Volleyball is a highly enjoyable sport played by many individuals of all ages today. It is a sport that requires immense physical activity and coordination with other teammates. Volleyball can be very rewarding to our health since it involves movement of all our body parts, mainly the upper body. It also helps to improve our reflex since you have no idea when the ball will be heading your direction over the net. In the game of volleyball, every player has to be prepared to bump, set, spike, or dig the ball to the other teammates over the net. Volleyball can be played professionally, recreationally, on school teams, or for fun. So, what exactly is volleyball? Volleyball, originally called “mintonette” is a combination of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball and it was invented by a man named William G. Morgan in 1895. Sports-information.org says that William G. Morgan was a physical fitness instructor for YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He wanted to invent a game that was not as physically hard on the body, and that is where volleyball came about. A ball was needed for the game and a basketball was thought to be too heavy so Morgan asked Spalding to make the first volleyball out of calf skin, and they did. 25 years later, after the invention of volleyball, rules were finally enforced into volleyball. Volleyball went from recreational, to professional, to competitive, and then finally a featured sport in the Olympics. The game begins with the serve of the volleyball. After the ball is served over the net, the opposing team has to attempt saving the ball from hitting the floor. After the ball touches the floor, the opposite team rotates. If the serving team wins the round, they get the next serve and vice versa. The ball can only be touched 3 times by the team every time the ball goes over the net. The ball cannot be touched by the same person twice in a row. But there is an exception, which is if a blocker goes up and touches the ball and the ball is still on their side. The play continues until the ball hits the floor. In a game, 15 or 25 points must be scored to end the game, depending on what age group is playing. A game is played best 3 out of 5. The goal of the game is to bump, set, and then spike the ball even if it doesn’t always happen that way. A ball can be set so the hitter can spike the ball. The opposite team can block the spike using their hands and arms. The hitter has the option to make a move called a ‘tactical block” which is when the hitter fakes a spike and makes a soft pass over the block. On the court there are 2 zones, the defense zone and the attack zone, or better known as the front and back row. There are 3 players designated to each zone. The front row is allowed to block the opponent and attack the ball in the attack zone. The back row plays defense by digging the players attack, and they can attack the ball from behind the attack line. What’s an attack? An attack is any ball that is sent over the net to the opponent. The attack line is located 3 meters away from the net. There are 6 positions on the court but 7 positions available to play. The 7 positions are the outside hitter, right side hitter, opposite hitter, setter, middle blocker, libero, and defensive specialist. The libero and defensive specialist both play the back row. The libero is the fastest, most accurate passer on the team. So, what’s the uniform requirements? Most all uniforms with some exceptions require a vest or jersey sometimes with a number and sometimes without. Shorts or spandex, kneepads, and rubber or leather volleyball shoes. The shoes need to be appropriate for the court that is being played on whether it be indoor or outdoor. So let’s talk about the court. Volleyball.org says that an indoor court is 18 meters long by 9 meters wide. The lines around the court are 2 inches in width. A rectangle makes up the shape of the court and each side has 2 even squares with the 3 meter attack line. The volleyball net is 9.5 meters long, and 1 meter tall. Each square on the net is 10 cm. The bottom of the net sits above the floor 2.3- 2.9 meters high depending on age.