Portal:Volleyball
Portal:Volleyball
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Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964. Beach volleyball was introduced to the programme at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics. The adapted version of volleyball at the Summer Paralympic Games is sitting volleyball.
The complete set of rules is extensive, but play essentially proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court. The team may touch the ball up to three times to return the ball to the other side of the court, but individual players may not touch the ball twice consecutively. Typically, the first two touches are used to set up for an attack. An attack is an attempt to direct the ball back over the net in such a way that the team receiving the ball is unable to pass the ball and continue the rally, thus, losing the point. The team that wins the rally is awarded a point and serves the ball to start the next rally. A few of the most common faults include: (Full article...)
General articles
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The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the first edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Yokohama and Tokyo, Japan from 13 to 23 October 1964. (Full article...) - Image 2This article shows all participating team squads at the 2011 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup. (Full article...)
- Image 3The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition is organised every year by the European Volleyball Confederation. (Full article...)
- Image 4The qualification for the 2008 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 1 September 2007 to 8 June 2008. (Full article...)
- Image 5The women's tournament in volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the 15th edition of the event at an Olympic Games, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Tokyo, Japan from 25 July to 8 August 2021.
It was originally scheduled to take place from 26 July to 9 August 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IOC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced on 24 March 2020 that the 2020 Summer Olympics would be delayed to 2021. Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors. (Full article...) - Image 6
The men's tournament in volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics was the 12th edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB, in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Beijing, China from 10 to 24 August 2008.
The twelve competing teams were split equally into two pools of six teams. Each team played all other teams in their pool with the winning team gaining 2 points and the losing side 1 point. The top four teams from each pool progressed through to the quarterfinals. The rest of the tournament was a single-elimination bracket, with a bronze medal match held between the two semifinal losers. (Full article...) - Image 7The Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the under 20 men's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. Tournaments have been awarded every two years since 1980. The top two teams qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. The current champion is Iran, which won its seventh title at the 2022 tournament.
The 20 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by four different national teams: Iran have won seven times. South Korea, with six title; China, with four titles; and Japan, with three titles. (Full article...) - Image 8The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup was an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The tournament was created in 1993 after radical changes made on the biggest tournaments organised by the FIVB. The main goal was not to have a single year without two high-profile world-level volleyball competitions, alongside the pre-existing men's and women's world championship, men's and women's world cup and the volleyball tournament at the Olympic Games which are all quadrennial and the annual men's and women's Nations League.
The World Grand Champions Cup was therefore played quadrennially the year after the Olympic Games and is always hosted by the Japan Volleyball Association. It did not give any points for the World Ranking. (Full article...) - Image 9The Liga Nacional Superior de Voleibol (Spanish for Senior National Volleyball League) is the top level Peruvian volleyball competition and it is organized by the Peruvian Volleyball Confederation. There are both men's and women's competitions. The number of participating clubs has been 12 per division since the 2011–12 season. The team champions qualify for the men's and women's South American Volleyball Club Championship. (Full article...)
- Image 10The FIVB Beach Volleyball U23 World Championship is a double-gender international beach volleyball tournament for athletes under the age of 23. The competition first took place in Myslowice, Poland in 2013. Thirty-six teams per gender entered the competition, making 72 in total. (Full article...)
- Image 11The following teams and players took part in the men's volleyball tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona. (Full article...)
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The 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments, alternatively the 2023 Volleyball Men's World Cup (for the tournament held in Japan) and also known as FIVB Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifier, were the three volleyball tournaments contested by 24 men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), where the top two teams in each pool earned a place in the 2024 Summer Olympics. (Full article...) - Image 13The National Volleyball Association (NVA) is a professional indoor volleyball league in the United States. The league comprises 12 teams and is one of the top-level sports leagues below the major leagues amongst lacrosse, rugby, and indoor soccer. It has become one of the premier men's professional leagues globally, holding the best talent that the United States has to offer.
The league was founded in Costa Mesa, California, in 2017. The NVA's regular season runs from March to August, with each team playing nine games during the regular season. As of 2021, NVA players became the first volleyball athletes to have paid salaries in a Men's American Volleyball league outside of Puerto Rico. (Full article...) - Image 14The FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, called the FIVB Volleyball Men's Junior World Championship between 2007 and 2011, is the world championship of volleyball for male players under the age of 21 organized by Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).
The first edition was staged in 1977 in Brazil and tournaments have been played every four years for the first three editions and every two years since then. The most recent tournament was hosted by Bahrain in the city of Manama and won by Iran. (Full article...) - Image 15
The U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship is a Canadian university volleyball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from each of Canada's four regional sports conferences. The championship trophy, first awarded in 1977, features a two-wheeled oxcart, symbolizing the pioneer era on the Red River in Manitoba. The 2024 champions are the UBC Thunderbirds who have also won the most championships with a total of 14, including six in a row from 2008 to 2013. (Full article...) - Image 16The Kazakhstan Women's Volleyball League is an annual competition for women's volleyball clubs in Kazakhstan . It has been held since the 1992/93 season.
Competitions are held in three divisions : the National League and the major leagues "A" and "B". (Full article...) - Image 17The V-League is a South Korean club volleyball competition. It was founded in 2005 and currently has seven men's clubs and seven women's clubs. (Full article...)
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Volleyball for both men and women has been played at the Pan American Games since 1955, when the second edition of the multi-sports event was staged in Mexico City. (Full article...) - Image 19The Icelandic Women's Volleyball League is an annual competition for women's volleyball clubs in Iceland. It has been held since the 1973/74 season, till date it is ruled and managed by the Icelandic Volleyball Federation. (Full article...)
- Image 20The FIVB Beach Volleyball U17 World Championship is a double-gender international beach volleyball tournament for athletes under the age of 17. The competition first took place in Acapulco, Mexico in 2014. (Full article...)
- Image 21Cyprus Volleyball Division 1 is the top level volleyball league in Cyprus. The league is organised by the Cyprus Volleyball Federation since 1978. The league is contested by 9 teams. (Full article...)
- Image 22The Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship, formerly known as the Asian Boys' U19 Volleyball Championship, is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the under 19 men's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. Tournaments have been awarded every two years since 1997. The top four teams qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship. The current champion is Japan, which won its third title at the 2022 tournament.
The 13 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by five different national teams. Iran have won seven times and Japan have won three times. The other Asian Championship winners are Chinese Taipei, South Korea and India, with one title each. (Full article...) - Image 23The Croatian 1-A Volleyball League is the highest level of volleyball competition in Croatia. It is organized by the Croatian Volleyball Federation. It was founded in 1992. (Full article...)
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The men's tournament in volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the 3rd edition of the event at the Summer Olympics, organized by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the IOC. It was held in Munich, West Germany from 27 August to 9 September 1972. (Full article...)
Did you know (auto-generated)
- ... that the USC Trojans team that won the 2022 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship had been compared to the Marvel Comics' Avengers?
- ... that before becoming a legislator, Bettina Petzold-Mähr played volleyball for Liechtenstein when they defeated Lichtenstein?
- ... that three first-team All-Americans – Logan Eggleston, Zoe Fleck, and Asjia O'Neal – played on the University of Texas's NCAA volleyball championship team in 2022?
- ... that Olympic Turkish volleyballer Tuğba Şenoğlu was once named "Best Outside Spiker"?
- ... that Turkish carom billiards champion Güzin Müjde Karakaşlı grew up playing volleyball for about 12 years?
- ... that voice actress Mako Morino played volleyball for 14 years, but gave up the goal of playing professionally after being assigned to the non-serving libero position?
International volleyball
Selected volleyball images
- Image 1Team handshake at a Polish volleyball match
- Image 2Tactics: The "libero" (defence player)
- Image 3Variants: Beach volleyball at the 2016 Rio Olympics
- Image 4Tactics: Jump serve
- Image 5An official signals "ball out"
- Image 6Play in progress: The attack or "spike"
- Image 7Variants; World footvolley championships, 2010
- Image 8Tactics: Team practising passing
- Image 9Play in progress: International match Italy vs. Russia, 2005
- Image 10Play in progress: The "set" (second contact), Iran vs. Japan, Olympic qualification match 2016
- Image 11Play in progress: Final of the Volleyball French Cup, 2013
- Image 12Tactics: Defence
- Image 13Variants: Sitting volleyball at the 2012 Paralympics
- Image 14Tactics: Serve
- Image 15Tactics: Receiving serve
- Image 16Volleyball scoreboard (United States)
- Image 17Volleyball positions
- Image 18Volleyball court
- Image 19Tactics: Kill against three blockers
Current and recent events
- 2019 Asian Championship – Men's • Women's
- 2019 European Championship – Men's • Women's
- 2019 South American Championship – Men's • Women's
- 2019 FIVB World Cup – Men's • Women's
- 2019–20 CEV Champions League (Women's) • CEV Cup (Women's) • CEV Challenge Cup (Women's)
- 2020 Olympics • 2020 Paralympics
- 2020 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship
- 2020 FIVB Nations League Men's • Women's
Volleyball terms
- Ace : A serve which lands in the opponent's court without being touched, or is touched, but unable to be kept in play by one or more receiving team players.
- Assist : Usually the second of a team's three contacts, an assist is awarded for any set ball that results in a kill on the ensuing attack.
- Attack : Usually the third of a team's three contacts, an attack is any attempt by the offense to score a point against the defense (this does not include free balls or over-passes).
- Stack Blocking : A blocking strategy where the front row players start close to each other at the center of the net, leaving space for swing blocking out to the pins.
- Cut / Cut shot : attack with an extreme angle (nearly parallel to the net).
- Dig : A defensive contact following an opponent's attack resulting in a playable ball.
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Beach volleyball images
- Image 1Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst at the 2000 tournament. (from Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics)
- Image 2Officials keep score during a beach volleyball match at the 2017 Canada Summer Games (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 3The USC Trojans women's beach volleyball team poses with the National Championship trophy after winning the inaugural 2016 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship. (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 4Dancers during a match at the 2012 FIVB Moscow Grand Slam (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 5A linesman signals that a ball is "in" (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 6A player hand sets the ball (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 7Horse Guards Parade beach volleyball stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 8A women's match at the 2017 Hermosa Beach Open, one of the tournaments in the AVP tour. (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 9Public beach volleyball courts in Santa Monica, where the modern two-man version originated. (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 10Open-handed tips/dinks are not allowed. Players may instead use their knuckles to attack the ball for a "pokey" shot. (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 12A beach volleyball game between members of President Harry S. Truman's vacation party at Key West, Florida in 1950 (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 13A player jump serving (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 14Mikasa VLS300, official ball for the 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 15Unlike indoor volleyball, a touch off the block counts as one of the three allowed touches. (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 16Germany's Sara Goller (left) and Laura Ludwig with blue kinesio tape. (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 17The Horse Guards Parade hosted the 2012 tournament. (from Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics)
- Image 18Brazil's Emanuel Rego signals for an "angle" block for the opposing player on the left and a "line" block for the opposing player on the right (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 19Brazil's Maria Antonelli making a forearm pass, also known as a bump (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 20Unlike indoor volleyball, beach volleyball is played on soft sand which makes it safer for players to dive. Picture shows Nick Lucena of the United States diving to "dig" the ball. (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 22Two opposing players simultaneously contact the ball above the net with open hands, known as a "joust". The receiving team is entitled to another three contacts. (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 23Dalhausser and Rogers celebrate their gold medal win in 2008 with George W. Bush (from Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics)
- Image 24US women's team has cited several advantages to bikini uniforms, such as comfort while playing on sand during hot weather. Photo shows US national team players (Jennifer Fopma (left) and Brooke Sweat) in their uniforms. (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 25A beach volleyball referee determines if a fault has been committed. (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 26Beach volleyball players at the Outrigger Canoe Club in Hawaii, ca. 1915 (from Beach volleyball)
- Image 28Ágatha Bednarczuk embraces the home crowd after the 2016 final. (from Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics)
- Image 29Olympics 2016 tournament (from Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics)
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- And in the most profound place where land, sea and sky are one - there ye shall play volleyball. – Simon Munnery
- Ambiguity — the Devil's volleyball. – Emo Philips
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