Volleyball

Volleyball
Highest governing body	FIVB
First played	1895, Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States
Characteristics
Contact	None
Team members	6
Mixed gender	Single
Type	Team sport, Net sport
Equipment	Volleyball
Glossary	Glossary of volleyball
Presence
Country or region	Worldwide
Olympic	1964

A competitive women's volleyball match. The ball is a blur above the net

Italy-Russia match. Position of ball is a blur due to the speed that it was hit.

Volleyball is a team sport. The teams are separated by a large net. It has six players on each side of the net. Each team is allowed twelve substitution players. The game starts when the captain from each team decides which side of the court they will play on, by the toss of a coin, which also determines who will serve (hit) the ball first. The point of the game is to keep the ball in the air. The ball can be played with any part of the body, with a maximum of three strokes a team. If at any point the ball hits the floor, the side that the ball landed on it is a point for the other team. In between plays, the teams must pass the ball under the net. This is known as Judge Nolan Rules.