P.E. Volleyball Words for Mondays Test

The vertical rods (normally white or red) mounted near the edges of the net.

Passing or setting the ball to a teammate who attacks the ball for a kill.

The offensive action of hitting the ball.

Also "hitter" or "spike".

A line 3m from the net that seperates the front row players from the back row players. = 10 Foot Line

When the back row player attacks the ball by jumping from behind the 3m line before hitting the ball. The attack can be illegal.

A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitters court.

a common term for forearm passing

The use of joined arms to pass or set a ball in an underhand manner.

The boundary that runs directly under the net and divides the court into two equal halves.

An individual attack directed at an angle from one end of the offensive team's side of the net to the opposite sideline of the defensive tea

Passing a spiked or rapidly hit ball.

Two players working in unison to deflect an attacked ball at the net back to the hitter's side.

Successive hits or contacts by the same players. (lllegal)

A game with two players on each side, most commonly played on a sand court

Join your arms from the elbows to the writs and strike the ball with the fleshly part of your forearms in an underhand motion.

A violation of the rules

To jump and strike the ball with an overhand, forceful shoot.

Also "Spike" or "Attacker"

A serve that is started by the server tossing the ball into the air and jumping into and hitting the ball in its downward motion.

An attack that results in an immediate point or side out

A ball spiked down an opponent's sideline, closest to the hitter and outside the block.

A defensive system that uses the middle back player to cover deep spikes

The original name of the game of volleyball, created by William Morgan

A pass executed with both hands open, controlled by the fingers and thumbs, played just as above the forehead

Serving the ball and striking it with the hand above the shoulder.

Rally scoring is today's standard method of scoring in volleyball.

The flexed, yet comfortable, posture a player assumes before moving to contact the ball.

a severe penalty in which an official displays a red card. A red card can be with or without a yellow card

The clockwise movement of players around the court and through the serving position following a side out

One of the six basic skills; used to put the ball into play. It is the only skill controlled exclusively by one player

The tactical skill in which the ball is directed to a point where a player can spike it into the opponent's court

The player who has the 2nd of 3 contacts of the ball who "sets" the ball with an "Overhand Pass" for a teammate to hit. Runs the offense

Occurs when the receiving team successfully puts the ball away against the serving team, or when the serving team commits an unforced errror

Also hit or attack. A ball contacted with force by a player on the offensive team who intends to terminate the ball on the opponents floor.

A serve in which the ball isgiven aslight under-hand toss from about waist high and then struck with the opposite closed fist.

A warning from an official indicated by the display of a. Two of these means that your disqualified

the player that puts the ball into play

A defensive system that uses the middle back player to cover the dinks or short shots