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Volleyball Midterm
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Undergraduate 3
03/05/2013

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Term
How big is the court?
Definition
60x30 ft, or 30x30 on each side
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What separates the front and back rows?
Definition
the 10 foot line
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Net height for women? Men?
Definition
Women: 7 feet 4 inches
Men: 8 feet
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How much should a volleyball weigh? What should its circumference be?
Definition
9-10 ounces; 25.5-26.5 inches
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T/F? All uniforms must be identical.
Definition
Both! All must be, except for the Libero player.
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Who is the Libero player?
Definition
He/she is strictly a back row player. They NEVER play front row or attack a ball above the plane of the net.
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T/F? The Libero must remain on the court at all times.
Definition
False. He/she can run on and off the court freely without it counting as substitution. Usually they will play backrow for the middle hitter.
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How many positions are there? How are they numbered?
Definition
6; they're numbered counter clockwise, starting with the serving position
Term
Position 1
Definition
server (right back)
Term
Position 2
Definition
Setter (right front)
Term
Position 3
Definition
middle hitter (middle front)
Term
Position 4
Definition
outside hitter (left front)
Term
Positions 5 and 6
Definition
defensive specialist and libero (right and middle back)
Term
A set is?
Definition
One single game
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How do you win a match?
Definition
Win 3 out of 5 sets (or games)
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How many points are in a non-deciding set? A deciding set?
Definition
25 points; 15 points
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T/F? If team A has 24 points and team B has 25, team B wins.
Definition
False; a team must always win by 2 points.
Term
Ace
Definition
Serving the ball and no one on the other team touches it before it hits the floor
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Shank
Definition
serving the ball and one player passses the ball outside of the playing field.
Term
Free ball
Definition
passing the ball over the net
Term
Spike
Definition
swinging down at the ball with your arm fully extended to the other side of the net
Term
Down Ball
Definition
hitting the ball over the net with both feet on the ground
Term
Serve
Definition
Putting the ball into play
Term
Tip
Definition
using your fingertips to play the ball over the net
Term
Roll Shot
Definition
pushing the ball over the net with a top spin when th eball is too low to spike properly
Term
sideout
Definition
when the team that served the ball makes a mistake, causing the ball to go to the opposite team and the opposite team to rotate
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Dig
Definition
when a player makes a save/pass from a spike
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Kill
Definition
when a player spikes the ball and it ends in a point and/or sideout
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