Outdoor Volleyball.

HELLO !

as promised, OUTDOOR VOLLEYBALL !
its actually called beach volleyball

Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played on sand. Like other variations of volleyball, two teams, separated by a high net, try to score points against the other by grounding a ball on the other team's court. Competitive beach volleyball teams usually consist of two players, .
Beach volleyball is fundamentally similar to indoor volleyball: a team scores points by grounding the ball on the opponents' court, or when the opposing team commits a fault (error or illegal action); teams can contact the ball no more than three times before the ball crosses the net; and consecutive contacts must be made by different players.
The major differences between beach and indoor volleyball are:

• Playing surface: Beach sand, rather than a hard floor
• Team size: two players per team, rather than six
• Block: The block counts as a contact, when the ball hits the block, 2 touches remain (indoor 3 touches remain)

Other differences include:

• The beach court measures 26.25 feet by 52.5 feet (8.00 m × 16.00 m), while the indoor court measures 29.52 feet by 59.05 feet (9.00 m × 18.00 m).
• A match consists of a best two of three set format. A set is won by the first team to reach 21 points with a two-point advantage. The first team to win two sets wins the match, and a third set tiebreaker, if necessary, is won by the first team to reach 15 points with a two-point advantage.
• Teams change playing sides of the court at every combined multiple of 7 points in the first and second set. For example, if Team A has 10 points and Team B also has 10, then the next point will cause both teams to switch sides, the total score of 21 being a multiple of 7. On the third set, teams change sides of the court at every combined multiple of 5 points.
• When the total points is 21 (adding the score of both teams) there is a technical time out.
• It is legal to cross under the net as long as doing so does not interfere with the opponents' attempt to play the ball.
• Players alternate service, but are not required to rotate positions;

• There are no 'rotation errors'.
• There is no ten-foot line (3-meter line) hitting restrictions.

• There are no substitutions.
• Most players, either by choice or by requirement of the rules, play the game barefoot.

A beach volleyball.

• The ball is softer, has a lower internal pressure, and is slightly bigger than an indoor volleyball.
• Overhand finger passes are refereed more strictly in the United States:

• An overhand pass must be made with shoulders square to the net if place over the net in an attacking motion. When receiving a ball from a hit that is not hard driven, no spin on the ball (a "clean" pass) is allowed. In practice, this means that serves are never received open-handed. Furthermore, a common practice in tournament play is to automatically call an overhand pass on a first contact that is not hard-driven, even though the rule states the latter. The exception to this rule is when receiving an opponent's hard-driven attack which allows a double contact and/or a slight lift of the ball.
• When employing an overhead pass, the standard for a double contact fault is lower than when receiving or attacking, though still much stricter than in indoor volleyball. The standard for a lift fault is less strict than in indoor games, i.e. it is legal to allow the ball to come to rest for a small period of time.

• Although you are allowed to "tip" the ball as you would in indoor volleyball, you must contact it with a closed hand or with the top of your hand (no dinks.) An open hand tip in beach volleyball is considered a carried ball. Therefore, you may contact it with a camel toe (your index and middle finger curled as you contact it with those two fingers only), a cobra (all five fingers extended as you poke at the ball), or a regular closed fist.

Block signals

A player indicating that she will block "line" on both sides.

Beach volleyball players use hand signals to indicate the type of block they intend to make, also known as block signals. Block signals are made behind the back to hide them from the opposing team. They are usually given with both hands by the serving player's partner prior to the serve, with each hand referring to the type of block that should be put up against an attack from the corresponding opponent. A player may also "wiggle" or "flash" one block signal to indicate which opponent to serve to.
If the server is the designated blocker, he or she may run up to the net to block after serving. Otherwise, the signaling player will perform the block.
Block signals may also be given during a rally while the opposing team is preparing their attack.

 Common block signals

• Closed fist

No block should be attempted for the opponent on that side of the court

• One finger

The blocker should block an opponent's "line" attack, or a ball hit perpendicularly from the net and parallel to the sideline

• Two fingers

The blocker should block an opponent's "angle" attack, or a ball hit diagonally from the net and across the court

• Open hand

The blocker should block "ball," deciding how to block based upon the opposing team's set, and the hitter's approach and arm-swing technique.

 

 

cool isn't it?

 And guess what? we have our very own singapore youth team ! they are all so talented.

i kind of know most of the volleyball players as one of my friend is in the indoor youth team !

tell you more about her next time. :D

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a picture of my own secondary school volleyball team !

stay tune for more information on volleyball tomorrow !