Thislearningpackethastwoparts:(1)Texttoreadand(2)Questionsandpuzzles

VOLLEYBALL

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INSTRUCTIONS

ThisLearningPackethastwoparts:(1)texttoreadand(2)questionsandpuzzles.

Thetextdescribesaparticularsportorphysicalactivity,andrelatesitshistory,rules,playingtechniques,scoring,notesandnews.

TheResponseForms(questionsandpuzzles)checkyourunderstandingandappreciationofthesportorphysicalactivity.

INTRODUCTION

Volleyballisapopularsportwhichcanbeplayedbothindoorsandoutdoors.Itappealstopeopleofallagesandskilllevels.Itisfast-paced,withconstantjumpingandrun- ning,andthusprovidesastrenuousaerobicworkout.Italsorequiresmentalalertnessandquick,precisephysicalreactions.

ManyassociatevolleyballwiththebeachesofsouthernCaliforniaandinfact,anumberofprofessionalplayersgottheirstartby playingbeachvolleyball.However,vol-leyballispopularnotonlyonthebeaches,butinvirtuallyeverycountryoftheworld. In1964,itwasofficiallyrecognizedaspartoftheOlympicGames.

HISTORYOFTHEGAME

VolleyballoriginatedinMassachusettsin1895whenthedirectorofalocalYMCAused thebladderofabasketballforaballandatennisnetasthefirstvolleyballnet.Thegamewas regulated by theYMCAuntil 1928 when the UnitedStatesVolleyballAssociationwasfounded.

HOWVOLLEYBALLISPLAYED

Thename“volleyball”isnotanentirelyaccuratedescriptionofthissport.Theobjectof thegameishittheballoverthenetinsuchawaythattheopposingteamcannotreturnit.

Volleyballisplayedonacourtabout30feetwidebyabout60feetlong.Thenetisthreefeethighandspansthewidthoftheplayingarea.Thetopofthenetispositionedabouteightfeet(inmen’svolleyball)fromthefloororplayingsurface.Themodernvolleyballisaboutthesizeofasoccerballandweighsbetweeennineandtenounces.

Thegameisplayedbytwoopposingteams,withsixplayersoneachteam.Oncetheballisputintoplay,itis“volleyed”backandforthbetweentheteammatesuptothreetimesbeforeitishitoverthenetoruntilitfallstothefloor, ishitoutofboundsorateamcommitsafoul.Thesameplayermaynotmakeahittwiceinarow.Eveniftheballhitsaplayerbyaccident,itcountsasoneofthethreetouchesallowedperside.However,ifaplayerblocksaspike,theblockisnotconsidereda“hit.”

VOLLEYBALLSCORINGSYSTEMS

RALLYPOINTSCORING

Theteamwinningarallyscoresapoint.Whenthereceivingteamwinsarally,itgainsapointandtherighttoserve,anditsplayersrotateonepositionclockwise.Thebestthreeoffivegameswillwinmatches.Eachnon-decidinggamewillbewonbytheteamthatfirstscores25pointswithaminimumtwo-pointadvantage.Ifthereisadecidinggame,itwillbewonbytheteamthatfirst scores15pointswithaminimumtwo-pointadvantage.

SIDEOUTSCORING

Onlytheservingteammayscoreapoint,exceptinthedecidinggamewhenrally-pointscoringisused.Whenthereceivingteamwinsarally,itgainstherighttoserve(alsoscoringapointin

thedecidinggame),anditsplayersrotateonepositionclockwise.Rotationensuresthatplayersplayatboththenetandthebackzoneofthecourt.

Ateamwinsagamebyscoring15pointswithatwo- pointadvantageandwinsthematchbywinningthebestofthreeorfivegames.Intheeventofa16-16tie,theteamscoringthe17thpointwinsanon-decidinggamewithonlyaone-pointadvantage.Inadecidinggamethereisnopointcap.

Almostallschoolshavechangedfrom“SideoutScor- ing”to“RallyPointScoring.”Rallyscoringlooksverysimilartoaside-outgame,withthemaindifferencebe-ingapointscoredeverytimetheballisblowndead.

Whatconstitutesamatchwhenyourallyscore?Teamswillplaythebestthreeoutof fivegames.“Game-point”forthefirstfourgameswillbe25points.(Youmustwinby twopoints.)Thefifthanddecidinggameisplayedto15.(Again,youmustwinby2 points.)

Howmuchtimeshouldbeallottedformatchesthatarerallyscored?Mostthreeoffiverallymatchesendinthreegames.Theapproximatelengthoftimeforagame(notincludingwarm-up)islessthan20minutes.Three-gamematchestakeapproximately60minutes,whilefive-gamematchestakeapproximately90minutes.Thenatureofvolleyballal-lowsgamestobesubstantiallyshorterwhenoneteamisstrongandanotherweak.Rallyscoringnolongeraccommodateslongnon-scoringperiodsduringagameormatch.

Whatisthe“letserve?”The“letserve”isaballthatwhen served,hitsthenet withouttouchingthenetantennaandcontinuesacrossthenetintotheopponent’scourt.Theletserveisaplayableliveball.Theletserveisastrategyusedtokeepthegamemovingwithfewerinterruptionsinplay.

Withthe“letserve”thereisnolongeraneedtotouchthenetwhengivingthesignaltoserve.

Time-outs:Eachteamisallowedamaximumoftwotime-outspergame.Atime-outisamaximumof60seconds,althoughplaymay resume sooner if both teams are ready prior to 60 seconds.

Extratime-outsarenotgrantedduringrallyscoring,noraretime-outaccumulativedur- ingamatch.

Agamehasatotalof25pointsexceptindecidinggames.Ifateamfailstoserveproperly,returntheball,orcommitsanyotherfault,theopponentwinstherallyandscoresthepoint.Eachgamemustbewonbyatwo-pointmargin.Amatchconsistsof thebestthreeoffivegames.Theteamwhichwinsthreegamesisthewinnerofthematch.

Volleyballrequiresareferee,whogenerallyhasthefinalword regardingpoints in dispute, anumpire who assists the referee,ascorekeeper,atimekeeperandlinesmen.Eventhoughtheremaybeofficialspresentduringagame,playerswhocommitfoulsareexpectedtocallouttheirownmistakes.

SKILLSANDTECHNIQUES

THEREADYPOSITIONANDJUMP

Oneofthebasicpositionsinvolleyballiscalledthe“readyposition.”Thekneesareslightlybentwithhandsatwaistlevelandelbowsnearthebodytoallowtheplayertoconcentrateontheball.Playersshouldlearnthispositionsothattimeisnotwastedwhen theballishit.Jumpingisalwaysdonenearthenet.Playersshouldpracticejumpingso thattheydonottouchthenet,orbumpintoorinjureotherplayers.Theyshouldalsorememberalwaystojumpparalleltothenet.

THESERVE:OVERHANDANDUNDERHAND

Servingisacrucialskillforthevolleyballplayertolearn.Thecardinalrulesofservingaresimple:donotsteponaboundaryline,andgettheballoverthenet.

Theoverhandserveisthemostpopularandeffectiveserve.Itissimilartoatennisserve.Theballisthrownintotheairsothatitrisesafewfeetabovetheserver’shead.Astheballcomesdown,therightarm(ifyouareright-handed)israisedupandbackwhiletheelbowcomesforward.Thearmisthenextendedattheelbowandtheserverhitstheballwiththeheelofthehand.

Theunderhandserveisagoodserveforbeginnerstouse.Itissimplyanotherwayof gettingtheballoverthenet.Theballisheldinonehandandhitbytheheeloftheotherhand.Theunderhandserveisgenerallynotaseffectiveastheoverhandserve.

THEPASSORSET

Thepassisadifficultmoveformanybeginningplayers.Thisskilllookseasierthanitactuallyiswhenperformed.Oncetheballisserved,theplayerwhowillpasstheballgetsintopositionundertheballwithkneesbent,handsupandfingerscupped.Allthefingersandthetwothumbscontacttheball,buttheballdoesnottouchthepalmofthehand.

Whentheballisintheairovertheservingside’scourt,itmaybepasseduptothreetimesbeforeitisreturnedoverthenet.Oneplayercannotpasstheballtwiceinarow.

Notethatoverheadpassesarenotusedwhenthereturningballisa“spike.”

THESPIKE

Thespikeisoneofthemostdifficultplaysinvolleyball:aplayerhastorun,jumpandhittheballtoaspecificspotontheothersideofthenet.However,itisthebestoffensivemoveinvolley-ball,anditshouldbelearned.

Generally,aspikedballishitwithanopenhand.However,unlessaplayerisquiteexperienced,spikingaballcansometimesresultintheballgo- ingoutofboundsorintothenet.Rememberthatpracticeintiming,jumpingandhittingarerequiredtospikecorrectly.Aspikedball,hitproperly,canmoveuptoahundredmilesanhour.

THEFOREARMBOUNCEPASS-BUMP

Thebumpisusedforreceivingservesandspikeballs.Thisshotiseasytoexecutebecausetheballsimplybouncesorbumpsofftheclaspedhands,wristsorforearms.

Thepurposeofthisshotistobouncetheballintotheairsothatateammatecangetunderittomakeaset-up(amoveusuallyusedtodirecttheballtothespiker).

ONE-HANDBOUNCE PASS-DIG

Thisisarecoveryshot,andisusediftheballreceivedislowandofftothesideofaplayer.Ifyoucannotmakeabumppass,useadigorsavepassinstead.Inthismove,thehandsarecupped.Theyarethenplacedundertheballjustbeforeithitsthefloor.

THEBLOCK

Thismoveisusedchieflyasadefensivepositiontostopspikedballs.Aswithspiking,timingisimportantinblocking.

Aplayermustanticipateanopponent’sspikeandpositionhimorherselfaccordingly.Theblockerthenjumpsjustafterthespikerhasjumped.Theblocker’s armsshouldbeextendedupwardwithfingersspreadwideapart.Thisallowstheballtobounceofftheheelsoftheblocker’shandsandlandontheoppositesideofthenet.

Thisistheonlymoveinvolleyballthatallowstheplayer’shandstogo overthetopofthenet.

EQUIPMENTANDCLOTHING

Standardclothingforplayingvolleyballiscomfortablesportswearwhichallowsforfreemovement.Gymshoesareamustsincemostgymsdonotallowanyoneonthefloorinregularshoes.Whenplayedonthebeach,attirerangesfromgymclothestoswimsuits.Manyplaybarefootinthesand.

VOLLEYBALLNOTESANDNEWS(Informationtakenfromavarietyof

sourcesincludingESPN,NCAA,Wikipediaandnewspapers)

TheNCAAChampionship

TheNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation(NCAA)isanorganizationofcollegesanduniversitiesthatpromotesathleticcompetition.Volleyballisoneofmanysports sanctionedbytheNCAAforbothmenandwomen.ThefollowinginformationcoversDivisionIchampionships.

Men’sChampionship

ShawnSangreyhadagame-high30killsandtheOhioStateBuckeyesralliedtobeatUCSantaBarbara20-25,25-20,25-19,22-25,15-9towintheirfirstNCAAmen’svol-leyballcrown.

It’sjustthethirdtimeateamoutsideoftheWesthasclaimedthetitle.PennStatewon in1994and2008.

The Gauchos(18-15) trailed2-1 but tookthe fourthset inpart tostellar playat thenetbyfieryleaderJeffMenzel.Hefinishedwith12killsandCullenIronshad16.

ButOhioState(26-6)closedthematchwitha5-0run,cappedbyablockon MenzelthatstartedtheBuckeyes’partyinHappyValley.

TheBuckeyeswerepushedtothelimitandrespondedinthefinalset.Sangrey’spowerfulrightarmover- whelmedtheGauchos,andsetterStevenKehoedeftlysetuptheoffensewith65assists.Kehoewonthetourna-mentMVPaward.

Women’sChampionship

BlairBrown,AlyssaD’ErricoandArielleWilson,takeabow.

AyearafterhelpingthePennStatewomen’svolleyballteamtoanunprecedentedthird-consecutiveNCAADivisionIchampionship,theseniortriocontributedtotheprogram’s legacybyaddinganotherchampionshipinfrontof14,032fansattheSprintCenter.

Insweepingseventh-seededCalifornia,25-20,27-25,25-20,todenytheGoldenBears(30-4)theirfirst-evertitle,thefourth-seededNittanyLions(32-5)gaveveterancoachRussRosehisfifth.

NodoubtAVCANationalFreshmanoftheYearandNCAAChampionshipsMostOut- standingPlayer DejaMcClendon hopesto do thesame asher senior counterparts.The6-1outsidehitterhad16killsinherfirstfinalappearance.

Brown,anAll-Americanopposite,had18killsand10digs.Wilson,anAll-Americanmiddlehitter,added12killsandhitamatch-high.391,finishinghercareerwitha.468 hittingpercentage,anewDIrecord.D’Erricohad13digs.

PennStatewentundefeatedthepasttwoseasons,andlostjusttwomatchesin2007, givingthetrioa142-7careerrecordatPennState.

JuniorAll-Americanoutsidehitter TarahMurreyhad16killsandAVCAPlayeroftheYearCarliLloyd33assistsand11digsforCalifornia.

TheGoldenBearshadtwosetpointsinthesecondset,butcouldn’tpullitout.Withthescoretiedat25,back-to-backkillsbyBrowngavePennStatea2-0leadinthematch.

Midwaythroughthethirdset,freshmanAliLongowentbacktoservewiththeNittanyLionstrailingbytwo,butherthreeserviceacescombinedwiththreeBrownkillsandonefromfreshmanArielScottgavetheNittanyLionsa17-12cushion.

Rosewasquicktopointoutthecontribu-tionsofplayerssuchasfreshmanmiddlehitterKatieSlay,whosekillendedthematchand sentthe NittanyLions intocel-ebrationmode.

Itwasthefirsttimethattwoteamshavemetfourconsecutiveyearsintheregionals,semisorfinals,butunfortunatelyforCalifornia,theresultwasthesameeachtime.Penn StatealsoendedCal’sseasoninthe2009GainesvilleRegionalfinal,the2008UniversityParkRegionalfinaland2007nationalsemifinal.

Futurevolleyballruleschanges

Inwomen’svolleyball,theNCAAPlayingRulesOversightPanelapprovedafutureruleschangethatcallsforeithertheliberoorherteammatestowearasolid-coloredjerseystartingin2013.Thelibero’sshirtorjerseymustbeinclearcontrasttotheothermembersoftheteam.

Therationalefortheruleschangeistoallowforaneasierdelineationforofficials,who arehavingtroubledistinguishingliberosfromotherplayersbecausetheuniformsare

similar.

Thedelayinimplementationuntil2013istoprovideinstitutionswithadvancenoticeof therulebeforepurchasinguniformsinthefuture.

Thepanelalsoapprovedachangeinthesequenceofsignalsbytherefereeafterapointisscored.Therulegoesintoeffectin2012andrequirestherefereetofirstsignalwhichteamisservingthenextpoint,thensignalthenatureofthecall.ThissequenceisbeingusedinUSAVolleyballandininternationalvolleyballmatches.

VolleyballisalsoanOlympicsport.Atthe2008Olympics,bothwomenandmenhad12teamsincompetition.

Medalistsinthe2008BeijingOlympicIndoorandBeachVolleyballcompetitionarelistedbelow.

IndoorCompetition:Men’s:

GOLD- USA

SILVER-BRAZIL

BRONZE-RUSSIANFEDERATION

Women’s:

GOLD-BRAZILSILVER- USA BRONZE - CHINA

BeachCompetition:Men’s:

GOLD-UNITEDSTATES

SILVER-BRAZILBRONZE-BRAZIL

Women’s:

GOLD-UNITEDSTATESSILVER- CHINA BRONZE - CHINA

Inadditiontothesenationalandinternationalcontests,localvolleyballcompetitionsareheldinmoststates.Checkyourlocalschoolsandvolleyballassociationsforcoverage.

Youcanalsofindoutmorebyvisitingthesevolleyballwebsitesontheinternet:

STUDENTRESPONSEPACKET

VOLLEYBALL

NAME

DATE

WHATTODO

Thefollowingquestionswillhelpyoutohaveagreaterappreciationandunderstand-ingofvolleyball.Writeyouranswersinthespacesbelowthequestions.Ifthereisnotenoughroom,writeonthebacksofthesesheets.Beneat,spellcorrectly,andwriteincompletesentences.

1.Whyisvolleyballconsideredtobesuchagoodaerobicexercise?

2.Howmanytotalpointscanbescoredinagameofvolleyball?

3.Whatistheonlymoveinvolleyballwheretheplayer’shandsareallowedabovethenet?

4.Whatistheonlymoveinvolleyballwhereaplayer’shandsareallowedabovethenet?

5.Whatis“thereadyposition”involleyballandhowisitused?

6.Whatisanoverhandserve?

7.Whatisanunderhandserve?

8.Whatisapassandhowisitused?

9.Howisaspikeballhit?

10.Howisablockused?

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Date:

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Across:

1.Defensivetechniquetostopspikedballs

2.Thispersonassiststhereferee

4. Theyassistthereferee

7.Firstvolleyballwasmadeofthisfromabasketball

8.Mainofficialforavolleyballgame

9.Thetopofthenetisfeetfromthe

floorinmen’svolleyball

10.Itis30feetwideand60feetlong

15.Totalpointsina“deciding”game

17.Thenumberofplayersonavolleyballteam

18.Organizationofcollegesanduniversi-ties thatpromotesathleticcompetition

19.Theballisputintoplaywiththis

20.Atypeofone-handpass

21.Mostpopularservetechnique

Down:

1.Theforearmbouncepass-

2.Toservewiththeheelofthehand

3.Bestthreeoffivegames

5.Fastoffensivehittoaspecificspot

6.Itisthreefeethighandislocatedinthecenterofthecourt

7.The2008Olympicswasheldhere

11.Inrallypointscoringtheteamwinningthisscoresapoint

12.Institutionwherevolleyballwasfounded

13.Usually,onlytheservingteamscoresapointwiththistypeofscoring

14.Thepalmdoesnottouchtheballduringa

16. Mostnumberoftimestheballcanbevolleyedbeforeitishitacrossthenet