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Volley ball
Question | Answer |
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T/F: As many as three hits are allowed per team each time. | True. |
T/F: A player may not touch the ball 2 times in a row | True. |
T/F: Volley ball games are played with Rally Scoring up to 25 points. | True. |
T/F: 6 players per team. | True. |
T/F: 3 games equal a match. | True. |
T/F: Rotating is in a clockwise direction. | True. |
T/F: On a serve and during play, the ball may hit the net as long as it goes over into the opponents court. | True. |
T/F: A player may not make contact with the net. | True. |
T/F: During service, the server must call out the score. | True. |
T/F: A ball that lands on the land is considered in. | True. |
What is rallying? | Rallying is when the ball is being played back and forth between the teams. |
When is a point awarded? | With rally scoring a point is awarded every time the ball becomes dead. |
When does the rally end? | • When one team causes the ball to hit the ground in their opponents court, thus winning the rally. • A team commits a fault, thus losing the rally. |
What are faults? (Examples) | • Causing the ball to touch the ground outside the oppontent's court. • Catching or throwing the ball. • 2 consecutive hits by the same player. • 4 consecutive hits by the same team. |
Where did it originate? | The United States. |
T/F: It is now achieving the type of popularity in the U.S. that it has received on a global basis, where it ranks behind only soccer among participation. | True. |
How many Americans play volley ball? | 46 million people. |
How many people worldwide play at least once a week? | 800 million people. |
T/F: In 1895, William G. Morgan, an instructor at the YMCA, decided to blend elements of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball to create a game for his classes of business men which would demand less physical contact than basketball. | True. |
T/F: He created the game volleyball (back then called, mintonette). | True. |
T/F: Morgan borrowed the net from tennis and raised it 6 ft. 6 in. above the floor, just above the average mans head. | True. |
T/F: During the demonstration game, someone remarked to Morgan that the players seemed to be volleying the ball back and forth over the net, and perhaps "volleyball" would be a more descriptive name for the sport. | True. |
T/F: On July 7th, 1896 at Springfield college the first game of "volleyball" was played. | True. |