Questions about the sport of volleyball. Beach volleyball should use the [beach-volleyball] tag.
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Which part of hand is used to do a volleyball smash?
I have tried different hand formation and tried different positions of hand to hit the ball, but the smash either goes out of court or is very low powered.I just don't get how to hit it. So that its ...
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Volleyball terminology for attacks styles or positions of the court [closed]
What are some terms used when playing volleyball?
For example, as a Portuguese speaker, I would like to know how some attacks styles or positions of the court.
The one you are talking about that the ...
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Overhand reception in indoor volleyball
Volleyball rules are going to change for the 2013 season. For example, the overhand reception of service would be forbidden (like it is in beach volleyball). What are the additional details that ...
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Can we use leg in Volleyball?
I have started playing volleyball recently. I dont know much rules of this game. Recently while playing one of us lofted the ball by leg and another player parred the ball.
Isn't it foul? How can we ...
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What is the logic behind re-serving in volleyball and tennis?
I have seen plenty of times a re-serve being awarded instead of giving the point to any of the team in both volleyball and I think tennis, too. (I'm not sure if it's still the same in tennis). I had ...
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Why odd number of players? [closed]
Almost all the games and sports involve odd number of players.
And most the games involve 11 players, eg: football,cricket,hockey etc.
And other games like basketball and all have 5 which is also odd ...
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What has triggered the evolution of 6-0 formation in volleyball?
I have been playing volleyball since childhood. I started off with a 4-2 formation (2 defenders and 4 spikers). Then we moved on to 5-1, i.e. 5 Attackers and a defender. But nowadays I have seen a few ...
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Screening in volleyball
The volleyball rules prohibit screening during a service (preventing the receiving team from seeing the ball or the serving player; rule 12.5), however, during any professional game you can see ...
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How to boost vertical speed / jump height
As a basketball player it is important to have a good jump height (for scoring, rebounding, blocking). I've tried some plyometric exercises and are jump skipping often. But I do not have a good idea ...
