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Sally-Ann DeLucia-Volleyball
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11th Grade
04/24/2013

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How many players play on a volleyball team?
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6 players
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What state did volleyball originate from?
Definition
Massachusetts
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Volleyball is a hybrid sport of _____ and ______.
Definition
tennis and handball
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How many times can a ball be consecutively hit the ball?

 

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A team can hit the ball a total of three times with no person hitting it twice in a row.
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A round ball made of leather is used in volleyball
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[image]
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A volleyball court is a rectangle that is symetrically dived into two.
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How do you rotate during the game?
Definition
[image]
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True or False: Nine people play on the court at once
Definition
false: six people play on the court
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True or false: a team member can hit the ball as many times as they want before hitting it over the net.

 

Definition
False: A single person cannot hit it two times in a row but a time can hit the ball a total of three times.
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Can the volleyball hit the net and still be in play?
Definition
No, if it hits the net the ball is dead and the opposite team gets the ball.
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True or False: Game point is the last point a team needs to win.
Definition
True: In a game of 25, when a team has 24 and is serving the point is considered "game point"
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True or False: Volleyball is not played in the Olympics.
Definition
False
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True or False: A PE educator at a local YMCA is Mass. created the game.
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True. Willliam Morgan invented the game in 1895
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True or False: A volleyball court is as large as a football field.

 

Definition
False. It is a rectangle that is 18m by 9m.
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True or False: A soccer ball is used to play.
Definition
False. Volleyball has a specific ball.
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Who serves in a game?
Definition
The person standing at rotation spot 1.
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True or False: Any player on the court can serve.
Definition
False. The person at rotation spot one serves.
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True or False: Touching the net is leagal.
Definition
False: this is considered a faul
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What are some of the ways to serve a ball.
Definition
Underhand, float, jump float...etc.
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True or False: A person can catch the ball and throw it over the net.
Definition
False.
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What is the most common way to "attack" the opposing team?
Definition
With a spike
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what does a person do when they spike?
Definition
the hitter uses arm swing, wrist snap, and a rapid forward contraction of the entire body to drive the bal
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True or False: Blocking the ball is illlegal.
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False: a defending team can block a ball from making it over the net.
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True or False: A ball can be played from anywhere around the net.
Definition
True: A ball that is out side boundries can still be hit.
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What is it called when a ball is out of the limits of the court?
Definition
Out of bounds.
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What does it mean to dig?
Definition
"Digging" prevents the ball from hitting the ground
Term
[image]
Definition
Dig.
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[image]What are these girls doing?
Definition
Blocking
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what are these girls doing?

Definition
the girl is setting up the ball to be spiked
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what kind of pass is she making?

Definition
Bump
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what kind of serve is this?

Definition
overhand
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what kind of serve is this?

Definition
Jump serve
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Where do specialized players go in the rotation?
Definition
[image]
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True or False: The same net that is used in tennis is used in volleyball

 

Definition
False: a raised net is used.
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How many different court formations are there?
Definition
three
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What are the types of formations?
Definition
, 4-2, 5-1, 6-2
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What was the original name of volleyball?
Definition
Mintonette 
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True or False:Walter Wingfield invented volleyball
Definition
False
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True or False: people have made new variations of the classic game
Definition
True: there are many new variations
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True or False: VOlleyball is a contact sport.
Definition
False: there is no contact between players
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Is volleyball a mixed gender game?
Definition
no. teams are ether all boys or all girls
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Was volleyball meant to be played outside?
Definition
No. It was orignially played solely indoors.
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True or False: The rules of beach volleyball are the same as indoor volleyball.
Definition
False: they are fundamentally similar but have different rules
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When did volleyball enter the olympics.
Definition
1964
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Is there a limit on time that a ball can be in play?
Definition
No. its unlimited.
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True or False: Double hitting is illegal.
Definition
True
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Can you kick the ball over the net?
Definition
No. There are specific ways that the ball can go over.
Term
Can you play in an offical game with only 5 people?
Definition
No. Six  people must play to meet offical standards
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Can the ball be hit under the net and still be played?
Definition
No, if the ball doesn't recieve the ball over the net the ball is dead.
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True or False: Playing on grass is impossible.
Definition
False: Grass volleyball, similar to beach volleyball, is its own variation.
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