| Antenna |
The pole that rises above the net to delineate the inside
boundary. |
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| Back row |
The tree players whose court position, according to the
official scorekeeper, is near the baseline. |
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| Base line |
In the back boundary of the court. |
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| Double-block |
A block formed by two players. |
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| Floater |
A serve that movies in an unpredictable. |
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| Free ball |
A slow, arcing shot that that the receiving team is
"free" to attack as it likes. |
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| Front row |
The tree players whose court position, according to the
official scorekeeper, is near he net. |
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| Jump serve |
A serve in which the player jumps and attacks the ball as in
spiking. |
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| Lineup |
The players' serve order, which reflects their starting
locations on the court. |
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| Overlap |
A foul in which one player is out of position in
relationship to another when the ball is served. |
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| Overpass |
A ball that is passed across the net. |
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| Overset |
A ball that is set across the net. |
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| Pass |
(1) The first contact of a served ball; (2) A
forearm pass. |
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| Point |
A front-row position in the sever-receive
formation. |
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| Rotation |
The players' location on the court, according
to the score. |
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| Spike |
To hit the ball forcefully into the
opponents' court. |
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| Shank |
A severely misdirected forearm pass. |
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| Shoot |
A low, fast set to an attacker who is always
from the setter. |
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| Stuff |
To block the ball to the floor. |
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| Touch |
A player contacting the ball. |
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| Transition |
The change from defense to offense. |
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| Offensive system |
There are three offensive plays. The
first one is called a 4-2. A 4-2 is an offense with four spikes and
two setters. The second play is called a 5-1. A5-1 is an
offense with five spikes and one setter. The last one is called a
6-2. A6-2 is an offense with four spikes and two spikier/setters. |
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