Indoor Volleyball, or Volleyball is a team sport where players volley a ball with their hands over a large net. If the ball hits the ground or lands out of bounds, a point is scored by the opposing team. The team that reaches the pre-determined amount of points first, is the winner.

Indoor volleyball began as less physical alternative to basketball. Today it's popular around the world, and played in the Summer Olympic Games. Games consist of two teams attempting to ground the ball on the opponents' court. The first team to score 25 points wins a set, and the first team to win three sets wins the match.

Hit a ball over a tall net with the intention of placing it in an area on the opposing team's side where they are unable to return it.

Points are scored when a team is unable to return the ball or the ball lands out of bounds. The first team to reach 25 points wins the set, and the first team to win three sets wins the match. Teams consist of six active players that can hit the ball a maximum of three times before sending it to the other side of the court. Play must be started by a service, which occurs by tossing the ball in the air and hitting it with an open hand, from behind the back line of the court.

Volleyball was invented in 1895 as a less physical alternative to basketball for older people who wanted to keep active. By 1916, with the sport spreading across the United States, formalized rules were established. Skill and power moves like sets and spikes were introduced into the game shortly afterwards. Volleyball became an international sport when American soldiers brought volleyballs to Europe in World War I. By mid-century, an international organization had been established, world championships were held and the sport had been accepted into the Olympics. Today volleyball is an extremely popular game, played throughout the world.

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Indoor volleyball is a relatively safe sport due to a lack of contact between opposing players. Injuries are usually limited to minor pulls and sprains.

Indoor volleyball players must be quick and agile. Aerobic exercise and sprinting drills can help develop these skills.

Bump - to pass the ball by redirecting it with the forearms

Set - to pass the ball, usually with the fingertips, in an arc close to the net so that a teammate can drive it over the net

Spike - to hit the ball forcefully from a position near the net so that it moves downward into the opposite court

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