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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 basketball, smashing ...
Jungleball or Barbecue ball or Picnic ball : A volleyball game played by inexperienced players with little ball control; Killing Ants : when a player digging a hit passes the ball directly into the ground; Killshot : on a serve or a swing when the ball hits the passers neck or chest region, in between digging and getting facialed
A spike is a form of volleyball "attack" done by the player by jumping, raising one arm above the head and hitting the ball so it will move quickly down to the ground on the opponent's court. The set, on the other hand, is an over-hand pass done by the setter (another player) using the wrists to push finger-tips at the ball.
A ball is "in" if any part of it touches the inside of a team's court or a sideline or end-line, and a strong spike may compress the ball enough when it lands that a ball which at first appears to be going out may instead be in. Players may travel well outside the court to play a ball that has gone over a sideline or end-line in the air.
Volleyball offense is how a team can attempt to score a point by causing the ball to land on the opposing teams side of the court. Generally, this is done by first receiving the ball from the other side in the form of either an attack or serve, having the ball set to an attacker, and then having a player jump and attack the ball. Once the ball ...
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When the ball does not hit the net within three hits during a possession; The ball hits the ground; The ball hits the rim. (This includes during serves) The ball does not bounce off the net on a single bounce, also known as a double hit. The ball must clear the rim of the net completely. There are two illegal serves in a row.