vb terms

NMSU-Alamogordo

Volleyball
P.E. 113/114/213/214

Terminology

Block is a defensive play in which players at the net attempt to interfere with the flight of the ball.

Dead Ball is a ball that is temporarily out of play.

Foot foul is a fault for which a point or side out is awarded.

Game is to fifteen points and to be two points ahead.

Holding is allowing the ball to visibly come to rest even momentarily in the hands.

Spike is a ball (other then the serve) which is hit forcibly from a height greater then the top of the net.

Side-out is a decision following the infringement of a rule by the serving team at which time service is awarded to the opposing team.

Set is a ball (other than serve) which is hit (volleyed) higher and closer to the net then the pass so that it can be spiked.

Service is the act of serving.

Rotation is the act of shifting positions in a clockwise direction when the team is awarded the serve on a side out.

Underhand pass is the ball bumped off the forearms with hands clasped together and the forearms side by side.

Re-Play if fouls are committed by players on opposite teams either simultaneously or on the same.

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