what are the basic rules to play volleyball?
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Volleyball Basic Rules\n\nTHE SERVE\n\n( A ) Server must serve from behind the restraining line ( end line ) until after contact.\n\n( B ) Ball may be served underhand or overhand.\n\n( C ) Ball must be clearly visible to opponents before serve.\n\n( D ) Served ball may graze the net and drop to the other side for point.\n\n( E ) First game serve is determined by a volley, each subsequent game shall be served by the previous game loser.\n\n( F ) Serve must be returned by a bump only. no setting or attacking a serve.\nSCORING\n\n   1. Rally scoring will be used.\n   2. There will be a point scored on every score of the ball.\n   3. Offense will score on a defense miss or out of bounds hit.\n   4. Defense will score on an offensive miss, out of bounds hit, or serve into the net.\n   5. Game will be played to 25 pts.\n   6. Must win by 2 points.\n\nROTATION\n\n( A ) Team will rotate each time they win the serve.\n\n( B ) Players shall rotate in a clockwise manner.\n\n( C ) There shall be 4-6 players on each side.\nPLAYING THE GAME ( VOLLEY )\n\n( A ) Maximum of three hits per side.\n\n( B ) Player may not hit the ball twice in succession ( A block is not considered a hit ).\n\n( C ) Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on serve.\n\n( D ) A ball touching a boundary line is good.\n\n( E ) A legal hit is contact with the ball by a player body above and including the waist which does not allow the ball to visibly come to a rest.\n\n( F ) If two or more players contact the ball simultaneously, it is considered one play and the players involved may not participate in the next play.\n\n( G ) A player must not block or attack a serve.\n\n( H ) Switching positions will be allowed only between front line players. ( After the serve only ).\nBASIC VIOLATIONS\n\n( A ) Stepping on or over the line on a serve.\n\n( B ) Failure to serve the ball over the net successfully.\n\n( C ) Hitting the ball illegally ( Carrying, Palming, Throwing, etc. ).\n\n( D ) Touches of the net with any part of the body while the ball is in play. If the ball is driven into the net with such force that it causes the net to contact an opposing player, no foul will be called, and the ball shall continue to be in play.\n\n( E ) Reaching over the net, except under these conditions:\n\n1 - When executing a follow-through.\n\n2 - When blocking a ball which is in the opponents court but is being returned ( the blocker must not contact the ball until after the opponent who is attempting to return the ball makes contact). Except to block the third play.\n\n( F ) Reaches under the net ( if it interferes with the ball or opposing player ).\n\n( G ) Failure to serve in the correct order.\n\n( H ) Blocks or spikes from a position which is clearly not behind the 10-foot line while in a back row position:-)
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Learn the rules for various sports.
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1.  Shorten your back swing\n2.  Aim not as high above the net.\n3.  Aim for the deep corners of the court.\n4.  Avoid topsin, will cause the ball to sit up for easy pass or lob.  Flatter stroke or even slice.\n5.  Make sure you stop when you hit the shot, and stop when you prepare for the volley.\n6.  Remember this is an approach shot not a winner. Depth and precision are more important than pace. \n7. Practice a lot.
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Depending on the type of tournament you're running and the purpose of the tourney, there's actually quite a bit involved in putting a tournament together.\n\nSome key things you need to consider before even approaching the volleyball court are:\n-What format are you going to play?  doubles, quads, sixes?\n-Are you running mens, womens, coed or reverse coed?\n-Is the tournament going to be grass, sand, indoor or pool?\n-Are you offering prizes?\n-Do you plan to feed the contestants?\n-Why are you holding the tournament?  If its for fun, ask for donations to pay for the food/drink.  If its for a charity, ask them what they're fund raising goal is and then figure out your entry fee from that.\n\nIf you're just playing for fun with friends and family, its pretty simple . . . pick a date, tell people what to bring, pick a court and go have fun.\n\nIf its a charity or club event, you'll have to do quite a bit more planning.  You'll need the event sponsors (the charity that hired you to run the event, plus any businesses that may wish to sponsor the tourney).  You'll need to find a place to host the event.  How many courts do you have?  The fewer number of courts you have, the fewer number of teams your tournament can efficiently support.  If you're playing indoors you may need special permission to use the facility or have to go through special "usage rights" classes to host events there.  If you're playing in a park, you may need to clear it with the parks and recreation department or whoever owns/operates the park (grass or sand).  Once you get permission to use the courts you'll have to think about providing those courts, particularly outdoors.  Some parks may have a few sand/grass nets available, but in order to run larger tournaments you'll need to provide additional nets (more common with grass tourneys).  (I know some tournaments ask registrants to bring nets for a discounted entry fee.)\n\nOnce you have the permissions and courts issue figured out its just a matter of determining the format (may need this before you get sponsors and permissions), working with your sponsors, advertising your event (flyers, newspapers, online groups, league night announcements, radio . . .), designing/ordering prizes and/or shirts, figuring out how much help you'll need to run the event and lining that up.  You'll also need to determine how play will be handled.  Will it be round robin pool play followed by a single or double elimination bracket?  Will it be a straight elimination thing?  The number of courts you have may dictate which of these you go with.  \n\nThe day of the event will be relatively chaotic, but being prepared goes a long way towards running a smooth event.  Do as much of the leg work as you can before the day of the event, so that when you get to the event you're ready to start pool play or the tournament itself.  Be there early.  I can't stress how important it is to be to the site early to get things ready to go.  I can't tell you how many tournaments I've gone to where the event organizers that showed up 5 minutes before play was supposed to begin (or even late).  Being there early allows you to get the stuff done that you won't have time to worry about close to start time (signs, trash cans, court setups, etc).\n\nThere can be a lot of behind the scene stuff going on or there can be minimal stuff happening.  It all depends on the size of your tournament and what the purpose is.  By no means is this list inclusive of everything that has to happen to pull off a great event, but it should be a starting point to give you some ideas about the stuff that has to be done.
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http://www.volleyballnet.net/Leagues.asp?st=FL\n\nI think this website is good for you to search for a volleyball league.
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Volleyball :\n1. Max. 12 players per team.\n2. Volleyball (made of leather or synthetic leather and inflated with compressed air. It is round and 65-67 cm in circumference)and Kneepad\n3. William G. Morgan, a YMCA physical education director\n4. On February 9, 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts\n\nTennis\n1.single player or double players\n2.a stringed racquet & hollow rubber ball\n3.Major Thomas Henry Gem, a solicitor, and his friend Batista Pereira, a Spanish merchant\n4.1859\n\nRugby\n1.min. 15 players\n2.There's a various type of rugby games, i advise u to check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby for more information on this game\n\nCricket\n1.11 players per team, may have a few substitutes.\n2.a wooden cricket bat, leather ball, wooden stumps,  Wicket Keeping Gloves\n3. Prince Edward\n4.around the 13th century\n\nHockey(field hockey)\n1.11 players\n2.Each player carries a "stick", normally a little over 3 feet (90 centimetres) long, with a rounded handle flattening out on one side and with a hook at the bottom, hard plastic ball, protection gears (goalkeeper)- mouth guard and shin guards, chest guards, padded shorts, heavily padded hand protectors, leg guards, and foot guards\n3.sorry, no ample information about this but it is originated from Egypt.\n4. 1272BC\n*more information on different forms of hockey can be found here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey#Field_hockey
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Do squats, lunges, biking is good too. All of the exercises that work on your thighs because it's the most important muscle while you're playing volleyball
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When I do volleyball clinics covering serving, I spend as much as 30 minutes discussing the mental approach and the mechanics of serving.  In this format it is difficult to cover much more than just the basics of it.  Most people learn best from having someone tell them how to do it and then show them how to do it - you should look in your area for any camps you can go to.  I know in my area there are a couple of high schools that have offered camps, I will be doing one out of the YMCA where I coach and the local universities offer camps.\n\nJust some tips\n1.  It is easier and therefore more comfortable to hit the ball closer to your body (letting it drop lower before swinging at it).  One of the biggest mistakes I see is players doing that so that they are at least making contact with the ball.  Don't fall into that trap.  Make contact up and away from your body - you may miss completely a few times as you get your timing down.  So what, it will pay off in the end.\n2. Make sure you are swinging at the ball.  I see a lot of players that are developing an overhand serve, drop their elbow and swing with a "shot put" motion.  During your swing, your elbow should never drop below your shoulder.\n3. All of your movement should be forward through the ball towards your target.  Imagine a narrow box in front of you that you have to pass through.  The biggest mistake I see players make is stepping sideways and swinging at the ball with their shoulders and hips square to the net.You should be turning your waist through your swing  - 50% of your power comes from that motion.  When you step out, you are robbing yourself of that power.\n\nThe thing I try to remind my players is serving is about confidence and mechanics.  I have a girl that plays for me who is about 4'11" to 5' tall and has a very slight build - she is able generate incredible power when she hits the ball.  She has an incredibly consistent and strong serve and in our last season she was in the top 3 or 4 on the team in serves even though she was the smallest player.  She is very confident and she has awesome mechanics.\n\nUse your mind to practice.  Visualize yourself serving.  You should see yourself serving using perfect mechanics and being successful with each serve.  You should do at least 20 "mental serves" a day.\n\nGood luck
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http://www.fivb.ch/EN/Volleyball/Rules/FIVB.2005.VB.RulesOfTheGame-new.pdf\n\nGo to page 108. Those are the referee ruling hand signals; however, coach and setter hand signals determining the serve or attack can vary.
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Go to http://volleyball.about.com/index.htm?terms=volleyball which has some of the best resources on the web regarding girls volleyball.  There are other links there that may help you with your other questions.  Good Luck!!!
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i am joining volleyball too! so good luck go to the website i gave you and click on whatever type of rules your looking for it has indoor and outdoor rules on there good luck hope you make it!!!!!
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In a semi-squating position,  rest your elbows on across your thighs, just above your knees. While in this sitting position, bounce the volleyball downwards using both hands in a setting motion. This will isolate your wrists and allow you to feel the correct setting motion. It also works on getting a "feel" of the ball nestled in your hands.\n\nStand about 3 feet away from a wall and set into the wall. Catch the ball if you need, but eventually work up to setting the ball. This helps to get a lot of repititions setting the ball.\n\nOn a basketball court, practice setting into the basket from different angles and locations on the court. This helps with accuracy.\n\nPractice your overhand serving while standing inside the 3 meter line, facing the net. This well help to get your hitting arm at full extension when making contact. It also helps to get you to swing upward, instead of just whacking the ball.
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Traditionally Indoors is played with 6 players on the court on each side. Here in South Carolina we play lots of outdoor volleyball and that consists of: Coed 4's and Triples in the Grass and Doubles in the Sand. I think William Morgan started it out in Holyhoke Massachusetts with 9 players on a side and an unlimited number of hits before it had to go back over!
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Yes, it is legal to hit a volleyball with your feet in USA Volleyball (USAV), and International Volleyball (FIVB); however, your local league may have different rules. \n     For decades, it was illegal to contact a volleyball below the waist, but (roughly) ten years ago, they changed the rules, making the foot play legal. My friend Steve D. was very happy with this rule change.
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Hello,\n\nSoftball Rules Simplified   \n\nTHE GAME\n\nThere are 9 players on a softball team. \nThe playing field is divided into the infield and outfield \nThe lines between the bases are 60’ apart and when joined they form a “diamond”, inside the baseline is known as the infield \nOutside the baseline but inside the playing field is called the outfield. \nAny ball going outside the 1st or 3rd base line is a foul ball ( runners can not advance and the batter gets another try unless the ball was caught in the air, which translates to an out) \nAn official game is 7 innings (a inning is when both teams have had their turn to bat) \n\n\nPITCHING\n\nThe pitcher must have both feet on the pitcher’s rubber and can only take one step forward while pitching. \nThe ball must be thrown underhand. \nBoth hands must be on the ball at the start of the pitch. \n\n\nBATTING\n\nBatters must follow the same order throughout the whole game \nThe batter is out if and when: \na) three strikes have been called\n\nb) a fly ball is caught\n\nc) the batter does not stand in the batter’s box\n\n\nBASE RUNNING\n\nRunners must touch each base in order \nRunners may overrun 1st base only, all other bases the runner may be tagged and called out if they are off the base. \nRunners can not lead off a base, they must be on base until the ball as left the pitcher’s hand \nAfter a fly ball has been caught the base runner must tag the occupied base before advancing to the next base \nOne base runner can not pass another base runner that is ahead of them. \nStealing a base is not permitted \nA runner is out if: \na. they are tagged with the ball before reaching a base\n\nb. the ball gets to 1st base before the runner\n\nc. they run more than 3 feet out of the base line to avoid being tagged\n\n\nTERMS:\n\nBall- a legally pitched ball that does not enter the strike zone (four balls equals a walk) \nGrounder- A ball that is hit on the ground \nForce out- when the runner has to advance to the next base to make room for the following base runner. \nFly ball- ball hit up in the air to the infield \nOn deck- the next batter \nPop up- ball hit up in the air to the infield \nStrike- term used when a ball is swung at and missed or is called when the ball enters the strike zone and is not swung at all. \nStrike zone- the ball passes the batter over the plate between their chest and knees  \n\nSreekar.
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http://www.thecoachingcorner.com/soccer/game_rules.html\n\ntoo many rules to put on the page so here is a website for you, hope it helps
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http://www.sportsknowhow.com/volleyball/dimensions/volleyball-court-dimensions.html\n\nthere is a diagram on there that should answer all of your questions. i'd type it out but there is kind of a lot