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How to Play: Volleyball Meg Hadley

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Teacher Information Instructional Objectives: Performance Students will learn to participate in a game of volleyball. Conditions After powerpoint, inclass lecture. Criteria Underhand serve, pass, & set on a women’s net students will play 6 vs. 6 and each student will demonstrate their passing, setting & serving with 80% accuracy. Target Audience: 9 -10 th graders Learning Environment: Basic information can be discussed in the classroom, but instruction should be also given on a court.

History of Volleyball… Created in 1895 by William G. Morgan in Holyoke, Massachusetts Morgan was a YMCA instructor Volleyball was originally named “mintonette” Intended for business men because it was less contact than other sports

History Cont. . The ‘set’ & ‘spike’ were introduced in 1916 in the Philippines Spiker “bomberino” Spike “bomba”

QUICK QUESTION… Where was volleyball created? Moscow, Russia Massachusetts, USA Okinawa, Japan

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Into the Olympics 1957: International Olympic Committee added volleyball to team sports 1964: Played in the Summer Olympic Games

Who plays it? Over the years volleyball has expanded to include: Students Elementary Middle School/ Junior High School College Professionals Recreational players

Rules & Regulations… Requirements: Surface must be a light color Lines are 5 cm (2”) thick, also light color ‘Attack line’ or ‘ 10 ft line’ Actually 9’ 10” Court Dimesions 18 m x 9 m (59’ x 29’ 6”)

Court Dimensions

Nothing but Net must be 1 m wide & 9 ½- 10 m long 2. 43 m height for men’s net 2. 24 m height for women’s’ net

QUICK QUESTION Are men & women’s nets the same height? If not, whose is taller? Yes No, the men’s net is taller No, the women’s net is taller

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Antennae Typically made out of fiberglass 1. 8 m long, 10 mm in diameter Ball is automatically out of bounds if it touches Ball must stay in between the two antenna while in play

Scoring Games can be played best 2 out of 3, or 3 of 5 Play till 25, must win by two Rally scoring a point is scored every serve 3 rd or 5 th game is played to 15 pts

QUICK QUESTION How many points does it take to win? 25 (win by 1 pt) 25 (win by 2 pts) 21 20

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How to Play 6 players allowed on each side USAV allows 12 substitutions per set Substitutions occur between attack line & scorer’s table Players must remain in original position during rotation

Positions Setter Attackers Passers Libero

Setter Main job is set to attackers to attempt a kill Typically take 2 nd ball Main communicator within team Can be in back or front row

Attackers Outside Middle Back/Right side Main job is to send 3 rd ball over net Aim at openings on the other court

Backrow Players Main job is to pass/dig the ball and send it to the setter Typically take 1 st ball Restrictions: Cannot jump to attack in front of 10’ line Cannot be in front of front row players until after serve

QUICK QUESTION… Does someone score every serve? If yes, what is it called? No Yes, Standard Scoring Yes, Rally Scoring

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Libero Main passer, defensive specialist Wear a different colored jersey Unlimited substitutions Restrictions: Only 2 per team, one on the court at a time Cannot serve Only play in back row rotation

QUICK QUESTION… Who do the back row players aim their passes to? Other back row players Middle Hitter Setter Outside Hitter

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Time for a Quiz… Question 1 Question 6 Question 2 Question 7 Question 3 Question 8 Question 4 Question 9 Question 5 Question 10

Question 1 What was the original name given to the sport of volleyball? Hackey-Sack Morganball Mintonette Netball