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Hybrid : A term describing serves in which the ball is hit with a spin not reflected in the toss, usually jumping. For example, a toss with topspin struck in a manner to induce float, or no spin, on the ball. This is often used in combination with another serve of the same toss, but a different spin.
A centrepiece or centerpiece is an important item of a display, usually of a table setting. [1] Centrepieces help set the theme of the decorations and bring extra decorations to the room. A centrepiece also refers to any central or important object in a collection of items. [2]
Wallyball. A game of wallyball. Wallyball (known in some places as rebound volleyball) is a fast-paced sport that is similar to volleyball played in a racquetball court, where it is legal to hit the ball off of the walls. The word "wallyball" is a portmanteau of the words "wall" and "volleyball".
Footvolley ( Portuguese: Futevôlei [futʃiˈvolej] in Brazil, Futevólei [ˌfutɨˈvɔlɐj] in Portugal) (first known as pevoley) is a sport that combines aspects of beach volleyball and association football. [ 1] Similar to Kick Volleyball and Futnet . Footvolley was created by Octavio de Moraes in 1965 in Brazil. [ 2]
L.A. has lots of actual beaches — unlike Paris — but this is in direct response to the French staging beach volleyball on a makeshift court at the base of the 1,083-foot erector set they worship.
Notre Dame's Ella Goetz (10) and Riley McCloskey (13) were two of the best blockers in Northern Kentucky last year. The Pandas have a trio of excellent blockers on the front line as Audrey Dyas ...
Two-up is a traditional Australian gambling game, involving a designated "spinner" throwing two coins, usually Australian pennies, into the air. Players bet on whether the coins will both fall with heads (obverse) up, both with tails (reverse) up, or with a head and one a tail (known as "Ewan").
Olympic. 1964. In volleyball, spiking is the offensive play where a player swings the ball with their palm sharply downwards over the net and into the opposing court, making it difficult for the opposing team to recover the ball. The mechanism of spiking is unique to volleyball, but its counterparts in other sports include slam dunking in ...