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Important Questions of Volleyball are listed bellow that generally ask in examinations

1- Who invented the Game Volleyball ?
William G. Morgan

2. When was the game Volleyball was invented ?
Feb-9, 1896 A.D

3- Where was the game Volleyball was invented ?
Holyoke, Massachusetts City of USA

4- What was the older name of Volleyball ?

5-When was name Mintonette was modified to Volleyball ?
In 1896 A.D

6- Who given the name Volleyball ?
Dr. T.A Hoistead

7-When was the game Volleyball was Demonstrated at first ?
In Spring field School on July 7, 1896 A.D

8-Who made the game Volleyball Popular ?
YMCA (Young Man Christian Association)

9-Which was the first outside Country after UAS Adopt Volleyball ?

10-When was the Canada Adopt Volleyball ?
1900 through the YMCA

11-When was the game Volleyball was introduced in Asia ?
1980 A.D

12-Which was the first country to introduced Volleyball in Asia ?

13- When was the first world Volleyball Championship was held for Men ?

Volleyball Trophy
Volleyball Trophy

In 1949 A.D

14-When was the first world Volleyball Championship was held for Women ?
In 1952 A.D

15-When and where was the first time game Volleyball was introduced in Olympic game ?
In 1964 A.D (Tokyo-Japan)

16-When and where was the FIVB (Federation International of Volleyball) was established ?
April 1947, (Paris-France)

17-What is the dimensions of a volleyball court?
60 feet long by 30 feet wide.

18-How many players are there in one team ?
12 players (6 playing and 6 extra)

19-What is the length of Volleyball net ?
32 feet long

20-What is the width of Volleyball net ?
39 inches

21-What is the height of net for Men ?
2.43 meter

22-What is the height of net for Women ?

Women's Volleyball
Women’s Volleyball

2.24 meter

23- What is the length of pole of net of Volleyball ?
2.55 meter

24-What is the measurement of mesh (a hole of net) of Volleyball’s net ?
10cm × 10 cm

25-Volleyball is made up of which things ?
Made of high-quality leather

26-What is the of Circumference of Volleyball ?
26 to 27-inches (66 to 68-centimeters)

27-What is the Weight of Volleyball ?
9.9 ounces (260 to 280 gram)

28-What should be the Air pressure of Volleyball ?
0.30 to 0.325 kg/cm2 (4.26 to 4.61 psi),(294.3 to 318.82 mbar or hPa)

29-What is Antenna in Volleyball ?
The antenna is a vertical rod that is located on the top of each end of the volleyball net. The two vertical rods are usually red and white in color and are mounted on the ends of the net, above the sidelines and not in-play. The antennas are usually only used for indoor play and not on outdoor nets.

Volleyball Antenna
Volleyball Antenna

30- What is height of Antenna ?
1.80 meter

31-What is Diameter of Antenna ?
10 m.m

32- List the basic Rules of Volleyball ?

➽ 6 players on the floor at any one time – 3 in the front row and 3 in the back row
➽ Maximum of 3 hits per side
➽ Points are made on every serve for wining team of rally (rally-point scoring).
➽ Player may not hit the ball twice in succession. (A block is not considered a hit.)
➽ Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on a serve.
➽ A ball hitting a boundary line is in.
➽ A ball is out if it hits an antennae, the floor completely outside the court, any of the net or cables outside the antennae, ➽ the referee stand or pole, the ceiling above a non-playable area.
➽ It is legal to contact the ball with any part of a player’s body.
➽ It is illegal to catch, hold or throw the ball.
➽ A player cannot block or attack a serve from on or inside the 10-foot line.
➽ After the serve, front-line players may switch positions at the net.
➽ Matches are made up of sets; the number depends on level of play. 3-set matches are 2 sets to 25 points and a third set to 15. Each set must be won by two points. The winner is the first team to win 2 sets. 5-set matches are 4 sets to 25 points and fifth set to 15. The team must win by 2 unless tournament rules dictate otherwise. The winner is the first team to win three sets.

Basic Volleyball Rule Violations

➽ Failure to serve the ball over the net successfully.
➽ Touching the net with any part of the body while the ball is in play.
➽ When blocking a ball coming from the opponent’s court, it’s illegal to contact the ball when reaching over the net if both your opponent has not used 3 contacts AND they have a player there to make a play on the ball.
➽ When attacking a ball coming from the opponent’s court, contacting the ball when reaching over the net is a violation if the ball has not yet broken the vertical plane of the net.
➽ Crossing the court centerline with any part of your body is a violation. Exception: if it is the hand or foot. In this case, the entire hand or entire foot must cross for it to be a violation.
➽ Serving out of rotation/order.
➽ Back-row player blocking (deflecting a ball coming from the opponent) when, at the moment of contact, the back-row player is near the net and has part of his/her body above the top of the net. This is an illegal block.
➽ Back-row player attacking a ball inside the front zone (the area inside the 3M/10-foot line) when, at the moment of contact, the ball is completely above the net. This is an illegal attack.

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