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Volleyball: Rules and fundamentals

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Volleyball referee demonstrating official hand signals from the officiating stand during a match
Volleyball

Volleyball Referee Signals: Every Official Hand Signal Explained

Volleyball referee signals explained: point, ball in/out, four hits, double contact, net touch, foot fault, ball touched, delay, substitution, and end of set.

Volleyball scoreboard showing a set score being decided by a two-point margin
Volleyball

How Volleyball Scoring Works: Rally Scoring Explained

Volleyball uses rally scoring: a point on every rally, sets to 25, a fifth set to 15, win by two. How points, sets and matches are counted, with a table.

Volleyball libero in a contrasting jersey digging a ball in the back row
Volleyball

Libero Rules in Volleyball: What They Can and Can't Do

The libero is a back-row defensive specialist who can't attack above the net or block. Full libero rules: the jersey, substitutions and what's allowed.

Indoor volleyball match in play with six players a side and the net between the teams
Volleyball

Volleyball Rules Explained: The Full Ruleset

Volleyball rules in one place: six players a side, three hits per rally, rally scoring to 25, clockwise rotation and the common faults that lose points.

Volleyball net height chart: 2.43 m for men, 2.24 m for women, plus junior and beach heights
Volleyball

Volleyball Net Height: Men, Women and Juniors

Official volleyball net height is 2.43 m (7 ft 11 5/8 in) for men and 2.24 m (7 ft 4 1/8 in) for women. Full chart for juniors, coed, beach and sitting.

Six indoor volleyball players in their rotational positions on the court before a serve
Volleyball

Volleyball Rotation Explained Simply

Volleyball rotation means the six players move one spot clockwise each time their team wins the serve. How rotation, serve order and overlap work.

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