Volleyball Glossary

Welcome to the Volleyball Glossary. This comprehensive resource provides detailed explanations of volleyball terminology, from fundamental techniques to advanced strategies and tactical systems.

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4-2 System 5-1 System 6-2 System

A

A Quick Accuracy Training Ace Ace Percentage Ace Spiker ACL Injury ACL Tear Acute Injury Aggression Agility Training All-Around All-Around Player Amateur Team Angle Angle Attack Angle Defense Angle Shot Ankle Injury Ankle Sprain Ankle Stability Antenna Antenna System Antenna Touch Anticipation Anticipation Training Approach Approach Angle Approach Pattern Approach Steps Approach Timing Arm Swing Asian Championship Asian Club Championship Assist Assist Attempts Assisted Hit Athletic Stance Attack Attack Approach Attack Attempts Attack Call Attack Coverage Attack Distribution Attack Error Attack Kills Attack Line Attack Line Color Attack Placement Attack Point Attack Strategy Attack Timing Attacker Attacking Efficiency Audible

B

B Quick Back Court Set Back Injury Back One Back Row Back Row Fault Back Row Set Back Row Specialist Back Set Back Slide Back Zone Back-Row Attack Back-Row Defense Backcourt Backcourt Kill Backup Setter Balance Balance Training Ball Circumference Ball Contact Ball Control Ball Control Training Ball Handling Ball Handling Errors Ball History Ball Machine Ball Material Ball Movement Ball Pressure Ball Weight Barrel Roll Base D Base Defense Base Position Baseline Beach Volleyball Beach Volleyball History Behind Set Behind Setting Bench Player Biomechanics Black Block Block Assist Block Call Block Defense Block Errors Block Penetration Block Reading Block Solos Block-Out Blocker Blocker Coverage Blocker Responsibility Blocking Lines Blocking Movement Blocking Percentage Blocking Position Blocking Read Blocking Specialist Blocking Strategy Blocking Technique Blocking Timing Blue Boundary Line Bracing Broad Jump Bump Bump Dig Bump Pass Bundesliga Butterfly Drill

C

C Quick C-Set Call System Captain Carry Catch Center Line Color Center Position Center Setter Centerline Centerline Fault Centerline Violation CEV Cup Challenge Cup Challenge System Champions League Channel Defense Chase Check Chicken Wing Chronic Injury City League Closing the Block Club Team Club World Championship Coaching Philosophy Coin Toss Collapse Collapse Dig Combination Play Combination Setting Commit Block Commit Block Defense Commonwealth Games Communication Communication System Competition Philosophy Competition Training Consistency Training Contact Point Contact Surface Continental Championship Continental Team Controlled Scrimmage Cool-Down Protocol Coordination Training Corner Defense Corner Serve Corners Court Court Awareness Court Boundaries Court Coverage Court Dimensions Court History Court Lines Court Markings Court Positioning Court Surface Court Vision Court Zones Coverage Coverage Call Coverage Strategy Cross-Court Attack Cross-Court Shot Crosscourt Dig Crossing Pattern Crossing Set Crossover Step Cut Cut Shot

D

D Quick D-Set Deception Decision Making Decision Training Decoy Deep Corner Deep Defense Deep Dig Deep Serve Deep Shot Deep Tip Defender Defense Defense Call Defense Lines Defense Strategy Defensive Coverage Defensive Efficiency Defensive Formation Defensive Movement Defensive Philosophy Defensive Positioning Defensive Specialist Defensive Support Defensive System Deflection Delay Sanction Designated Passer Designated Server Dig Dig Attempts Dig Efficiency Dig Errors Dig Formation Dink Directed Ball Disqualification Distribution Pattern Dive Double Block Double Contact Double Errors Double Hit Double Quick Down Ball Down Ball Strategy Down Referee Drive Serve Dual Threat Dump Dump Attack

E

Efficiency Rating Elbow Position Electronic Scoreboard Emergency Defense Emergency Play Emergency Set Emergency Setter Emergency Technique Endline Endurance Training Error Percentage Errors Per Set European Championship Expulsion Extension Extension Dig

F

Fair Play Fake Famous Players Fault Film Session Finesse Shot Finger Injury Finger Jam First Ball First Ball Strategy First Contact First Referee First Referee Duties First Step First Tempo First Tempo Set Fist Dig Five Set Five-One Setter Flexibility Training Float Jump Serve Float Serve Float Technique Floor Defense Follow-Through Foot Fault Foot Over Line Footwork Forearm Dig Forearm Pass Forearm Setting Formation Four Hits Four Set Four-Step Approach Four-Two Setter Free Ball Free Ball Formation Free Ball Strategy Free Zone Free Zone Size Freeball Attack Front Row Front Row Set Front Row Specialist Front Set Front Slide Front Zone

G

Game Plan Game-Like Training Gap Attack Go Go Set Goofy Foot

H

Hall of Fame Hand Contact Hand Position Hand Setting Hand Signals Help Defense High Ball High Dig High Hands High Set High Setting Historic Matches Hit Hitting Angle Hitting Efficiency Hitting Error Hitting Line Hitting Mechanics Hitting Percentage Huddle Hut Hybrid Jump Serve Hybrid Serve

I

Illegal Contact Improper Request In System Strategy In-System Individual Training Indoor Volleyball Indoor Volleyball History Injury Prevention Inside Quick Inside Set Interference International Four-Two

J

J-Stroke Dig Joust Joust Block Jump Float Jump Float Serve Jump Serve Jump Set Jump Setting Jumper's Knee Junior World Championship

K

Kill Kill Percentage Kills Per Set Kinetic Chain King of Court Knee Alignment Knee Injury Knuckle Serve Kong Block

L

Landing Mechanics Landing Zone Lateral Dig Lateral Movement Leadership Left Side Attack Left Side Set Left Side Setter Legendary Teams Let Serve Libero Libero Replacement Lift Lifted Ball Ligue A Line Defense Line Dig Line Judge Line Judge Duties Line Shot Line Tip Lineup Lineup Error Lob Serve Locked Elbows Low Dig Low Setting Lower Back Pain

M

Magnus Effect Man-Back Defense Man-Up Defense Manual Scoreboard Match Differential Match Protocol Match Review Match Strategy MCL Injury Medium Set Medium Tempo Men's Volleyball Mental Preparation Mental Training Middle Attack Middle Back Shot Middle Blocker Middle Dig Middle Setting Middle-Back Defense Middle-Middle Defense Middle-Up Defense Mintonette Misconduct Penalty Miss Serve Momentum Transfer Motivation Movement Mechanics Movement Patterns Multi-Ball Training

N

National League National Team Nations League Net Net Height Net History Net Play Net Posts Net Straps Net System Net Tension Net Touch Net Violation Nine-a-Side No Block Defense No Spin Serve

O

Off-Blocker Off-Speed Attack Off-Speed Dig Off-Speed Hit Offensive Conduct Offensive Philosophy Offensive System Olympic Games Olympic Team One-Footed Takeoff One-Hand Set One-Handed Dig One-Set Opponent Analysis Opposite Opposite Hitter Opposite Position Opposite Spiker Out of Bounds Out of System Strategy Out-of-System Outside Approach Outside Blocker Outside Hitter Outside Quick Outside Set Outside Setting Over on Two Overhand Pass Overhand Serve Overhead Dig Overhead Setting Overlap Overlap Violation Overpass Overuse Injury

P

Pan American Games Pancake Partner Training Pass Pass Attempts Pass Errors Pass Quality Pass Rating Passing Efficiency Passing Lines Passing Specialist Passing Strategy Passing Target Patellar Tendinitis Peak Performance Penalty Area Penetration Penultimate Step Pepper Perfect Pass Perfect Pass Percentage Performance Metrics Perimeter D Perimeter Defense Periodization Physical Preparation Physical Training Pin Attack Pin Hitter Pin Player Pipe Attack Pipe Set Pipe Setting Placement Plant Foot Plant Step Platform Platform Angle Platform Pass Play Calling Player Rating Player Targeting Playmaker Plyometrics Point Differential Point Scoring Points Per Set Poke Position Position Fault Position Training Positioning Power Alley Power Attack Power Generation Power Hitter Power Position Power Serve Power Tip Power Training Practice Planning Premier Volleyball League Pressure Training Pro Volleyball League Professional Team Pushed Ball

Q

Queen of Court Quick Attack Quick Set Quick Setting Quick Transition Quickness Training

R

Rally Rally Continuity Rally Offense Rally Scoring Rally Scoring History Reaction Training Read Block Read Defense Reading Reading Training Ready Position Reception Reception Formation Reception Rating Recovery Recovery Protocol Red Red Card Red Card Violation Red Set Referee Referee Signals Referee Stand Regional League Rehabilitation Rejection Release Release Blocker Repetition Training Reserve Player Return to Play Reverse Spin Serve Rhythm Right Side Right Side Hitter Right Side Set Right Side Setter Right-Side Attack Roll Shot Rolling Roof Roof Block Rotation Rotation Defense Rotation Player Rotation Strategy Rotation Strength Rotational D Rotational Fault Rotational Serving Rotator Cuff Injury Roundhouse Serve Rubber Court Rude Conduct Running Set

S

Score Table Scoreboard Scorer Duties Scouting Scouting Report Screening Screening Violation Scrimmage Seam Seam Coverage Seam Defense Seam Serve Season Planning Second Ball Second Contact Second Contact Attack Second Referee Second Referee Duties Second Tempo Setting Second-Ball Attack Semi-Professional Team Sequential Setting Serie A Serve Serve Contact Serve Height Serve Placement Serve Receive Serve Receive Formation Serve Reception Serve Rotation Serve Speed Serve Trajectory Service Ace Service Area Service Attempts Service Error Service Fault Service Game Service Line Service Order Service Pressure Service Zone Service Zone Marking Serving Approach Serving Area Serving Error Serving Lines Serving Percentage Serving Points Serving Rotation Serving Run Serving Specialist Serving Strategy Serving Streak Serving Technique Serving Zone Set Set Attempts Set Call Set Differential Set Distribution Set Errors Set Location Set Quality Set Selection Set Tempo Setter Setter Decision Setter Defense Setter Footwork Setter Hands Setter Penetration Setter Position Setter Target Setter Timing Setter Touch Setter Vision Setter-Hitter Timing Setting Lines Sharp Angle Sharp Angle Shot Shoot Shoot Set Short Defense Short Dig Short Serve Shot Selection Shoulder Injury Shoulder Rotation Shuffle Step Side Spin Jump Serve Side Spin Serve Side-Out Side-Out Percentage Sideline Sideout Scoring Signal System Simultaneous Setting Six Rotation Player Six Rotation Setter Six-a-Side Six-Two Setter Skill Training Skyball Serve Slide Slide Approach Slide Attack Slide One Slide Set Slide Two Small Group Training Soft Block Solo Block Speed Training Spike Spiking Spin Jump Serve Spin Technique Split Block Defense Sprawl Stack Stack Play Stamina Training Standing Serve Standing Set Starting Player Starting Six State League Statistics Strategic Serving Strength Training Strengthening Protocol Stretching Protocol Strike Zone Strong Side Stuff Stuff Block Substitute Substitution Substitution Fault Substitution Pattern Substitution Strategy Substitution Zone Superliga Sweet Spot Swing Block Swing Mechanics Swing Player Switch Play Switching Synchronization Synthetic Court

T

Tactical Adjustment Tactical Preparation Tactical Substitution Tactical Training Tandem Tandem Play Taping Technique Taraflex Target Target Area Target Serving Target Training Team Bench Team Building Team Chemistry Team Defense Team Talk Team Training Technical Preparation Technical Training Tempo Tempo Attack Tempo Control Tempo Setting Tendency Tendency Analysis Terminal Contact Terminal Play Third Ball Third Contact Third Tempo Third Tempo Setting Three-Meter Line Three-Person Reception Throw Time-Out Fault Timeout Timeout Strategy Timing Tip Tip Coverage Tool Tool Shot Top Spin Jump Serve Topspin Topspin Serve Toss Total Blocks Touch Touch Training Training Philosophy Transition Transition Attack Transition Defense Transition Drill Transition Offense Transition Play Transition Strategy Triple Block Two Rotation Setter Two-Footed Takeoff Two-Hand Set Two-Handed Dig

U

U19 Championship U21 Championship U23 Championship Underhand Serve Underhand Set Uniform History Universal Spiker University League Utility Player

V

V.League Vertical Jump Video Analysis Video Challenge Video Review Video Session Video Training Violation Volleyball Ball Volleyball Community Volleyball Culture Volleyball Equipment History Volleyball Evolution Volleyball History Volleyball Injuries Volleyball Origin Volleyball Philosophy Volleyball Records Volleyball Rules Volleyball Rules Evolution Volleyball Shoulder Volleyball Spirit Volleyball Tactics Evolution Volleyball Technique Evolution

W

W Formation Warm-Up Area Warm-Up Protocol Wash Drill Weak Passer Targeting Weak Side Whistle Protocol White William Morgan Win-Loss Record Wing Position Wing Spiker Winning Percentage Wipe Off Women's Volleyball Wood Court World Championship World Cup World Grand Prix World Team Wrist Action Wrist Injury Wrist Snap Wrist Sprain

X

X Play

Y

Yellow Card Yellow Card Warning YMCA Volleyball Youth World Championship

Z

Zone Defense Zone Serving