OFFICIATING A VOLLEYBALL GAME
TERMS:
Volleyball
Team
Libero
Rally point
OFFICIATING OFFICIALS:
First Referee
Second Referee
Scorer
Linesmen
HAND SIGNALS IN OFFICIATING A VOLLEYBALL GAME
Individual, dual, and team sports
SPORTS ICON
Michael Jordan is considered by many basketball fanatics and experts as the greatest basketball player of all
time. But before he reached where he is right now, he went though one of his life’s lowest times. He was cut from
varsity basketball team. He pushed himself to be better by practicing harder to improve his skills and understand the
game better. The rest is history as he dominated the highest level of professional basketball and went on to become
sports icon.
TYPES OF SPORTS
Sports is an activity that requires physical actions and skills where individual or teams compete under a set of
rules. It is classified into individual, dual, or team sports. INDIVIDUAL SPORTS are played by one participant on each
competing side, DUAL SPORTS are played by two competing pairs, while TEAM SPORTS are played with three or more
players.
Some of the important aspects to consider in learning a sport are:
History – the inventor of the sport, country of origin, and development of the game.
Court dimensions/Venue – where the games are played (Indoor, Outdoor, or Both), size, different designs for male
and female, and safety procedures for players.
Equipment and Gear – proper protective gear, uniforms, and outfit which also involve safety of players and the
officials.
Technical and Tactical skills – technical skills are basics of playing the game (e.g., Basketball – dribble, shoot, pass)
while tactical skills are strategies to take advantage during the game.
Rules of the Game – set of rules on how the games is played, violations, penalties, how to score points, how many
players are allowed, etc.
Officiating – the officials of the game, their duties and responsibilities of calling for violations, penalties, points, etc.
and regulating fair play.
TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL SKILLS IN PLAYING SPORTS
In playing any sport, learning and developing skills help athletes improve in the game. These skills involves
physical training and strategies.
Technical Skills
These are basic or fundamental skills needed to play the game. These are required in all sports. It advances
in degrees or levels as a player practices or gets used to doing the skill. Examples of these are dribbling, passing, and
shooting in basketball, and ball reception, attacking/spiking, and setting in volleyball.
Tactical Skills
These are the decision-making skills or strategies used in different situations during the game. These may
vary depending on the trainor or coach, skill level of an athlete, or strenght and weakness of the opposing team. A
basic example is the use of quick pass and movement against a taller but slower opponent in basketball. The use of
tactical decision during a game is called game sense.
What are the health-related and skill-related fitness in sports/phisical activity?
Health-related physical fitness are the aerobic capacity, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and
body composition of an individual.
Skill-related physical fitness is sometimes called sports fitness or motor fitness. The skill-related physical
fitness is called as such because people who possess them find it easy to achieve high levels of performance in motor
skills. The components of skill-related physical fitness are agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, and
speed.
Initial Safety Equipment for sports
1. Protective Eyewear
2. HELMETS
3. Mouth Guards
4. Safety Pads and Guards
5. Proper Footwear and Athletic Shoes
Hydration
Keep your body hydrated with enough water or fluids during exercise or activity especially during hot
weather. Drink a cup of water minutes before exercise and every 15 minutes during your exercise to help your body
replenish lost fluids.
Perform Moderate Intensity Physical Activity.
It is better to perform physical activities with moderate intensity on a regular basis rather than occational
strenuous activities.
4. WEATHER CONDITION
Wear appropriate clothes for the weather. The clothing you wear have to make you feel a little cool at the start
of excercise. Wear light-colored clothes during sunny days as to not absorb too much heat and avoid overheating,
and put on sun protection.
What are sports values?
1. Fairness
2. Teambuilding
3. Equality
4. Discipline
5. Perseverance
6. Respect
7. Leadership Skills
8. Condidence
9.Commitment
10. Honesty
NATURE OF SOME INDIVIDUAL SPORTS
GYMNASTICS
It is a sport which requires considerable level of strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and
balance to perform gymnastics skills. This sport is a self-motivating activity which requires focus and
discipline so that one can manipulate the different parts of their body into different movement skills bot
static and dynamic stunts and tumbling.
Friedrich Jahn (1778-1852) known as the ‘Father of German Gymnastics’ was credited with his work for
developing heavy apparatus. Today, gymnastics were used as a conditioning training to improved physical
fitness needed for efficient athletic performance.
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