Measurements, Centerline, Antenna
Understanding volleyball court dimensions has big impact on how well you play the game of volleyball.
The volleyball court specifications require the court to be 18 meters (60 feet)long and 9 meters (30 feet) wide.
The volleyball court has acenterline that divides each teams side into a 9 by 9 meter area of court space.
The volleyball net is one meter wide and is placed in the center of the court running sideline to sideline.
For mens volleyball competition, the height of the net measures 2.43 meters (about 7 feet, 11 5/8 inches) from the court ground at the center.
For womens volleyball competition, the net is placed at the height of 2.24 meters (about 7 feet, 4 ¼ inches).
Volleyball Court Diagram
The volleyball court can be divided into areas or zones. The following volleyball court diagram shows volleyball court dimensions with the zones of the court.
Volleyball Court Diagram
One of the main features of the volleyball court is a 3 meter line parallel to the net on each side of the court.
This line is also referred to as the attack line or 10 foot line. This attack line divides the court into back row and front row areas. The main purpose of the attack line is to mark where back row players can attack the ball. There is an imaginary attack line extending outside the court across the free zone.
In volleyball, your team has 6 players on the court at any give time.
A team has 3 front row players and 3 back row players.
The court can be divided up into 6 areas or zones to help players understand court positioning and volleyball rotation.
High School Volleyball Line Up Sheet
The three positions or areas on the back row are right back position (zone 1)
middle back position (zone 6)
left back position (zone 5)
The three positions or areas on the front row are right front position (zone 2)
middle front position (zone 3)
left front position (zone 4)
Rotating