Volleyball Terms

Front 1

Ace

Back 1

Serve that your opponent cannot pass. Immediately gets a point

Front 2

Antenna

Back 2

Vertical rods attached at the edges of the net 30 ft apart.

Front 3

Attack line

Back 3

A line 10 ft from the net that serrated the front row players from the back row players. "10 ft line"

Front 4

Back Court

Back 4

The area from the end lineman the attack line

Front 5

Bump

Back 5

A common term for forearm passing

Front 6

Bump pass

Back 6

The use of joined forearms to pass or set a ball in an underhand manner

Front 7

Centerline

Back 7

The boundary that runs directly under the net and divides the court

Front 8

Dig

Back 8

Passing a spiked of rapidly hit ball. Slang for passing an attached ball close to the floor

Front 9

Dink

Back 9

A legal push of the ball around or over blockers

Front 10

Double hit

Back 10

Successive hits or contacts by the same player (illegal)

Front 11

Float serve

Back 11

Serve which does not spin or rotate and therefore moves in an erratic path. This is similar to a "knuckle ball" pitch in baseball.

Front 12

Forearm pass

Back 12

Hit the ball with the your forearm

Front 13

Foul

Back 13

A violation of the rules

Front 14

Free ball

Back 14

A ball that will be returned by a lass rather than a spike. Usually called aloud by the defense instructing players to move into serve receive positions.

Front 15

Held Ball

Back 15

A ball that comes to test during contact resulting in a foul

Front 16

Hit

Back 16

An attack by an offensive player in attempt to make the ball hit the floor on their opponent's side. Also called a spike

Front 17

Hitter

Back 17

Also "spiker" of "attacker"

Front 18

Jump serve

Back 18

A serve that is started by the server tossing the ball into the air and jumping into and hitting the ball in its downward motion

Front 19

Kill

Back 19

An attack that results in an immediate point or side out

Front 20

Libero

Back 20

Defensive player who Connor serve, and beer plays in the front row. This player has know ur rules associated with the position; they can sub for any player. Sometimes called the DS

Front 21

Line

Back 21

Marks that serve as boundaries of a court. If a ball hits it it is considered in.

Front 22

Line shot

Back 22

Ball spiked down an opponents sideline. Closest to the hitter and outside the block

Front 23

Overhand pass

Back 23

Executed with both hands open. Controlled by fingers and thumb. Played just above the forehead

Front 24

Overhand serve

Back 24

Serving the ball and striking it with the hand above the shoulder

Front 25

Pancake

Back 25

One handed defensive technique where the hand is extended and the palm is slid slog the floor as the player fives or extension rolls and timed so that the ball bounced off the back of the hand

Front 26

Ready positiln

Back 26

The flexed comfy posture s player assumed before moving to contact the ball

Front 27

Rotation

Back 27

Clockwise movement of players around the court and through the serving position following a side out

Front 28

Serve

Back 28

One of the six basic skills. Only skill controlled exclusively by one player

Front 29

Service error

Back 29

Unsuccessful serve: ball hits the net or fails to clear the net, lands out of bounds, server commits a foot foul

Front 30

Set

Back 30

Skill in which a ball is directed to smoking where a player can spike it into the opponent's court

Front 31

Setter

Back 31

Player who had 2nd of 3 contacts of the ball who sets the ball with an overhand pass for a teammate to hit. Setter normally runs the offense

Front 32

Side out

Back 32

Receiving team successfully puts the ball away against the serving team, or when the serving team commits an unforced error, and the receiving team this gains the right to serve

Front 33

Spike

Back 33

Also hit or attack. Intent to terminate the ball on the opponent to floor or off the opponents blocker

Front 34

Strong side

Back 34

Right handed hitter is hiring from the left front position of when a left handed hitter is hitting from the right front position

Front 35

Underhand serve

Back 35

A serve in which the ba is given a slight underhand toss from about waist high and

Front 36

Weak side

Back 36

When a right handed player is hitting from right front position or when a left handed player is hitting from the left front position

Front 37

Tip

Back 37

When a player this the ball with their fingers; permitted as long as the player does not throw or hold the ball

Front 38

Shank

Back 38

When the ball goes in any direction but the one you want. A oass

Front 39

Rally

Back 39

Number of hits between the teams. The team that wins the rally wins the serve

Front 40

Lift

Back 40

When the ball rolls backward off of you fingertips

Contacting the ball with your palm

When the ball contacts any part of your body for an extended period of time

Front 41

Lift

Back 41

When the ball rolls backward off of you fingertips

Contacting the ball with your palm

When the ball contacts any part of your body for an extended period of time

Front 42

Endline

Back 42

The line symbolizing the ends of the court

Front 43

Down ball

Back 43

A ball which is attacked so weakly that the defense has a higher percentage recovery by digging rather than blocking

Front 44

What year was volleyball invented

Back 44

1895

Front 45

Who invented volleyball

Back 45

William G Morgan

Front 46

Who invented volleyball

Back 46

William G Morgan

Front 47

Where?

Back 47

Holyoke Mass. YMCA

Front 48

Combination of?

Back 48

Basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball

Front 49

Combination of?

Back 49

Basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball

Front 50

What was it called?

Back 50

Mintonette

Front 51

Where was the first game played?

Back 51

Springfield college in Springfield Mass. In 1896

Front 52

What was the ball made of?

Back 52

Bladder from basketball (too light and slow. ) basketball was too large and heavy

Front 53

Spalding

Back 53

Inventor of first ball in 1900

Front 54

Spalding

Back 54

Inventor of first ball in 1900

Front 55

How big was the first court

Back 55

40x80 ft net was 6ftx 6.5ft

Front 56

Introduced into college life

Back 56

1949 fl state made volleyball men's varsity

Front 57

1920 YMCA natl championship held in Brooklyn NY

Back 57

27 teams from across the US

Front 58

1920 YMCA natl championship held in Brooklyn NY

Back 58

27 teams from across the US

Front 59

When did they participate in the olympics

Back 59

1964. Men won first in 1984

Front 60

1920 YMCA natl championship held in Brooklyn NY

Back 60

27 teams from across the US

Front 61

When did they participate in the olympics

Back 61

1964. Men won first in 1984

Front 62

How many people played by 1951

Back 62

50 mil people in 60 countries

Front 63

NFHS

Back 63

National fed of state high schools

Front 64

NFHS

Back 64

National fed of state high schools

Front 65

NCAA

Back 65

National collegiate athletic association

Front 66

NFHS

Back 66

National fed of state high schools

Front 67

NCAA

Back 67

National collegiate athletic association

Front 68

USAV

Back 68

Regulates club and open games

Front 69

NFHS

Back 69

National fed of state high schools

Front 70

NCAA

Back 70

National collegiate athletic association

Front 71

USAV

Back 71

Regulates club and open games

Front 72

FIVB

Back 72

Governs international indoor and beach games