Volleyball

📖 In short

Volleyball is a team game where two teams hit a ball back and forth over a high net with their hands and arms, without catching it. Each team tries to make the ball land on the other team's side. It's one of the most popular team games in the world.

🤩 Did you know?

Volleyball became an Olympic sport in 1964.
A volleyball is about 20 centimeters across and weighs about 270 grams.
More than 200 countries belong to the International Volleyball Federation.
Volleyball was invented by an American sports teacher in 1895.

🔎 Find out more

🌟 Three touches

Each team has only three touches to send the ball back over the net: usually a dig, then a set, then a powerful hit called a spike. A player can't touch the ball twice in a row.

🔍 Indoors and on the beach

Indoor volleyball has six players per team on a wooden floor. Beach volleyball has only two players per team, playing barefoot on the sand.

💡 The block

When the other team spikes, players from the defending team jump near the net and raise their arms to stop the ball, and this is called a block.

🎯 A game for everyone

Volleyball can be played at school, in the park and on the beach. It teaches teamwork, jumping and concentration, and all you need is a ball and a net.