Volleyball:

BASIC
SKILLS
SETTING PASSING SPIKING
BLOCKING SERVING
 1. PASSING
A volleyball pass is a done with the
objective to move the ball to a teammate
called a setter.
The pass is the first touch by the
team. The skill of passing is executed. On
a ball that was served up on a ball where
the opponent is hitting. Basically, on any
ball that has been sent over the net to the
court side of your teams, you perform a
passing skill.
The volleyball pass is known as a
"bump" or a "forearm pass" as it is carried
out to bump the ball using the forearms.
Passing in full is a very valuable skill.
Two Types of Passing:
1. The Forearm Pass Forearm

Volleyball pass involves hitting the

ball in a controlled manner to your
teammate. The forearms are made into a
flat platform, positioned ready for the ball
to come into contact. It is an attempt to
properly handle the opponents service or
attack. It is also called reception.
Two Types of Passing:
1. The Forearm Pass Forearm

• Make a flat surface with arms by

placing back of one hand in palm of
the other.
• Move feet to get under the ball. One
foot in front of the other with knees
bent.
• Extend arms, body and knees to the
ball.
• DO NOT swing your arms, meet the
ball with your arms.
• Aim your arms towards the top of the
net and not to the ceiling.
Two Types of Passing:
2. Overhead Passing

The overhead pass involves hitting

the ball using an overhead playing
motion to direct the ball to your
teammate. The ball is played with the
fingers using an overhead setting action.
 2. SETTING
It is act of putting the ball into a
position that the attacker can strike
the ball hard towards the opponent’s
court.
It is the second step of passing,
and it can be done to either dump the
ball over into an undefended spot or to
“set” the ball into a position that
allows the hitter to spike it over. The
perfect set is a high ball, just inches from
the net.
3. SPIKING OR ATTACKING
It is the act of striking the ball hard
overhead just above the net. This is the
common way of getting a score in the
game.
Spiking a volleyball entails forcefully
striking the ball toward the floor on your
opponent's side of the net. You wait for
the setter to set the ball near the net,
then approach the ball, jump, and go
in for the "kill“. If the ball hits the floor
before the other team can retrieve it,
your team gets a point.
4. BLOCKING
The process of stopping the opponents
attempt to strike or attack. Blocking also
defined as deflecting the ball coming from
your opponent’s attack hit. Blocking is a kill in
volleyball used to prevent the opponent from
a successful attack hit. A block technique is
used to deflect the ball coming from an
attacker.
 TYPES OF BLOCKING
SINGLE BLOCK DOUBLE BLOCK
 5. SERVING
It is an act of putting the ball in
play by hitting the ball in an under hand
or overhand technique towards the
opponent’s courtside. These are types of
service:

• underhand serve
• overhand serve - float serve
• overhand serve - topspin serve
• jump serves - jump float
• jump spin - jump topspin
 5. SERVING
1. Under hand serve

It is an act of serving the ball

by hitting it below the waist level
instead of tossing it up and
striking it over the head level.
 5. SERVING
2. Overhead Service

It is an act of serving the ball

by tossing it overhead and striking
it above the head level
Volleyball:

RULES &
REGULATIONS
Rules and Regulations:

Team Composition (maximum)

12 players
1 coach
2 assistant Coaches
1 Therapist
1 Medical Doctor

For FIVB Competition

12 regular, 1 or 2 Libero’s is an option
Basic Volleyball Rules
• 6 players on the floor at any one time - 3 in the front row and 3 in the
back row.
• Maximum of 3 hits per side.
• Points are made on every serve for winning team of rally (rally-point
scoring).
• Player may not hit the ball twice in succession. (A block is not
considered a hit.)
• Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on a serve.
• A ball hitting a boundary line is in.
• A ball is out if it hits an antenna, the floor completely outside the
court, any of the net or cables outside the antennae, the referee
stands or pole, the ceiling above a non-playable area.
Basic Volleyball Rules
• It is legal to contact the ball with any part of a player’s body.
• It is illegal to catch, hold or throw the ball.
• A player cannot block or attack a serve from on or inside the 10-foot
line.
• After the serve, front-line players may switch positions at the net.
• Matches are made up of sets; the number depends on level of play.
3-set matches are 2 sets to 25 points and a third set to 15. Each set
must be won by two points. The winner is the first team to win 2 sets.
5-set matches are 4 sets to 25 points and fifth set to 15. The team
must win by 2 unless tournament rules dictate otherwise. The winner
is the first team to win three sets.
Basic Volleyball Rule Violations
• Rule violations that result in a point for the opponent.
• When serving, the player steps on or across the service line as
while making contact with the ball.
• Failure to serve the ball over the net successfully.
• Ball-handling errors. Contacting the ball illegally (double touching,
lifting, carrying, throwing, etc.)
• Touching the net with any part of the body while the ball is in play.
• When blocking a ball coming from the opponent’s court, it’s illegal to
contact the ball when reaching over the net if both your opponent
has not used 3 contacts and they have a player there to make a
play on the ball.
Basic Volleyball Rule Violations
• When attacking a ball coming from the opponent’s court, contacting the
ball when reaching over the net is a violation if the ball has not yet
broken the vertical plane of the net.
• Crossing the court centerline with any part of your body is a violation.
Exception: if it is the hand or foot. In this case, the entire hand or entire
foot must cross for it to be a violation.
• Serving out of rotation/order.
• Back-row player blocking (deflecting a ball coming from the opponent)
when, at the moment of contact, the back-row player is near the net and
has part of his/her body above the top of the net. This is an illegal block.
• Back-row player attacking a ball inside the front zone (the area inside
the 3M/10-foot line) when, at the moment of contact, the ball is
completely above the net. This is an illegal attack.