PE 4:

Team Sports
Volleyball
worksheets
 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
The game is played on a volleyball court 18m (59 feet) long and 9m (29.6 feet) wide,
divided into two, 9mx9m halves by one-meter (40-1 inch) Wide net placed, the top of the net
is 2.43m (7 feet 11 5/8 inches) above the center of the court for men's competition, and
2.24m (7 feet 4 1/8 inches) for women’s competition (these heights vary for veterans and
junior competitions).

The attack line is 3 meters and parallel to the net. This 3m (or 10 foot) line divides the
court into "back row and "front row” areas (also back court and front court). These are in turn
divided into 3 areas each and are numbered as: area "1”, which is the position of the serving
player; after a team gains the serve (also known as siding out), its members must rotate in a
clockwise direction, with the player previously in area “2’’ moving to area ‘’1’’ and so on, with
the player from area “1” moving to area “6”.

The team courts are surrounded by an area called the free zone which is a minimum
of 3 meters wide, and which the players may enter, and play within after the service of the
ball. All lines denoting the boundaries of the team court and the attack zone are drawn or
painted within the dimensions of the area, and are therefore a part of the court or zone. If a
ball comes in contact with the line, the ball is considered to be "in’’. An antenna is placed on
each side of the net perpendicular to the sideline, and is a vertical extension of the side
boundary of the court. A ball passing over the net must pass completely between the
antennae (or their theoretical extensions to the ceiling) without contacting them.

Ball

Federation International de Volleyball (FIVB) regulations state that the ball must be
spherical, made of leather or synthetic leather, has a circumference of 65-70 cm, weighs
260-280g, with inside pressure of 0.30-0.325 kg/cm. Other governing bodies have similar
regulations.

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 Team Sports: Volleyball - Exercise 1

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT IN VOLLEYBALL

Name: ___________________________Course/Year/Major_________________ Date : __________

Instructions: Draw the facilities and equipment in volleyball

1. Court- identify each line and write the standard measurement/ dimension including its length and width.

2. Ball- indicate its spherical measurement and weight

3. Net- indicate measurement (length and width)

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 Team Sports: Volleyball - Exercise 2
SCORING SYSTEM IN VOLLEYBALL

Name: _________________________________ Course /Year/Major_________________ Date:__________

Volleyball is a fast-paced, exciting team sport enjoyed all over the world. Winning a
volleyball game requires you to score points, and scoring points requires you to master
fundamental offensive and defensive skills while also working together with your team. 
Originally, the rules of volleyball stated that only the team serving could score a point called
traditional scoring. This provision has since been updated—now, either team can score,
regardless of which team served the ball. The modern form of scorekeeping in volleyball is
known as “rally scoring.

Instructions: Answer the following questions

A point is scored when:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Describe rally scoring:

Describe traditional scoring:

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 Volleyball Officials
Volleyball Referee (R1)
The first referee carries out his or her responsibilities from a position standing located at the opposite end of the net from the scorekeeper's
table.

It's recommended that the first referee remain on the stand during the entire match except for a protest, for personal reasons, or to handle a
scorekeeping difficulty that the second referee is unable to resolve.

The first referee directs the match from the first moment arriving to the court until the end of the match.

First referee duties include...

 Having authority over all team members.
 Having final authority over all decisions including those that don't specifically address the rules.
 Having authority over other officials of volleyball and overruling other officials if certain they made an incorrect decision.
 Replacing an official that isn't performing functions properly.

First referee responsibilities before the match include...

 Examine the ball that will be used for the match.
 Inspect the net, playing area, and other equipment to ensure they meet specifications.
 Conduct the coin toss and meeting of referees and team representatives.
 Control the warm up conduct of teams.
 Establish ground rules as needed.

Second Referee (R2)

The second referee takes position facing the first referee on the opposite side of the court.

Should the first referee be indisposed, the second referee assumes the responsibilities and duties of the first referee.

Second Referee Administering a Substitution

Second referee responsibilities before the match include...

 Ensure the names of the officials of volleyball appear on the first set score sheet.
 Ensure the coaches have line up sheets at least 10 minutes before the end of each team's timed warm up periods. The second
referee collects the line up sheets from each team at the 3 minute mark on the clock timing the pre-match warm ups and submits
them to the scorekeeper.

Officials Volleyball Scorer (Scorekeeper)

The scorekeeper and assistant scorekeeper are seated at the scorekeeper's table, positioned on the side of the court opposite the first referee
and behind the second referee.

note: Don't forget your official’s volleyball gear.

Scorekeeper responsibilities...

The scorekeeper is in charge of the score sheet throughout the match, in cooperation with the second referee. The assistant scorekeeper is
responsible for tracking the libero player's entries and aiding the scorekeeper.

Officials Volleyball Line Judges

During play, the line judges are positioned as follows...

When using two line judges, they stand diagonally opposite each other at the ends of the court. One line judge is positioned at the intersection
of the sideline and end line to the first referee's right. The other line judge is at the intersection of the sideline and end line to the second
referee's right. Each line judge controls an end line and entire side line.

The line judges should move from the above positions to avoid interference with players playing the ball or to better observe a ball crossing the
net clearing the antenna.

During timeouts, line judges stand near the intersection of the sideline and attack line on the side of the first referee. 4
LOCATION OF
OFFICIALS

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 Team Sports: Volleyball - Exercise 3
ROLES OF OFFICIALS IN VOLLEYBALL

Name: _________________________________ Course /Year/Major_________________ Date:_________

Direction: Fill the matrix with appropriate information.

Official Location Authority Responsibility
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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 Volleyball Terms and Definitions

1) ACE –  A serve that your opponent cannot pass; this results immediately in a point. 
2) APPROACH – The offensive player’s (spiker) quick footwork toward the net before he jumps in the air 
to spike the ball. 
3) ATTACK – The offensive action of hitting the ball. A players attempt to kit the ball so that it results in a 
point for their team. 
4) ATTACKER – Also “hitter” or “spiker.” A player who attempts to hit a ball offensively with the purpose 
of ending play in his or her team’s favor and gaining a point or side out. 
5) BACKCOURT – The area from the end line to the attack line. 
6) BUMP – a common term for forearm passing. 
7) CENTER LINE – The boundary that runs directly under the net and divides the court into two equal halve
8) DIG – Passing a spiked or rapidly hit ball. Slang for the art of passing an attacked ball close to the floor
9) DINK – A legal push of the ball around or over blockers
10) FIVE-ONE – A 6player offensive system that uses five hitters and one setter. 
11) FLOATER – A serve which does not spin or rotate and therefore moves in an erratic path. This is similar 
to a “knuckle ball” pitch in baseball. 
12) FOUL/ FAULT – A violation of the rules
13) FREE BALL – A ball that will be returned by a pass rather than a spike. This is usually called aloud by 
the defense instructing players to move into serve receive positions. 
14) JOUST – When 2 opposing players are simultaneously attempting to play a ball above the net. 
15) KEY – To predict a team’s next play by observation of patterns or habits.  KILL ‐ An attack that results in a
immediate point or side out. 
16) LIBERO – A defensive player who cannot serve, and never plays in the front row.  This player has unique 
rules associated with the position; they can substitute for any player.  Also referred to as the 
Defensive Specialist.
17) LINE – The marks that serve as boundaries of a court. If a ball hits the line, it is considered playable or “in’
18) OVERLAP – refers to the positions of the players in the rotation prior to the contact of the ball when 
Serving
19) QUICK SET – a set (usually 2’ above the net) in which the hitter is approaching the setter, and may even 
be in the air, before the setter delivers the ball. This type of set requires precise timing
between the setter and hitter. 
20) ROOF ‐ A ball that when spiked is blocked by a defensive player such that the ball deflects straight to the 
floor on the attacker’s side
21) ROTATION ‐ The clockwise movement of players around the court and through the serving position follow
ing a side out. 

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 Team Sports: Volleyball - Exercise 4

Volleyball Terminologies

Name: _________________________________ Course /Year/Major_________________ Date:__________

Directions: Locate the following words in the grid. Mark the words as they are arranged vertically,
horizontally, diagonally, or even upside down.

I L I N O Q U I C K S E T O U R
N O I O J L U T B N B S E R V O
T V O B E Y S L A F A U L T E T
O E T R E L F A S T C O U T S A
T R A K U R L D I N K T D A E T
H L I P S J O T S T C O P S N I
E A P P R O A C H U O K O O I O
W P A B W U T D C H U C U N L N
P U R U S S E R Y N R A C E R K
D T S M U T R O O F T T U N E S
I G R P O U R D B I D T S I T D
G E I R G V F R E E B A L L N E
O T B F I V E O N E S K I P E J
D S F O U L T E R M S I B O C T

____ACE  ____ BUMP _____ FLOATER  ____ LINE

____APPROACH ____ CENTER LINE _____ FAULT  ____ OVERLAP 
____ATTACK ____ DIG _____FREE BALL  ____ QUICK SET 
____ LIBERO  ____ DINK _____ JOUST  ____ ROOF
____BACKCOURT ____ FIVE-ONE  _____ KEY  ____ ROTATION 

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 Team Sports: Volleyball - Exercise 5

Volleyball Hand Signals

Name: _________________________________ Course /Year/Major_________________ Date:__________

The
. following contains descriptions of the Official FIVB (International Volleyball Federation) Referee’s
hand signals that we will be using. It is easy and well worth the effort for any player to learn these basic
hand signals.

Basics to remember are:

 All one-handed signals are made with the hand toward the side of the team which made the error or
request
 Immediately after a rally is over, the hand signal “Team to Serve” and a point is always indicated
FIRST to the team who earned the next service and point
 Next, the hand signal explaining the reason why (or what the game/ball fault is) is indicated

Directions: Illustrate the following hand signals.

Illustration Hand signal Illustration Hand signal
1. AUTHORIZATION 6. DELAY IN
TO SERVE SERVICE
Raise eight fingers,
Move the hand to spread open (i.e.
indicate the direction the server has taken
of serve more than 8
seconds to serve
the ball which is a
service fault)
2. TIME-OUT 7. BALL “IN”
Place the palm of
one hand over the Point the arm and
fingers of the other, fingers towards the
held vertically (i.e. floor
generally for 30
seconds)
3. CHANGE OF 8. ATTACK HIT
COURTS FAULT

Raise the forearms Make a downward

front and back and motion with the
twist them around forearm, hands
the body open
4. SUBSTITUTION 9. DOUBLE FAULT &
REPLAY
Circular motion of
the forearms around Raise both thumbs
each other vertically

5. END OF (SET) 10. DELAY WARNING

MATCH Cross the Cover the right wrist

forearms in front of with open left hand,
the chest, hands palm facing referee
open (warning) or point
the write with a
yellow card
(penalty)