Quarter 2
Lesson 3
Nature and Background
of Sport (Volleyball)
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This lesson was written for you to describe the
nature and background of the sport, execute the
skills involved in it, displays tolerance and
acceptance of individuals with varying skills
and abilities.
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At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
identify the nature and background of
volleyball
appreciate it as sport through executing the
skills involves in it.
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DRIBBLING DIG THROW STRIKE
PITCH
SHOOT CHEST PASS
SPIKE
NET BOUNCE PASS OVERHEAD PASS
SET JUMP SERVE ANTENNA
POLES SIDEARM SERVICE HOMERUN
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Learning Task 1: Study the pictures. Identify the
scrambled letters about the nature and background of
volleyball sport.
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Learning Task 3: Write the benefits that
you can derive from playing volleyball
sport with the help of your guardian or
older sibling. Write your answer in your
answer sheet.
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Nature and Background of Volleyball
William G. Morgan
Director of Physical Education
in Young Men’s Christian
Association in Holyoke,
Massachusetts, USA,
February 9, 1895
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The elements of basketball, tennis, baseball, and
handball are combined together to create this sport.
“mintonette” until a professor from Springfield College in
Massachusetts noticed the volleying nature of the game
and proposed the “volleyball” as a name of the sport.
The Federation Internationale De Volleyball (FIVB) was
founded in 1947 and they govern the all forms of
Volleyball on a global level.
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1. COURT DIMENSIONS
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2. The Net
It is above the center line. For the
women competition, it is 7 feet and 4
inches above the ground and 8 feet
above for men.
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3. The Pole
It is set 36 feet apart and 3 feet
further out from the sidelines.
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4. The Antenna
It is attached to the net at each end.
The purpose of the antenna is to give
the referee and players an aid to
judge if the ball is in play or out of
bound. It is often red and white in
color. The patters consist of a large
red part followed by a large white part
repeatedly.
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5. Ceiling Height
The height of the ceiling should be 23
feet or higher.
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6. Ball
It is spherical ball made from leather
or synthetic leather with the circum-
ference of 25.6” - 26.4” and weight of
9.2-9.9 oz.
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The game is played by two teams with six players each.
To gain score, the player should hit the ball using the
hands over the net into the opponent’s court in such a
manner that the opponent is unable to return the ball.
Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on
the other team's court under organized rules
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The match can lasts for more than one hour to one
hour and 30 minutes, but the clock is not a factor, the
game continues until one team has won three games.
The first four sets are played to 25 points, but when the
match goes to a fifth set, this game is only played to 15
points. To win a set, a team should win by two points.
The first team to win the three games wins the match.
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1. The official court measurement must be 18 meters by 9 meters.
2. To start the game, the server may serve from anywhere behind the
end line, either overhand or underhand, into the opposing team's side
of the court.
3. The opponent team is permitted a maximum of three touches
before sending the ball back over the net.
4. The player is not allowed to touch twice the ball in a row, but they
are allowed to hit the ball on the first and third contact.
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5. The ball must be hit, not caught.
6. The serving team receives a point if the opponent fails to return
the ball over the net, hit the ball out of bound or commit a
violation.
7. When the team wins the point, then they go to serve.
8. Every time a team wins the serve from the other team, the
players rotate their position on court clockwise so that everyone
gets a chance to serve.
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Put the ball in play
A. Underhand Service
To serve, the player holds the ball in one hand. Swing the right arm
back-ward transfer weight to the front foot and strikes the ball from
the bottom with a fist.
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B. Overhand Service
To serve the ball, the player should toss the ball above the head and
hit it by extending the arm..
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C. Sidearm Service
To serve, the player should drawn the right arm from the back and then
swing it forward to hit the ball. The ball may be hit directly or it may toss
into the air a few inches high. Hitting the must follows through parallel
to floor.
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ACE
when the ball lands directly onto the court or travels outside
the court after being touched by an opponent.
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attempt by a team to properly handle the opponent's serve, or any form
of attack
The most important skill in playing volleyball. If the player can’t pass the
ball after the serve, then the team can’t make a point.
How to pass the ball
1. For the ready position, the players needs to bent their knees.
2. The forefingers perpendicular and the thumb are parallel to each other.
3. The player must straighten their arms to hit the ball either by arms or
wrist.
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The ability to prevent the ball from touching one's court after a spike or
attack, particularly a ball that is nearly touching the ground.
It is defensive maneuver that the player save the team from the attack or
spike of the offensive team. It is almost the same with pass, but in dig the
play-er use different part of their body part such as foot, hands, arms and
some-times legs just to save the ball.
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The main goal of setting is to put the ball in the air in such a way that it can be
driven by an attack into the opponent's court.
It is tactical skill that the player receive the ball and direct it to the player
who can spike it in the opponent’s court.
How to set the ball:
The player who will receive the ball needs to make sure that their hands fit
in the shape of the ball to toss above the head through pushing the ball
and extending their
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The object of attacking is to handle the ball so that it lands on
the opponent's court and cannot be defended.
It is an act of slamming the ball in downward motion across the net to the
opponents court.
How to spike the ball?
Step the right foot followed by the left foot. Then, jump and hit the ball.
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It is an action taken by the player to stand or jump in the front of
the net to stop the opponent’s attack.
How to block the ball.
1. For the ready position the player should bend their knees
and elbow and the arms are raise in the front of the face.
2. The blocker must be alert and prepared to run left or
right when the setter set the to the spiker.
3. The blocker should jump straight with extended arms and
spread fingers to successfully alter the opponents attack.
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a rally continues until…
RALLY a team makes a kill
a team commits a fault and loses
Keeping the ball in play the rally
Common faults includes:
Causing the ball to touch the ground
Catching and Throwing the ball
Double hit
Four consecutive contacts
Net Foul
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Performance Task
Learning Task 5:
Perform the Drill A for 2 minutes without letting the ball fall on
the ground. Count how many hits can you make in the given
time. In your answer sheet record and write your experience
about it. Attach a Photo/Video Documentation of the activity.
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