I would play volleyball in the court next to my house during get-togethers and parties. I was never good when playing against my older cousins and uncles‚ so far‚ they’re still better than me. Of course I’ve improved from swinging my arms and getting the ball over‚ but they still have more skill compared to me. Well‚ at least for now. Volleyball has always been interesting to me. Since I was a baby‚ we’d take family trips to California and I’ve been amazed by the beach volleyball players. It wasn’t
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Beach Volleyball Beach Volleyball has been played for many years‚ and organizations such as the California Beach Volleyball Association have helped in furthering the sport. Beach Volleyball is now available to everyone and it is even played in the Olympics. In the early twenty ’s‚ " in Santa Monica‚ California‚ the first Volleyball courts were put up on the beach at the Playground [in Santa Monica]" ("History of Beach Volleyball"). Most games consisted of families playing six on six ("History
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Court Volleyball vs. Beach Volleyball Although volleyball may seem like the same sport whether it’s played on an indoor volleyball court or an outdoor sand volleyball court‚ there is actually a big difference between the two. Some people prefer sand volleyball over court volleyball‚ but I prefer court volleyball. Both courts are the same size (18m x 9m (29’6" x 59’)). When it comes to having all of the positions covered‚ court volleyball is superior; with six people on the court‚ it is much
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OFFICIAL VOLLEYBALL RULES 2013-2016 Approved by the 33rd FIVB Congress 2012 Official Volleyball Rules 2013-2016 Published by FIVB in 2012 – www.fivb.org Design and layout: Samuel Chesaux Illustrations: © FIVB 2012 OFFICIAL VOLLEYBALL RULES 2013-2016 Approved by the 33rd FIVB Congress 2012 To be implemented in all competitions from 1st January 2013 and in all competitions which are completed in 2013 OFFICIAL VOLLEYBALL RULES 2013-2016 1 CONTENTS GAME CHARACTERISTICS PART
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Basic Volleyball Terminology for Newbies 1.Volleyball Game (Set) A volleyball game or set is played to a predetermined number of points. Games must be won by at least 2 points. For example‚ if a game is being played to 25 points‚ if a 24-24 tie occurs‚ the game isn’t over until a team leads by 2 points. 2.Volleyball Match Matches are a made up of games. Match play usually consists of competing until one team wins 2 out of 3 or 3 out of 5 games. 3.Playing Fault A fault is a violation of the
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Women’s Volleyball team. In the 1980s‚ they had won the world championships five times‚ which helped the team become the symbol of strong will. But no one can win all the time‚ since 2004‚ the team had met the setback and 11 years later‚ the new team won the championship again. What an inspiring story. The women’s volleyball team is favored by everyone. In the TV‚ their matches will be showed‚ people will watch and yell for them. My parents told me that their idols were the women’s volleyball players
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Kendra Novotni Due: Wednesday‚ December 19‚2010 Copyright 1995 by Lerner Publications Company Fundamental Volleyball By: Julie Jensen and Photos by Andy King One thing that I didn’t know about volleyball was that in 1895 William G. Morgan invented it. I also didn’t know that Volleyball has the skills of Baseball‚ Handball‚ and Tennis. Two things I already knew were how to spike and serve. Two things I already knew how to do were how to spike and serve. One more thing I didn’t know was
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Volleyball: Spiking your way into Success “Obesity in proliferating in the United States: 3.8 million people are over 300 pounds‚ over 400‚000 people (mostly males) carry over 400 pounds and the average adult female weighs an unprecedented 163 pounds!” states The Latest Statistics on America’s Obesity Epidemic article from American Sports Data inc. While I find this shocking‚ I’m less astounded when I consider the millions of McDonalds and Burger Kings located around the world. There is
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To me playing the game of volleyball is something incredibly special. I started playing around fifth grade‚ and as soon as I started I automatically fell in love with this sport. I remember going to high school volleyball games and saying “that’s going to be me one day” or “I hope to be as good as her when I get to high school”. Then I finally got here to the high school level and to tell you the truth I thought I was going to get cut my freshman year but‚ to my surprise‚ I made JV! I was so incredibly
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An Analysis of the Volleyball Jump Serve | Dr Marion Alexander‚ Adrian Honish MSc - Sport Biomechanics Lab‚ University of Manitoba‚ Canada | IntroductionOne of the most dramatic skills in modern volleyball is the spike serve‚ or the jump serve‚ which provides an exciting and dynamic skill that is captivating for players and spectators alike. The player starts about five meters behind the end line of the court‚ uses a fast and explosive run up‚ a dynamic spike takeoff and an exciting spike
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