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What are the basic rules for indoor volleyball?



What are the basic rules for indoor volleyball?

Basic Volleyball Rules
The Serve
Server must serve from behind the end line until after contact
Ball may be served underhand or overhand
Ball must be clearly visible to opponents before serve
Served ball may graze the net and drop to theother side for point
First game serve is determined by a volley, each subsequent game shall be served by the previous game loser
Serve must be returned by a bump only. no setting or attacking a serve
Scoring
Rally scoring will be used.
There will be a point scored on every score of the ball.
Offense will score on a defense miss or out of bounds hit.
Defense will score on an offensive miss, out of bounds hit, or serve into the net.
Game will be played to 25 pts.
Must win by 2 points.
Rotation
Team will rotate each time they win the serve
Players shall rotate in a clockwise manner
There shall be 4-6 players on each side.
Playing The Game
Maximum of three hits per side
Player may not hit the ball twice in succession (A block is not considered a hit)
Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on serve
A ball touching a boundary line is good
A legal hit is contact with the ball by a player body above and including the waist which does not allow the ball to visibly come to a rest
If two or more players contact the ball simultaneously, it is considered one play and the players involved may not participate in the next play
A player must not block or attack a serve
Switching positions will be allowed only between front line players. ( After the serve only )
Basic Violations
Stepping on or over the line on a serve
Failure to serve the ball over the net successfully
Hitting the ball illegally ( Carrying, Palming, Throwing, etc. )
Touches of the net with any part of the body while the ball is in play. If the ball is driven into the net with such force that it causes the net to contact an opposing player, no foul will be called, and the ball shall continue to be in play
Reaching over the net, except under these conditions a) When executing a follow-through b) When blocking a ball which is in the opponents court but is being returned ( the blocker must not contact the ball until after the opponent who is attempting to return the ball makes contact). Except to block the third play
Reaches under the net ( if it interferes with the ball or opposing player )
Failure to serve in the correct order
Blocks or spikes from a position which is clearly not behind the 10-foot line while in a back row position
The Court
Both indoor and outdoor courts are 18 m x 9m
Indoor courts also include an attack area designated bya line 3 m back from the center line
Net Height
Net height for men, co-ed mixed 6 is 2.43 meters
Net height for women is 2.24 m
Volleyball Lingo Translation
"Ace" When the ball is served to the other team, and no one touches it.
"Sideout" When the team that served the ball makes a mistake, causing the ball to go to the other team.
"Roof" When a player jumps above the height of the net, and blocks the ball.
"Stuff" When a player jumps about the height of the net, blocks the ball, and the ball goes back at the person who attacked(spiked) the ball.
"Dig" When a player makes a save from a very difficult spike.
"Kill" When a team spikes the ball and it either ends in a point or a sideout


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one person can only hit the ball three times in a row. you can't touch the net. can't cross the line. no foot faults. that's just about it. you can only hit certain ways 2. =)
good luck if you play. i play 2.
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okay i had to type this up for someone so here are most of the rules for volleyball:

Okay so there are six people on a court at one time. 1 setter, one right side hitter, two outside hitters, and two middle hitters. There are also two designated sections of the court. Front row and back row. Front row hits the ball at the other team and back row passes the balls hit at your team.

For each position [setter counting as the second right side], one out of the two are back row and the other one is the front row. This will rotate as the game goes on.

The rules that i remember are:
1) Only touch the ball once in a row. You can't touch it twice in a row. Once you touch it, you have to wait for someone else to contact it in order for you to be able to contact it again.
2) Each team only has three hits a piece to get it over the net.
3) You have to stay on your own side of the court. You CANNOT hit the net, or go over the line dividing the two sides.
4) You cannot carry the ball, meaning you can't do anything that would mean you 'holding the ball' too long, or make it look like you're throwing it.
5)You have to hit it inside the opposing teams court. On your own side of the court, you can shank it, meaning that it could hit your hands and go off the court, but your teammates could still get it. But in order to keep it in play, they would have to get over the net and in the other team's court in 3 hits.
6)While serving, you cannot step over the line of the court, you have to start and contact the ball while you are behind the line of the court.

So now the explanation:
---the setter- this person always gets the second ball. so once someone contacts it for the first time, it is the setters job to get the ball to one of the hitters. It is hard to be a setter because they must set the ball up in a way so that the hitters have the best way to hit it.
---the hitters [a.k.a front row]- they are responsible for passing the balls that come ovre and are really short or really close to the net. They get these balls, pass them to the setter, the setter sets them and they hit. If the back row passes the ball, then all the hitter has to do is wait to get set and hit the ball in the other court.
---the passers [a.k.a back row]- these people are responsible for getting most of the balls passed or hit over by the other team. they pass these balls as close to the setter as possible so it is as easy as possible for the setter to set the hitters. they can also pass or hit the ball over the net, but they have to stay behind the ten foot line [the line ten feet away from the net on each side].
---serving- you have to serve behind the line of the court [the back end line] and in the court. the server rotates each time.
---rotation- each time your team gets the ball or the point again, you rotate to the right so as a demonstration.
1 2 3----> 4 1 2
4 5 6----> 5 6 3
the person in the right back is the server each time.

So thats basically all i can think of right now. But if you have questions, just email or im me. But i wouldnt be too worried. This was only my first year of playing volleyball and i already know everything about it. So if your just starting, your coach will explain stuff to you. Good luck!
personal volleyball experience
you can go to usavolleyball.org
ncaa.org
fivb.org

to download a complete copy of the rule.
You can only hit the ball certain ways. No foot faults. A single person can only hit the ball once and the team can hit the ball 3-4 times after they receive the ball. All kinds of different rules.
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