Facilities And-Wps Office
Facilities And-Wps Office
Facilities And-Wps Office
The game is played on a volleyball court 18m (59 feet) long and 9m (29.5 feet) wide,
divided into two, 9mx9m halves by one-meter (40-inch) wide net placed, the top of the net is
13m (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 5 meters and parallel to the net. This "Sm" (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 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
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
Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) regulations state that the ball must be
spherical, made of leather or synthetic leather, has a circumference of 65-7 cm, weighs 260-280g,
with inside pressure of 0.30-0.325 kg/cm². Other governing bodies have similar regulations
touches the net, as long as it goes over the net into the opponents court. Also, the service area
was expanded to allow players to serve from anywhere behind the end line, but still within the
theoretical extension of the sidelines. Other changes were made to lighten up calls on faults for
carries and double-touches, such as allowing multiple contacts by a single player ("double-hits")
on a team's first contact provided that they are a part of a single play on the ball.
In 2008, the NCAA changed the minimum number of points needed to win any of the first
four sets from 30 to 25 for women's volleyball (men's volleyball remained at 30.) If a fifth
(deciding) set is reached, the minimum required score remains at 15. In addition, the word
"game" is now referred to as "set". (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2001)