Jump , Smack , Point
scoreboard . Along with the scoreboard you need a court 59 feet long and 29 ½ feet wide .
You also need a net . You can ’ t play without one . The net is placed in the center of the gym . It is 7 feet 11 ⅝ of an inch tall .
You should get a volleyball soft enough so it doesn ’ t make your arms / hands feel tired . A volleyball is made of leather and is round . The ball should have a circumference of 9 ½ inches .
Positions
Volleyball is a sport played by a lot of people . There are some important things you need or else you can not play . One of those things are positions . Every player has a position .
In volleyball the main things you use to hit the ball is your arms or hands . For example a bump is when you put your arms together and hit the ball . You just need to focus on the ball and try your best to keep the ball from landing on your side .
If you are a person who desperately wants to win a volleyball game you would probably dive to catch the ball . When you are the person back right of the court you can spike ( which is when you jump as high as you can and hit the ball ). The back right person also gets to hit the ball first .
There are more places where players stand . One of them is outside hitter . The outside hitter usually gets the most hits in the game . The outside hitter is mainly focused on the left hand side of the court .
The week side ( the person middle right of the court ) hitter , unlike the outside hitter , is mainly focused on the right hand side of the court . The
week side hitter is the backup hitter . Libros is another position . It ’ s responsible for defence . Libros usually digs the attack . The last position is middle blocker . The middle blocker usually has two people doing it .
Wow , that was so informational ! This is something about how Abby Cole started playing volleyball . Abby Cole said , “ I grew up playing 3 different sports-volleyball , basketball , and tennis . Choosing one sport to pursue in college was difficult , but I enjoyed playing it the most ( volleyball ). I think that it ’ s really important to love what you do , and at the collegiate level we put in quite a bit of time into our sport , and because I love it so much , it isn ’ t a chore it ’ s fun !” Maybe you can try to find out more about volleyball .
This is an outdoor volleyball team .
This is a professional volleyball team .
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