit the ball offensively with
BY THE TEAM CAPTAINS BEFORE THE START the purpose of terminating the play in his or her
OF THE FIRST GAME AND ANOTHER TOSS team favor.
COIN FOR THE DECIDING SET IF NEEDED. THE
WINNING TEAM CAPTAIN CAN CHOOSE Back row attack. An attack in which a back row
SERVICE OR PREFERRED SIDE OF THE players jumps from behind the nine meter line.
COURT.
Ready position. The flexed yet comfortable posture
Positions and zones are important. The players in a player assumes before moving to the point of
the front zones are called the right front (zone 2), contact.
center front (zone 3), and left front (zone 4). The
three back row players are the left back called Rotation. The clockwise movement of players
(zone 5), the center back (zone6), and the server or around the court and through the serving position.
right back (zone 1).
Serve. The act of putting the ball in play.
After the side out the new server moves from the
right front zone ( zone 2) to the ( zone 1). Player
Set. The tactical skill in which a ball is directed to a
rotate clockwise.
point where a player can attack or hit into the
opponents court.
Each team is allowed to have two times outs per Setter. The player who makes the set to the
set. Time outs are 30 seconds long. attackers.
For the substitution, a starting players can be Side out. Occurs when the receiving team
replaced one time per set. The substitution players successfully puts the ball away against the serving
cannot return to the game once he or she replaced team, or when the serving team commits an
by the original players. Substitution made six times unforced error, the receiving team thus gains the
per set (international rules) right to serve.
In the first contact, there will no double violation;
the players may hit the ball with any part of the
Spike. Also ‘hit’ or attack, a ball contacted with
body.
force by a player on the offensive team with the
intent to terminate the ball on the opponents’ floor
Only three touches or contacts are allowed per side or off the opponents blockers.
of the net. A fourth contact will be violation. For
common scenario pass, set, and attack would be
Target area. The area towards which the pass is
the three normal contacts that a team would make.
directed the setter is released into this area to
The ball can be hit over the net with one and two
prepare to set.
contacts are also allowed. A block is not counted as
one of the three contacts.
Transition. The terms for changing from offense to
Ace. An successful in-bound legal service, resulting
defense to defense.
in a point for the serving team.
Underhand pass. Same as a bump or dig pass.
Antenna. The vertical red and white flexible rods
along the outside edge of the net; they extend 32
inches above the net and indicate out of bounds Volley. An overhand pass or set of the ball.
along the sideline.
Zones. A numbering system that adesignation the
placement of a players or the target area of the ball.
RIGHT POSITIONING OF PLAYERS ON THE

VOLLEYBALL GAME IS IMPORTANT. KNOWING
OF THEIR ROLES MAKES THE TEAM
DIFFERENT, EACH POSITION PLAYS A
SPECIFIC KEY ROLE IN THE WINNING A
MATCH. THERE ARE 5 POSITIONS IN THE
VOLLEYBALL GAME. SETTER, OUTSIDE
HITTER/ LEFT SIDE HITTER, MIDDLE HITTER
RIGHT SIDE HITTER AND LIBERO DEFENSIVE
SPECIALIST.
SETTER - Is the called the heart of the team.

Always in charge for the second ball touch. The
main goal is to set the ball in the air where the
attackers may hit the ball into opponents court.
LIBEROS- Also known as defensive specialist.

Defensive players who are receiving the attacks or
serve. Libero means ‘free’ in Italian, they have the
ability to substitute for any back row players of the
game. They are not allowed to play in the front
zone. For us to known who is libero is, liberos wear
a jersey different their teammates.
MIDDLE BLOCKER OR MIDDLE HITTER - The

quicker of the team and can perform fat attacks.
They are also specialized in blocking to stop the
fast play made by the opponent.
OUTSIDE HITTERS OR LEFT SIDE HITTER - The

consistent attackers of the team and gets the most
of the rally. They attack near the left antenna. The
outside hitter may take a longer approach from
court sideline.
OPPOSITE HITTER OR RIGHT SIDE HITTER -

They are the blockers of the opposite team. They
are also the back up setters. They carry the
defensive workload in the front area.

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In 1895 Prof. William G.

1912 - the new version. Of the rules started. The

1916- the YMCA and the NCAA changes such as

The popularity of the sport is rapidly rising as a

In 1917,the scoring system was changed from 21 to

RIGHT POSITIONING OF PLAYERS ON THE

SETTER - Is the called the heart of the team.

LIBEROS- Also known as defensive specialist.

MIDDLE BLOCKER OR MIDDLE HITTER - The

OUTSIDE HITTERS OR LEFT SIDE HITTER - The

OPPOSITE HITTER OR RIGHT SIDE HITTER -

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