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Basic Rules of
Volleyball
Each of the two teams consists
of six players, three located in front of
the attack line and three behind. To get
play started, a player from a team chosen
by a coin toss (the server) throws the ball
into the air and attempts to hit the ball
so it passes over the net on a course such
that it will land in the opposing team's
court (the serve). The opposing team must
use a combination of no more than three
contacts with the volleyball to return the
ball to the opponent's side of the net.
These contacts usually consist first of
the bump or pass so that the ball's trajectory
is aimed towards the player designated as
the setter; second of the set (an over-hand
pass using finger-tip action) by the setter
so that the ball's trajectory is aimed towards
one or more players designated as the attacker
and third by the attacker who spikes (jumping,
raising one arm above the head and hitting
the ball so it will move quickly down to
the ground on the opponent's court) to return
the ball over the net. The team with possession
of the ball and that is trying to attack
the ball as described is said to be on offense.
The team on defense attempts
to prevent the attacker from directing the
ball into their court by having players
at the net jump and reach above the top
(and if possible, across the plane) of the
net in order to block the attacked ball.
If the ball is hit around, above or through
the block, the defensive players arranged
in the rest of the court attempt to control
the ball with a dig (a fore-arm pass of
a hard-driven ball). After a successful
dig, the team transitions to offense.
The game continues in
this manner until the ball touches the court
within the boundaries or until an error
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