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Volleyball
A Brief Overview:
Volleyball is a recreational
and competitive team game that is played indoors by 2 teams of 6 players
each.
The object of the
game is to try to score points in the course of hitting a ball with the
hands across a net and within the boundaries of the court so that the
opposing team cannot return the ball.
To play, each team
places 3 players--left, right, and center forwards--in the front line
and 3 in the rear. The server hits the ball over the net, and the defensive
team attempts to return service before the ball hits the surface of the
court, using no more than 3 hits.
The ball may not be
caught in the hands, and no player may hit the ball twice in succession.
Only when serving may a team score points--1 point for each successful
offensive rally--and the first team to score 15 points wins the game,
except when the score is tied at 14. In this case a team must gain a 2-point
advantage to win.
Beach Volleyball is
played by 2 teams of 2 players and follows similar rules. Volleyball was
invented in 1895 by YMCA physical fitness director William G. Morgan,
in Holyoke, Mass.
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