HISTORY, CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GAME, AND 1964

FACILITIES & EQUIPMENTS ▪ Volleyball became an Olympic sport at the

WEEK 2 Olympic games in Tokyo.
1962
Volleyball • Woman’s team winning the World
• is a sport played by two teams on a playing Championship.
court divided by a net. 1930
• Each team is allowed a maximum of three • Beach volleyball was introduced in California.
successive hits of the ball in order to return the 1986
ball to the opponent. ▪ First FIVB sanctioned World Championship was
held at RIO DE JANIERO.
I. HISTORY OF VOLLEYBALL 1996
▪ Beach volleyball was added to the roster of the
WILLIAM MORGAN Olympic games in ATLANTA,GEORGIA.
• Instructor in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.
• Invented volleyball and initially called it II. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
Mintonnete in 1895. COURT (INDOOR)
• 2.43 M (NET HEIGHT FOR MEN)
1897
• 2.24 M (NET HEIGHT FOR WOMEN)
• First Edition of official handbook of the Athletic • 7 M (MINIMUM CEILING HEIGHT)
League of the Young Men’s Christian • 9M (NET WIDTH)
Association. • 36’ (CENTER TO CENTER)
• 5 CM (CENTER LINE)
1916 • 3M (SERVING AREA)
• Rules issued jointly by YMCA and NCAA.
COURT (OUTDOOR)
1922 • 18-20 M (OUTSIDE COURT’S WIDTH)
• 5-6 M (SERVICE ZONE)
• First nationwide tournament in New York City. • 8 M (INSIDE COURT’S WIDTH)
1928 • 11.31 (SHORT DIAGONAL)
• 11.89 (LONG DIAGONAL)
• United States Volleyball Association USVBA was • 16 M (INSIDE COURT’S LENGTH)
formed.
NET
1944 • 2.72 M (NET’S HEIGHT)
• Women’s division was started. • 1.25-1.42M (BELOW NET’S HEIGHT)
• 80 CM (ABOVE NET’S HEIGHT)
1977 • 1 M (NET’S WIDTH)
POLE
• Senior Women’s division. • 2.55 M FROM THE GROUND
1947 BALL
• 65-67 CM(CIRCUMFERENCE)
• Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) • 20.7-21.3 CM(DIAMETER)
organized in Paris. • 260-280 G(WEIGHT)

1984 III. BASIC VOLLEYBALL UNIFORM AND GEAR

• Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) • JERSEY AND SHORTS
moved to Switzerland. • SHOES, SOCKS, AND KNEE PADS AREN’T
CONSIDERED TO BE PART OF THE UNIFORM
1923
• International volleyball competition began.
 PARTICIPANTS, AND RULES & REGULATIONS • In the case of 2-2 tie, the deciding set is played
WEEK 3 to 15 points with the minimum lead of two
points.
PARTICIPANTS (PLAYER)
• Team is composed of a maximum of 12 players. DEFAULT AND INCOMPLETE TEAM
• One specialized defensive player “LIBERO”. • If a team refuses to play after being summoned
• Those in the playing court assume the position to do so, it is declared in default and forfeits the
as LEFT FRONT, CENTER FRONT, RIGHT FRONT, match with the result 0-3 for the match 0-25 for
LEFT BACK, CENTER BACK, RIGHT BACK. each set.
• Must know and abide the official volleyball • A team that, without justifiable reason does not
rules. appear on the playing court on time is declared
TEAM CAPTAIN in default with the same result as above.
• A team that is declared INCOMPLETE for the set
• Indicated in the roster and identified inside the or for the match, loses the set or the match.
court.
• Represent the team in the toss. THE TOSS
• Authorized to speak to the referee while the ball • Before the match, the first referee carries out a
is out of play. toss to decide upon the first service and the
COACH sides of the court in the first set.
• If deciding set is to be played, a new toss will be
• Conducts the play of his team from outside the carried out.
playing court. • The toss is taken in the presence of the two
• Selects the starting line-ups, request substitute, team captains.
takes time-outs. • The winner of the toss chooses.
ASSISTANT COACH
WARM-UP SESSION
• Sits on the team bench but has no right to • Teams are entitled to a 6 minute warm-up
intervene in the match. period together at the net.
• If captain request separate warm-ups at the net,
• Should the coach have to leave the team, he
the teams may do so for 3 minutes each or 5
may at the request of the game captain with the
minutes each.
authorization of the 1st referee, assume the
coach’s functions.
TEAM LINE UP
RULES AND REGULATIONS • There must be six players per team in a play.
• The team’s starting line-up indicates the
TO SCORE A POINT
rotational order of the players on the court.
• Successfully grounding the ball the opponent's
court POSITIONS
• Opponent’s team commits a fault
• At the moment the ball is hit by the server, each
• Opponent’s commits penalty
team must be positioned within its own court in
• Playing fault
the rotational order.
• The position of players are determined and
TO WIN A SET
controlled according to the positions of their
• A set is won by the team which first scores 25
feet contacting the ground as follows.
points with a minimum lead of two points.
• Front row player must have at least a part of
his/her foot closer to the centerline.
TO WIN A MATCH
• Each right side player must have at least part of
• The match is won by the team that wins THREE
his/her foot closer to the right sideline.
SETS.
 POSITIONAL FAULT PLAYING ACTION: BALL IN THE NET
• If any player is not in his/her correct position at • A ball driven into the net maybe recovered
the moment the ball is hit by the server. within the limits of the three team hits, except
• If server commits a serving fault at the moment the service.
of the service hit, the server’s fault is counted • If the ball rips the mesh of the net, rally is
before a positional fault. cancelled and replayed.
ROTATION PLAYING ACTION: PLAYER AT THE NET
• Rotational order is determined by the team’s Reaching beyond the net
starting line-up, and controlled with the service • Blocker may touch the ball beyond the net.
order, and player’s positions throughout the set. • Player is permitted to pass his/her hand beyond
• When the receiving team has gained the right to the net after an attack-hit.
serve, its player rotate one position clockwise. SERVICE, ATTACK HITS & BLOCKING
ROTATIONAL FAULT Authorization of service
• A rotational fault is committed when the service • The first referee authorizes the service after
is not made according to the rotational order. having checked that the two teams are ready to
• Scorer should determine the exact moment play.
when the fault was committed and all points Execution of the service
scored subsequently by the team at fault must • The ball shall be hit with one hand or any part
be cancelled. of the arm after being tossed or released from
SUBSTITUTION OF PLAYERS the hands.
• A substitution is the act by which a player, • Only one toss or release of the ball is allowed.
enters the game to occupy the position of other • At the moment of the service, the server must
player, who must leave the court at that not touch the court, or the floor outside the
moment. service zone.
• A player who cannot continue playing due to • The server must hit the ball within 8 seconds
injury or illness, should be substituted legally. after the first referee whistles for service
• An expelled or disqualified player must be • A service executed before the referee’s whistles
substituted immediately through a legal is cancelled and repeated.
substitution.
PLAYING ACTION: STATES OF PLAY MISCONDUCT/SANCTIONS BASIC SKILLS IN VOLLEYBALL
Ball in play WEEK 5
• The ball is in play from the moment of the hit of
the service authorized by the first referee. MINOR MISCONDUCT
Ball out of play • It is the first referees duty to prevent the teams
• The ball is out of play at the moment of the fault from approaching the sanctioning level by
which is whistled by the referee. issuing a verbal or hand signal warning.
Ball “IN” MISCONDUCT LEADING TO SANCTIONS
• The ball is “in” when it touches the floor at the Rude Conduct
playing court including the boundary lines. • Action contrary to good manners or moral
Ball “OUT” principles, or expressing contempt.
The ball is “out” when: Offensive Conduct
• The part of the ball contacts the floor is • Defamatory or insulting words or gestures.
completely outside the boundary lines. Aggression
• It touches an object outside the court. • Physical attack or intended aggression.
• It crosses completely the lower space under the
net.
 SANCTION SCALE 3. SETTING
Penalty • A Volleyball Set is usually the second
• The first rude conduct in the match by any team contact that a team makes with the ball.
member is penalized with the loss of rally. • A Setter should put the ball in the air in a
Expulsion way that the attacker can drive the ball into
• A team member who is sanctioned by expulsion the opponent’s court.
shall not play for the rest of the set and must • The player needs to be careful to touch the
remain seated in the penalty area with no other ball with both hands at the same time.
consequences.
Disqualification 4. SPIKING
• A team member who is sanctioned by • spiking is the offensive play where a
disqualification must leave the Competition player swings the ball with their palm
Control Area for the remainder of the match sharply downwards over the net and
with no other consequences. into the opposing court, making it
APPLICATION OF MISCONDUCT SANCTIONS difficult for the opposing team to
• All misconduct sanctions are individual recover the ball.
sanctions, remain in force for the entire
match and are recorded on the scoresheet. 5. BLOCKING
• The repetition of misconduct on the same team • An action taken by players by standing
member in the same match is sanctioned or jumping at the front of the net to
progressively stop or alter an opponent’s attack.
• Expulsion or disqualification due to offensive
conduct or aggression doesn't require a
previous sanction.
SANCTION CARDS
• Warning
• Penalty
• Expulsion
• Disqualification
BASIC SKILLS IN VOLLEYBALL
1. SERVING
• It is the attempt to drive the ball into the
opponents court.
Basic Serve:
• Underhand Serve – easiest way to learn how to
start a game of volleyball.
• Overhand Serve -

2. PASSING
• The ability to prevent the ball from touching
one’s court by bumping or passing the ball
Two types of Passing:
• Forearm pass - A ball played off the forearms in
an underhand manner.
• Overhead pass - is a ball handling skill used to
direct the ball to the target by contacting the
ball with both hands.