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Youth Volleyball League - Grades 3-6--Playing town ball against other surrounding towns.
Youth Volleyball League - Grades 3-6--Playing town ball against other surrounding towns.
Most of our rules will follow High School Volleyball rules. However, we have changed some rules to be age appropriate and Parks & Recreation compatible. Please, rest assured all participants will learn the rules and concepts of Volleyball. The main focus is to allow the children to learn and excel, not become discouraged with rules that exceed both age and ability.
General Definitions:
Antenna: vertical poles attached to the outside edge of the net.
Block: A defensive play by one or more front row players meant to intercept a spiked ball. The combination of one, two or three players jumping in front of the opposing spiker and contacting the spiked ball with the hands. Only front- row players are permitted to complete a block.
Boundary lines: Two sidelines and two end lines mark the playing court. All boundary lines
are drawn inside the dimensions of the playing court.
Center line: divides the court into two team courts
Forearm Pass/Bump Pass: Sometimes referred to as the "bump" or "dig". Join your arms from the elbows to the wrists and strike the ball with the fleshy part of your forearms in an underhand motion.
Dig: Passing a spiked or rapidly hit ball. Slang for the art of retrieving an attacked ball close to the floor.
Dink: A one-handed, soft hit into the opponent's court using the fingertips.
Double Hit: Successive hits by the same player. (Illegal)
Dump: Usually performed by the setter, who delivers the ball into the opponent's court on the second contact.
Foot Fault: Foot touches or crosses the boundary line while serving.
Kill: An attack that results directly in a point or sideout.
Lift/Held Ball: A ball that comes to rest at contact, or is not cleanly hit. Excessive topspin, sidespin, or backspin. Usually pertains to a mishandled set with open hands. The player has committed a foul. Any open hand hit with the palm up in an upwards motion will be whistled a lift. (Illegal) This is a judgment call by the official and will be respected by both players and spectators.
Match: The best of three games will win the match. Each non-deciding game will be won by the team that first scores 25 points with a minimum two-point advantage (no scoring cap). If there is a deciding game, it will be won by the team that first scores 15 points with a minimum two-point advantage (no scoring cap).
Pancake: one-hand floor defensive technique where the hand is extended and slid along the floor palm down while the player dives or extension rolls, so that the ball bounces off the back of the hand.
Rally Point Scoring: The team winning a rally scores a point (Rally Point System). When the receiving team wins a rally, it gains a point and the right to serve, and its players rotate one position clockwise.
Set/Volley: The tactical skill in which a ball is directed to a point where a player can spike it into the opponent's court. This is usually a two-hand over-the-head pass.
Side Out: Change of service when a serving team has failed to score a point. Occurs when the receiving team successfully puts the ball away against the serving team, or when the serving team commits an unforced error.
Spike: Also hit or attack. A ball contacted with force by a player on the offensive team who intends to terminate the ball on the opponent's floor or off the opponent's blocker.
General Definitions:
Antenna: vertical poles attached to the outside edge of the net.
Block: A defensive play by one or more front row players meant to intercept a spiked ball. The combination of one, two or three players jumping in front of the opposing spiker and contacting the spiked ball with the hands. Only front- row players are permitted to complete a block.
Boundary lines: Two sidelines and two end lines mark the playing court. All boundary lines
are drawn inside the dimensions of the playing court.
Center line: divides the court into two team courts
Forearm Pass/Bump Pass: Sometimes referred to as the "bump" or "dig". Join your arms from the elbows to the wrists and strike the ball with the fleshy part of your forearms in an underhand motion.
Dig: Passing a spiked or rapidly hit ball. Slang for the art of retrieving an attacked ball close to the floor.
Dink: A one-handed, soft hit into the opponent's court using the fingertips.
Double Hit: Successive hits by the same player. (Illegal)
Dump: Usually performed by the setter, who delivers the ball into the opponent's court on the second contact.
Foot Fault: Foot touches or crosses the boundary line while serving.
Kill: An attack that results directly in a point or sideout.
Lift/Held Ball: A ball that comes to rest at contact, or is not cleanly hit. Excessive topspin, sidespin, or backspin. Usually pertains to a mishandled set with open hands. The player has committed a foul. Any open hand hit with the palm up in an upwards motion will be whistled a lift. (Illegal) This is a judgment call by the official and will be respected by both players and spectators.
Match: The best of three games will win the match. Each non-deciding game will be won by the team that first scores 25 points with a minimum two-point advantage (no scoring cap). If there is a deciding game, it will be won by the team that first scores 15 points with a minimum two-point advantage (no scoring cap).
Pancake: one-hand floor defensive technique where the hand is extended and slid along the floor palm down while the player dives or extension rolls, so that the ball bounces off the back of the hand.
Rally Point Scoring: The team winning a rally scores a point (Rally Point System). When the receiving team wins a rally, it gains a point and the right to serve, and its players rotate one position clockwise.
Set/Volley: The tactical skill in which a ball is directed to a point where a player can spike it into the opponent's court. This is usually a two-hand over-the-head pass.
Side Out: Change of service when a serving team has failed to score a point. Occurs when the receiving team successfully puts the ball away against the serving team, or when the serving team commits an unforced error.
Spike: Also hit or attack. A ball contacted with force by a player on the offensive team who intends to terminate the ball on the opponent's floor or off the opponent's blocker.