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Volleyball - Indoor


Background
Over 1 billion people play volleyball throughout the world, making it the #2 participation sport behind soccer.

Athlete Development
The BC Summer Games provide a starting step for volleyball athletes to be introduced to the competitive stream of the Volleyball BC development model.  Many athletes who have competed in the Games, strive towards provincial team and national team involvement.  Within BC, the Team BC program for the Canada Games is the next step after the BC Games.

During the BC Summer Games years (even calendar years), Volleyball BC sees double the number of athletes experiencing competition through the summer months.  Athletes, who may not have the same access to the club system of play due to their geography, are identified for future programs and development.

Volleyball - Indoor
Originally known as ‘mintonette’, this sport was invented in 1895 by American William G. Morgan.  Morgan wanted to create a game that was a combination of basketball, baseball, tennis and handball - thus, the evolution of volleyball.  In 1900, volleyball crossed the border to Canada’s YMCAs and regular inter-city competitions were staged in Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto.  It was first played in the Olympics in Tokyo, Japan in 1964.

 

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Rules of the Game

  • There are six players on the court with substitutions allowed.
  • Only three touches of the ball per side are allowed.
  • A player may not hit the ball twice in succession (A block is not considered a hit).
  • A player must not block or attack a serve.
  • Players are penalized for:
    • Stepping on or over the line on a serve.
    • Failure to serve the ball over the net successfully.
    • Hitting the ball illegally (carrying, palming, throwing, double contact, etc.).
    • Touches of the net with any part of the body while the ball is in play. Exception: contact with the net when it does not interfere with opponent's space or play.
  • Teams play “rally point”, where the winner of each rally, irrespective of which team served, scores a point.
  • Teams must win 2 of 3 games with the first two games played up to 25 points and the third game to 15.
  • The Standard Indoor Volleyball Court size is 9m x 9m.

For more info on Volleyball, contact Volleyball BC at www.volleyballbc.ca or (604) 291-2007.