Volleyball

Question 1

1. Athletic Stance
2. Feet shoulder width apart
3. Staggered stance
4. Arms between legs

Answer 1

Ready Position

Question 2

1. Thumbs together
2. Flat surface with forearms
3. Arms do not come above the shoulders
4. Extend legs

Answer 2

Bumping

Question 3

1. Position body underneath the ball
2. Make triangle/diamond (window) with hands
3. Contact with finger pads
4. Extend arms and legs, flick wrists out

Answer 3

Setting

Question 4

1. Opposite foot forward
2. Ball on pedestal
3. Swing back then forward
4. Contact on heel of hand
5. Follow through to the net

Answer 4

Underhand serve

Question 5

1. Step with opposite foot
2. Toss above head, elbow up
3. Toss, step, contact
4. Open hand

Answer 5

Overhand Serve

Question 6

1. Jump with the set
2. L, R, L
3. Swing down/snap the wrist

Answer 6

Spike

Question 7

1. Jump straight up
2. Do not touch net
3. Wide hands and fingers

Answer 7

Blocking

Question 8

Awarded when a player passes, sets, or digs the ball to a teammate who attacks the ball for a kill.

Answer 8

Assist

Question 9

awarded when a player thwarts an attack, deflecting the ball onto the opponent’s court for a point.

Answer 9

Block

Question 10

a misplayed ball involving “prolonged contact;” (Come on Ref, she carried that ball!”); also called a lift or a throw.

Answer 10

Carry

Question 11

player encroaches on opponent’s court under the net; no violation if some part of the foot or hand (i.e. the heel) remains in contact with the centerline.

Answer 11

Centerline violation

Question 12

the act of retrieving an attacked ball; awarded when a layer successfully passes a ball that has been attacked by the opponent; sometimes called an “up” as in “great up, dude!”

Answer 12

Dig

Question 13

An attacked ball that strikes the floor or lands out of bounds after touching an opponent.

Answer 13

Kill

Question 14

A ball spiked down the opponent’s sideline.

Answer 14

Line Shot

Question 15

illegal for any part of the player’s uniform or body (except for hair) to contact the net.

Answer 15

Net violation

Question 16

one-handed defensive save where the hand is extended and the palm is slid flat (like a pancake) along the floor as the player dives for the ball; timed so the ball bounces off the back of the hand.

Answer 16

Pancake

Question 17

warm-up drill in which two players pass, set, and hit the ball back and forth.

Answer 17

Pepper

Question 18

a set (usually 2 feet above the net) where the hitter approaches the setter, and may even be in the air, before the setter delivers the ball; requires precise timing.

Answer 18

Quick Set

Question 19

a soft shot over the blockers reach that arcs like a rainbow.

Answer 19

Rainbow

Question 20

a serve the hits the floor or causes the passer to misplay the ball such that no player can make second contact.

Answer 20

Serve Ace

Question 21

a maneuver in which a ball is purposely directed to a spiker.

Answer 21

Set

Question 22

a ball contacted by a player on the offensive team with the intent to terminate the ball on the opponent’s side.

Answer 22

Spike

Question 23

placement or redirection of the ball with the fingers, sometimes referred to as a dink or dump; a tip is counted as an attack attempt and, if successful, a kill.

Answer 23

Tip

Question 24

Server must serve from behind the restraining line (end line) until after contact.
Ball may be served underhand or overhand
Ball must be clearly visible to opponents before serve.
Served ball may graze the net and drop to the other side for a point.
First gave serve is determined by a volley, each subsequent game shall be served by the previous game loser.
A serve must be returned by a bump only, no setting or attacking a serve must return serve.

Answer 24

The Serve

Question 25

1. Rally scoring will be used 2. There will be a point scored on every serve of the ball. 3. Offense will score on a defense miss or out of bounds hit. 4. Defense will score on an offensive miss, out of bounds hit, or a serve into the net. 5. Game will be played to 25 points. In class it will be 11 points. 6. Must win by 2 points.

Answer 25

Scoring

Question 26

1. Team will rotate each time they win the serve. 2. Players shall rotate in a clockwise manner. 3. There shall be 4-6 players on each side. In class there may be more.

Answer 26

Rotation

Question 27

1. Maximum of three hits per side. 2. Player may not hit the ball twice in succession (a block is considered a hit). 3. Ball may be played off the net during a volley or serve. 4. A ball touching a boundary line is good. 5. A legal hit is contact with the ball by a player body above and including the waist, which does not allow the ball to visibly come to rest. 6. If two or more players contact the ball simultaneously, it is considered one play and the players involved may not participate in the next play. 7. A player must not block or attack a serve. 8. Switching positions will be allowed only between front line players. (after the serve only).

Answer 27

Playing the game (Volley)

Question 28

1. Stepping on or over the line on a serve. 2. Failure to serve the ball over the net successfully. 3. Hitting the ball illegally (carrying, palming, throwing, etc.). 4. Touching the net with any part of the body while the ball is in play. 5. Reaching over the net. 6. Reaches under the net (if it interferes with the ball or opposing player). 7. Failure to serve in the correct order.

Answer 28

Basic Violations