Volleyball
by Kaitlyn Higginbotham
1. location at where you play
1.1. inside on gym floor
1.2. beach
1.3. on concrete
1.4. anywhere you may please
2. Different types
2.1. beach volleyball
2.2. competitive
2.3. for fun
3. both genders can play and all ages
4. in the olympics
4.1. first game in the olympics was in 1964
5. This sport started in 1895
6. was originally called "mintonette"
7. Has a special way of counting points
7.1. to win a game you have to get to 25
7.2. every play equals to 1 point
8. uses a round ball with lines in it
9. has to have a referee during the game like basketball and other sports do
9.1. has two line judges on each side also
10. professional sport
10.1. can play in college
10.2. can play nationally
10.3. in the olympics so you can win medals
11. How many people play?
11.1. you usually have 12 people on a team and only 6 people are on each side of the court
11.2. in beach volleyball most of the time you only have 2 players
12. positions
12.1. server
12.1.1. is always in the ! position on the court
12.2. passer
12.2.1. passes the ball to the setter
12.3. hitter
12.3.1. back row hitter
12.3.2. front row hitter
12.4. setter
12.4.1. sets the ball to another player so they can hit the ball to the opposing team
12.5. libero
12.5.1. only plays in the backrow and usually goes in for someone if they mess up