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Five-One: Six-player offensive system where a single designated setter sets regardless of court position. The player is responsible for the second touch on every reception of serve, and ideally every defensive play. Four Step Approach: The sequence of steps a hitter takes to meet a ball. Consisting of four steps.
Underhand serves are considered very easy to receive and are rarely employed in high-level competitions. [38] Sky ball serve: a specific type of underhand serve occasionally used in beach volleyball, where the ball is hit so high it comes down almost in a straight line. This serve was invented and employed almost exclusively by the Brazilian ...
Pioneerball. Pioneerball [7] - a game with a ball, similar in its rules to volleyball. Originated in the USSR in the 1930s. The name of the game comes from the fact that it's a game with a ball and was played by pioneers. The game is played with a volleyball on the volleyball court. Each team has from 3 to 8 players.
As beach volleyball is usually played outdoors, the direction and speed of the wind and the position of the sun are considered when choosing which serve to use. [45] Wind can significantly affect the trajectory of a serve and so players can employ different serving strategies to take advantage of the wind conditions.
The culture is different. Last year we had 11 seniors, this year we only have five." Mira Costa built big leads in each of the first two sets, then overcame a five-point deficit in the third to ...
That’s Emma Halter, a 5-foot-5 sophomore libero for the Longhorns who introduced herself to a national audience during Texas’ 3-1 win over the Badgers in a NCAA women’s volleyball Final Four ...
Float serve. The float serve is one of the types of serves in the game of volleyball. The serve involves hitting the volleyball in such a way to minimize the rotation of the ball, causing unpredictability in the ball’s movement and is akin to baseball's knuckleball. During this serve, the ball is moving in the air without spin, allowing drag ...
The GDR Volleyball Championship was an annual competition for men 's and women 's volleyball teams from the GDR.Held between 1951 and 1991. The championships were organized by the German Sports Volleyball Association of the GDR (Deutscher Sportverband Volleyball der DDR - DSVB ). Shortly after the unification of German