V olleyball History of Volleyball Volleyball is played by two teams on a playing court divided by a net. It is one of the most successful, popular, competitive and recreational sports in the world. The game of volleyball originally called Mintonette was invented in by William G. Morgon.
The Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) was formed in the year . The Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) was founded in . Volleyball was introduced in the Asian Games in for Men and in for Women. The FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship started in and for women in .
Volleyball made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games. Court Dimensions Fig. . : Volleyball court layout •• The playing court is rectangular in shape measuring × m.
It is surrounded by a free zone of m from the side lines and . m from the endlines. •• The height of the free playing space, above the playing area, from the playing surface, shall be . m.
•• Attack line is m from the axis of the centre line, which marks the front zone. •• The service zone is m wide and is behind each end line. It is laterally limited by two short lines, each cm long, drawn cm behind the endline as an extension of the side lines. Activity .
Mark a Volleyball court on the playfield in your school. •• All lines of the court are white and cm wide. •• Full Court diagonal = . m •• Half Court diagonal = .
m Equipment Fig. . : Court and net specifications in volleyball Ball •• The ball shall be spherical, made of a flexible leather or synthetic leather case with a bladder inside, made of rubber. •• The colour may be a uniform light colour or a combination of colours.
•• The circumference is – cm and its weight is – g. •• Its inside pressure shall be . to . kg/cm .
•• The height of net is . m for men and . m