Healthy Active Living June 2014 | Page 12

SPORTS: LET'S TALK VOLLEYBALL

Description:

Volleyball is a great, high energy sport played by two teams on a court divided by a net. The object of the game is to touch the ball down on the other side of the net. Whoever has the most points wins. When the ball is on a side that team gets a maximum of three hits to return the ball to the other side. The game starts by a serve, (over hand or under hand) that serve needs to make it successfully onto the other side without any assistance. The opposing team has to try to return the ball back to the serving side. The rally continues until the ball hits the ground. When the receiving team wins a rally, it gets a point and the right to serve, and its players rotate one position clockwise.

Rules:

-There are six players on court in a volleyball team, who each must rotate one position clockwise every time their team wins back service from the opposition.

-Only the three players at the net positions can jump and spike or block near the net.

- The backcourt players can only hit the ball over the net if they jump from behind the attack line which separates the front and back part of the court.

Volleyball is a fun sport that keeps you active and having a good social time.

"Volleyball is just a more intense version of "don't let the balloon hit the floor"." -Unknown