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Volleyball Study Guide
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Volleyball was
created by an instructor at a Massachusetts YMCA named William Morgan in 1895
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When volleyball
was first created in was called “mintonette”
It was changed shortly later to volleyball.
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Morgan created it
for businessman to play at lunch or on break because he was looking for
something less demanding than basketball.
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Forearms pass
(bump) cues:
ü Lock your elbows to make a flat platform
ü Contact the ball with both arms at the same time
ü Shrug your shoulders and straighten your knees
ü Do not swing your arms!
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Overhead pass
(set) cues:
ü Get in ready position
ü Make your hands in the shape of the ball
ü Extend legs, arms, and wrist towards the target.
ü Sets should be at least 8-12 ft. high
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1930, the first two-man beach game was played.
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Underhand serve
cues
ü Square your hips and shoulders to your target.
ü Hold the ball with non-serving palm at the side of
your hip.
ü Bring arm back at 4 oclock, then swing arm forward
ü Strike ball with your heel of your palm with and open
hand. Follow through
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Traditional
indoor volleyball is played with 6 on a team
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No more than 3
hits per side.
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Players can not
hit the ball 2 times in a row.
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No players can
touch the net at any time.
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Left corner
position is the server and remands the server until there is a SIDEOUT.
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SIDEOUT is a change in servers and a rotation.
