What is volleyball
What is volleyball
Volleyball is one of the most popular sportsteam games. Translated from English, its name sounds like "hit the ball from the summer" or "hovering ball." Volleyball is played by tens of millions of people in the world due to the simplicity of the rules of this game, which does not require complicated, expensive equipment. In addition, the undisputed advantage of this sport is that it is relatively safe. A volleyball player can, of course, get injured, but this happens much less often than, for example, in football or hockey.
Play in volleyball two teams of six people,on a flat area of agreed dimensions, divided in the middle by a network, the upper edge of which should be fixed at an altitude of 243 cm for men and 224 cm for women. Purpose of the game: so to throw the ball on half of the opponent, so that it landed within the limits of the site, or flew out of the hands of a player of someone else's team. Players of each team are allowed to make no more than three touches of the ball on their half of the court (not counting the touch on the block above the grid). There are many varieties of this game. Two of them - classic volleyball and beach volleyball - are included in the list of Olympic sports. The rules of classical volleyball have changed many times in order to increase the entertainment of this sport, especially for the television audience, as well as to shorten the duration of matches, which sometimes stretched for several hours, extremely exhausting not only the players but also the spectators. Currently, the rules are as follows: the game consists of five segments (parties), the first four of which are played until a team reaches 25 points, and the final one - to 15 points. The ball is allowed to touch any part of the body. Of course, to achieve results in serious competitions you need not only a good teamwork of the whole team, but also specific requirements: agility, jumping, developed muscles of the hands, without which you will not strike a strong blow to the ball. In addition, athletes, volleyball players need to have a high growth, so that it would be easier for them to jump over the net. In the teams participating in international competitions, the majority of players are above 200 cm. Athletes and athletes of the former USSR won numerous awards in volleyball at the world championships, Europe and the Olympic Games. Their traditions were continued by volleyball players and volleyball players of Russia, who also repeatedly won in the competitions of the highest level.
