VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball, game played by ...................., usually of six players on a side, in which the players use their hands to bat a ball back and forth over a high net, trying to make the ball touch the court within the opponents’ playing area before it can be returned.

A team is allowed only ............ touches of the ball before it must be returned over the net.

Volleyball was invented in 1895 by ........................., physical director of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

Morgan called the sport “...............,” until a professor from Springfield College in Massachusetts noted the volleying nature of play and proposed the name of “volleyball.”

- the attempt by a team to properly handle the opponent’s serve or any form of attack.

• DIG

• SERVE

• PASS

• BLOCK

an action taken by players by standing or jumping at the front of the net to stop or alter an opponent’s attack.

• SERVE

• DIG

• BLOCK

• NET

- a tactical skill in which a ball is directed to a point where a player can spike it in the opponent’s court.

• DROP

• DIG

• SET

• PANCAKE

wears a different color shirt.

Team has 6 players on the court. • ......... players are front row players and.......... of them are back row players.

Players are NOT allowed to catch, hold or throw the ball.

• yes

• no

• maybe

• none of the above