Numbers & Rules
What is the number of players on the court for each team?
What is 6?
What action must a team perform to put the ball into play?
What is serve the ball?
What is the most popular serving technique?
What is the overhand serve?
What defensive skill is used at the net to stop a spiked ball?
What is a block?
What specific body position requires knees slightly bent, hands at waist level, and elbows near the body?
What is the ready position?
How many times consecutively can one person hit the volleyball?
What is 1 time?
What object on the volleyball court is 3 feet high and located in the center?
What is the net?
What fast offensive skill involves jumping and hitting the ball with an open hand to a specific spot?
What is a spike?
During an overhead pass or set, what part of the hand should NOT touch the ball?
What is the palm?
What part of the hand is used to strike the ball when executing an underhand serve?
What is the heel/side of fist of the hand?
What is the maximum number of times the ball can be hit by members of the same team before going over the net?
What is 3 times?
How far is the top of the volleyball net from the floor?
What is 7 feet, 11 5/8 inches?
Which serve involves holding the ball in one hand and hitting it with the heel of the other hand, though it is generally less effective?
What is an underhand serve?
Describe the body position for a "bump" or forearm pass.
What is getting under the ball with knees bent, hands up, and fingers/thumbs contacting the ball without using the palms?
What hand position should a player maintain when contacting the ball for an overhead pass or set?
What is a diamond?
In standard volleyball scoring, how many points is a game played to?
What is 21 points?
What is the specific type of scoring used in modern volleyball where a point is awarded on every serve?
What is Rally scoring?
Describe how an overhand serve is hit.
What is tossing the ball above the head, drawing the arm back, and hitting the ball with the heel of the hand?
How is a block used strategically during a volleyball game?
What is positioning defensively at the net to intercept or stop spiked balls from crossing over?
What kind of contact do I make when I spike?
What is whole hand hit? Slap?
In volleyball terms, what does a "match" consist of?
What is either 3 or 5 games (often played to 15 points in traditional rules)?
Why is volleyball considered to be a good source of aerobic exercise?
Why is it fast-paced with constant jumping and running?
Name two distinct types of passes used to set up or return the ball.
What are the bump/forearm pass and the set?
What is "the ready position" and how does it help a player?
What is standing with knees slightly bent, hands at waist level, and elbows near the body to concentrate and react quickly to the ball?
A defensive maneuver where a player prevents an attacked ball (like a hard-driven spike or a tip) from hitting the floor
What is a dig?