Volleyball Jargon Volleyball Terms Every Sport has its own lingo, and knowing your volleyball terms will help you understand and play a better game. Here are the most popular volleyball terms and what they mean: Ace: a service where the player serves so effectively that no player on the receiving team can touch it. Attack: an offensive play where one team smacks the ball to the floor on the opposing team?s side in an attempt to end the rally. Block: a defensive play that attempts to deflect a spike back to the hitter?s side of the court. Campfire: when the ball falls to the floor while surrounded by two or more players. Dig: a basic defensive play used to receive an attack and save a spike. Dink: when a player legally pushes the volleyball around or over blockers. Double Contact: fault when more than two body parts touch the ball at the same time. Double Hit: an illegal play when one player hits or contacts more than once. Dump: a surprise attack intended to catch the defense unawares. Free Ball: when the opposing team passes the ball over the net after an impossible attack. Hit: the same as an attack or spike. Joust: when two opposing players play the ball as it is falling directly on top of the net. Kill: an attack that the receiving team cannot return, resulting in a point or a side out. Mishit: when a player attempts contact with the ball but it is not as intended. Pass: two-handed contact where the player raised the ball over their head; used in defense, on a serve receive or setting. Pepper: a volleyball drill where players pass the ball back and forth without a net. Rally: the time after the serve when the ball is in play; ends with a point or side out. Roof: a blocked spike that goes straight to the floor on the attacker?s side of the court. Rotation: after a side out, when the team moves clockwise around the court to cycle through the serving position. Seam: when serving, it?s the spot in between passers; when attacking, it?s the spot between blockers. Serve: the hit used to put the volleyball into play; also called service. Set: a pass over the head that the passer directs at an attacker. Shot: offensive play where a set ball is sent to an open area of the court instead of being spiked hard. Side Out: when the serving team messes up, loses the rally and the receiving team gains possession of the ball team for the next serve. Six Pack: when a blocked spike hits the blocking player in the head or face. Spike: a powerful volleyball shot where the player jumps and slams the ball with great force, using one hand; also called a hit or attack. Strong Side: the left side of the volleyball court. Stuff: when the receiving team?s blocker deflects the ball back to the floor on the attacking team?s side. This is one of certain slang volleyball terms, and it is also called a block. Tip: shot that an attacker directs at the holes on the defensive side; also called a dump or a dink. Weak Side: the right side of the volleyball court; also called the opposite side. More to Follow

Volleyball Court Dimensions Volleyball court dimensions The Volleyball court dimensions for indoor and outdoor volleyball courts are different. In competitive volleyball, the court measurements, net requirements and ball particulars are strictly followed and must be the same for all games and teams. The game of Indoor Volleyball is played on a rectangular court that is divided in half by a high net. The court measurements for regulation play are 18 meters (59 feet) long by 9 meters (29 feet 6 inches) wide. A Beach Volleyball Court measures 16m x 8m. Volleyball Court Dimensions - The Lines and Zones The Centerline divides the volleyball court into two equal halves that measure a perfect square, 9 meters by 9 meters. The volleyball net is hung at the Centerline. The Attack Line, or Center Line, is 3 meters (9 feet 10 inches) from the net on each side of the court. The Attack Line runs parallel to the net and divides the playing area into the back row (or back court) and front row (or front court). The rows are further divided into zones, with three zones and positions per row. From left to right, the back row has Zone 5 - Left Back Position, Zone 6 - Middle Back Position, and Zone 1 - Right Back Position, where the server is stationed during service. The front row has Zone 4 - Left Front Position, Zone 3 - Middle Front Position, and Zone 2 - Right Front Position, also in order from left to right. The Free Zone is the area surrounding the volleyball court. It measures 3 meters wide, and players are allowed to enter the Free Zone during game play. The court boundary lines are generally 2 inches wide, and they are part of the actual court measurements. So the ball remains in play if it lands directly on the line. Volleyball Court Dimensions - The Net The volleyball net is hung at the exact center of the volleyball court between the two sidelines. It is 1 meter wide and the height is different for men and women. For men-s games, the volleyball net is 2.43 meters from the floor (7 feet, 11 5/8 inches). For women-s games, the volleyball net hangs 2.24 meters off of the floor (7 feet, 4 inches). An antenna is placed on each side of the net, lining up with the sidelines or court boundaries. The two antennae are a guideline for when the ball is in or out of play. The ball must pass completely over the net and inside both of these antennae in order to remain in play. If the ball hits the antenna, it is out of play. If the ball wanders outside the antenna or crosses the net directly above the antenna, it is out of play. The ball is also out of play if it hits the cables, netting or poles. Keeping volleyball court dimensions consistent helps to keep game play fair. Uniform volleyball court dimensions also make it easier for players to comply with the rules of the game, since they are already familiar with the court, the net and the zones. Indoor Court Dimensions (Above)