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In , William , , an instructor at the Young Men's ( YMCA ) in , Massachusetts , decided to elements of , , and to create a game for his class of which would demand physical contact than basketball . He created the game of Volleyball ( at that time called , ) . Morgan borrowed the net from tennis , and raised it above the floor just above the average man's head .
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Playing
the
game
Maximum
of
hits
per
side
Player
may
not
hit
the
ball
Ball
may
be
played
the
net
during
a
and
on
serve
A
ball
touching
a
line
is
A
legal
hit
is
contact
with
the
ball
by
a
player
with
of
the
body
except
the
of
the
hands
If
two
or
more
players
contact
the
ball
simultaneously
,
it
is
considered
play
and
the
players
involved
may
not
participate
in
the
next
play
A
player
must
not
or
a
serve
The
controls
the
gam
e
30 centerline anywhere two 10ft lines centerline 60 two L W end
Playing
Area
(
Court
)
Measures
feet
in
and
feet
in
Cut
in
half
by
Has
attack
lines
?
from
on
each
side
of
the
court
Has
sidelines
Has
two
Serving
area
?
behind
the
end
line
s
bac Right Center Center Left back back 6 forward forward forward Left Right
Playing
positions
There
are
playing
positions
miss defense 25 offensive 15 Rally miss 2
Scoring
scoring
is
used
There
will
be
a
point
scored
on
every
play
of
the
ball
Offense
will
score
on
a
or
out
of
bounds
hit
Defense
will
score
on
an
,
out
of
bounds
hit
,
or
serve
into
the
net
Regular
game
will
be
played
to
pts
Third
and
deciding
set
end
at
pts
Must
win
by
points
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Serve
The
game
with
a
The
server
is
the
back
player
The
service
takes
place
anywhere
behind
the
line
The
ball
must
be
served
on
the
loss
A
server
is
allowed
seconds
to
serve
the
ball
after
the
referee
blows
the
whistle
When
a
team
gains
service
,
they
must
Rotation
occurs
so
that
every
player
would
have
a
chance
to
during
the
game
A
served
ball
that
the
net
is
still
in
play
A
serve
must
be
returned
by
a
bump
or
flick
only
.
No
or
spike
Line
violation
?
on
or
the
end
on
a
serv
e
ready receivin forearm
Bumping
/
forearm
pass
First
of
three
hits
during
a
play
Executed
off
the
Two
positions
:
and
relaxed contact motion natural place lateral maintain hands balance walking
5
Steps
for
the
ready
position
Open
feet
shoulder
width
apart
?
to
One
foot
in
the
front
of
the
other
?
strongest
foot
the
the
back
to
achieve
Bend
knees
-
lowering
hip
and
body
in
order
to
under
the
ball
on
Lift
heels
off
the
ground
?
allows
movement
Extend
open
arms
in
front
of
body
?
keeping
upper
body
until
ball
come
s
ball contact
For the receiving position , the five steps are similar to the ready position except for the fifth step . When receiving , the fifth step requires the player to extend close arms in front of the body to allow .
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Setting
/
Flicking
The
of
three
hits
during
a
play
It
is
the
act
of
the
ball
with
two
hands
to
set
up
a
spike
It
is
also
the
of
volleyball
?
s
fundamentals
to
maste
r
diamond above Bend spread index upward
Steps
in
executing
the
setting
/
flicking
skill
Hold
your
hands
your
forehead
with
your
thumbs
and
fingers
nearly
touching
,
making
a
shape
,
with
the
rest
of
your
fingers
open
.
your
knees
.
Push
up
with
your
legs
and
arms
,
snapping
the
ball
with
your
hands
in
the
direction
in
which
you
?
d
like
it
to
go
.
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Spike
The
spike
or
attack
is
usually
the
contact
a
team
makes
with
the
ball
The
object
of
spiking
is
to
the
ball
so
that
it
lands
on
the
opponent
?
s
and
cannot
be
The
net
should
not
be
on
the
swing
.
If
it
is
touched
,
a
would
be
called
and
the
ball
and
point
awarded
to
the
opponents
.
Jump towards force strongest Landing
Approach
phase
-
moving
the
ball
phase
-
jump
into
the
air
with
a
good
arm
swing
Swing
phase
-
extend
arm
towards
the
ball
and
hit
the
ball
with
phase
-
returning
to
the
original
point
of
take
of
f
not top defensive
Block
A
play
Executed
above
the
of
the
net
The
net
should
be
touched
on
the
swing
.
If
touched
,
a
new
violation
would
be
called
and
the
ball
and
point
awarded
to
the
opponents
.
air bend towards towards position
Blocking
skill
Approach
phase
-
moving
the
net
after
locating
the
ball
Jump
phase
-
jump
into
the
with
a
good
arm
swing
Swing
phase
-
extend
both
arms
close
together
the
ball
and
wrist
on
contact
Landing
phase
-
returning
to
the
original
point
of
take
of
f