Volleyball Basics
This is the number of players on the court from one team during play.
Answer: What is 6?
The skill used to control the ball with your forearms, often the first touch after a serve.
Answer: What is a bump or forearm pass?
: The maximum number of hits a team can use before sending the ball back over the net.
Answer: What is 3?
maximum numbers of sets that can be played
5
The name of the piece of equipment that divides the two teams on the court.
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Answer: What is the net?
The name of the skill used to start the play by hitting the ball over the net.
serve
The move where a player jumps and reaches above the net to stop the ball from coming over.
Answer: What is a block?
A player cannot hit the ball twice in a row, unless it is a block. True or False?
Answer: What is True?
Name of ball commonly used in volleyball
mikasa
name of defensive player
libero
The term for when the ball is hit over the net but lands outside the court boundaries.
Answer: What is out of bounds?
The skill of delivering the ball with your fingertips, usually setting up a spike.
Answer: What is a set?
This is awarded to the team that wins a rally, and volleyball is usually played to this many points per set.
Answer: What is 21 points?
player who plays the ball up for a spiker
setter
The term for the area where players serve the ball.
Answer: What is the service line or service area?
The name of the action where a player jumps and hits the ball down into the opponent’s court.
Answer: What is a spike?
When a player uses one hand to softly send the ball over the net during a play.
Answer: What is a tip?
This violation occurs when a player touches the net during play.
Answer: What is a net fault?
The organization that first standardized volleyball rules and promoted the sport worldwide.
Answer: What is the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)?
Name of a serve that touches the ground. Opponents cannot return it
ace
how many touches can be done by a team maximum
3
The technique used to serve the ball with a jump and hit for more power and speed.
Answer: What is a jump serve?
The term used when a player serves the ball and it lands directly on the opponent’s court without being touched.
Answer: What is an ace?
which country is well known for playing volleyball
brazil
This is called when a player’s foot crosses the center line under the net during play, which is against the rules.
Answer: What is a center line violation?