![]() ![]() 5-setters with a best-of-three winner are also played in bigger tournaments. A match usually consists of three sets (games), with the team winning two sets emerging victorious. In other words, the front right player becomes the back right player (server). When a sideout is won by any team (the receiving team wins the point), the players move clockwise and switch positions. Penalty points are also awarded by the referee as per his discretion in case of any faults committed. A point is also won when the opposing team hits the ball out of the court. Hence, any ball landing on them and touching them in any way is considered to be in. A point to note is that the sidelines and baselines are also a part of the court. The ball has to cross the net within the poles or antennas to be considered as a legal play. A player can touch the ball only once, and the team can touch the ball not more than thrice in a single play.Ī point is won when the ball is grounded successfully into the opponent’s court. The ball needs to be tossed up to serve, and only after completion of the serve, can the server step inside the court. He has to execute the serve within eight seconds of the referee blowing the whistle. The player in the right back position serves, and needs to be outside the service line (back line). The three in defense are the back left, back center and back right players. The three attackers are the front left, front center and front right players. Three play as attackers and the other three play as defense. A volleyball team consists of six players. The rules are not that complicated as one may presume. The service area is a 3 meter section at the right side of the back line at both ends of the court.Though, while the game is in progress, the players obviously switch positions and move around even outside the court as and when required. The defense lines up in the remaining area of the court called the back zone, which is 6m × 9m.This is where the three attackers are situated. The attack zone or the front zone is from the net towards the middle of the court, and measures 3m × 9m. For the women’s game, the same is at a height of 2.24 meters. ![]() In the men’s competition, the net is placed at a height of 2.43 meters from the ground, at the center.It actually extends by 1 meter on both sides of the court, giving it a total length of 11 meters. The net is one meter wide and runs from one sideline to the other all across the court. ![]()
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