Volleyball – The Most Participated and Played Sport in the World!

Welcome to Volleyball1on1.com, “The #1 Instructional Volleyball Website in the World!” We started our volleyball site in December of 2009 to be “The Ultimate Volleyball Resource!” In the three years since we have worked hard to deliver on that promise by offering volleyball drills and instructional volleyball videos by some of the best players and coaches in the world!

Today we have over 28 instructors on our site including some of the best players and coaches to ever play the game! Together they share their expertise on various volleyball skills including, but not limited too: Passing, setting, blocking, serving, spiking, hitting, defense, offense, coaching and more. Additionally these skills are divided up into beach volleyball and indoor volleyball so that it is easy to find what you are looking for.

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“Growing up outside the United States in Durban South Africa, I never had access to coaching from the best. With Volleyball1on1 you can have Olympic Gold Medalists, NCAA MVP’s, AVP and FIVB Beach champions personally share their insider secrets that made them champions! My Vision with Volleyball1on1.com is to give volleyball players and coaches around the world instant access to easy to consume and applicable instructional videos, drills and practice plans from the absolute best players and coaches at a very affordable rate – just $24.97 a month!”

– Andor Gyulai – NCAA Champion 1998 at UCLA. (Volleyball1on1.com – Owner)

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What is Volleyball

What is Volleyball? Volleyball is a sport where competing teams of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or even 9 players on each side, separated by a net attempt to down the ball on the opponents side of the court. Volleyball rules are often specific to the country, region or age group playing and can be different for beach verses indoor. Today volleyball is the second most popular sport in the world behind soccer based upon active participation weekly. The game was invented in the United States in 1895 and over 1 billion people in the world play the game on a weekly basis.

Generally speaking when a volleyball play begins it proceeds as follows: One team serves, the player will serve the ball over the net, much like a player serve a ball in tennis over the net. There are several types of volleyball serves: they include an under-hand serve, float serve, top-spin serve, round house serve, jump serve and a jump float serve.

In today’s game the most popular serve at the highest level for men’s volleyball is the jump serve. For women’s volleyball the jump float serve is quickly becoming the most popular serve in the women’s game!

“One of our instructors at Volleyball1on1 – Tom Black (LMU Head Women’s Coach) has compiled 1000’s of statistics related to the jump float serve in International as well as NCAA Women’s Division 1 Volleyball. His conclusive results are that the jump float serve is statically the most effective serve in women’s volleyball.”

– Andor Gyulai (Volleyball1on1.com Owner)

Logan Tom Passing a Volleyball in 2008 Olympics in Beijing

Once the ball is over the net from the serve the player on the opposing side will more often than not receive serve by passing the ball. More recently the rules have changed for indoor volleyball where players can now pass the serve with their hands, much more like setting a ball. This rule was only implemented in the USA college game about 15 years ago in order to improve the flow and accessibility of the game! In beach volleyball generally speaking serve reception is never allowed with your hands. If you are looking for some great instructional videos on passing we worked with Logan Tom, arguable one of the best players and passers in the world where she shares tips, drills and secrets on becoming a great passer. Her passing drills are some of the most popular videos on youtube!

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After the ball is passed the next step is to set the ball. The goal with the set is to use your hands and push the ball into the air so that you can give your team mate a ball they can spike or hit. Setting is considered by most players one of the hardest things to do consistently and correctly. Click Here – For video instruction and coaching on setting!

In the indoor game the way the ball is set has changed dramatically in the last 20 years. Today’s offense is faster than it was in the past. Additionally the back row attack specifically the “bic set” are a new weapon in every coaches offense.  (For those looking to see a fun video with a little history on the bic set go here!

Also worth noting is that setting in beach volleyball is very different than setting in indoor volleyball. In beach volleyball the contact on the ball for the set is often far longer than in indoor volleyball. In beach volleyball the rule are different in that ball set must have limited spin in order to be allowed. For indoor volleyball this is far less the case and rather than looking at the spin what is taken into account for the set is whether the the contact on the ball was clean – one motion verses bad set where the hands do not contact the ball at the same time evenly.

From here the next thing that happens is the player attempts to spike or hit the ball down to the ground on the opponents side of the court. Spiking is considered by many players to be their favorite aspect of the sport. At this stage the opponent comes into play. Now it is there job to stop the ball from contacting the ground by either blocking the ball or digging the ball while playing defense.

We offer some of the best instructional video on spiking on the web. For example Andor Gyulai volleyball spiking video is the mot popular video on YouTube for volleyball spiking. In terms of teaching middle hitters spiking technique Jeff Nygaards video hitting in the Middle are some of the most popular videos in the world. As for learning how to spike in the opposite position or from the back row Mike Diehl is an extremely popular instructor at volleyball1on1.com who can teach you these skills. For players looking to learn from a female instructor Logan Toms videos on how to spike a volleyball are also phenomenal.

Also keep in mind spiking on the beach is very different than spiking indoor. We have some incredible instructors like gold medalist Eric Fonoimoana or Olympian Stein Metzger to you Volleyball Hitting Technique.

In today’s game blocking is the first part of your defense in order to stop your opponents attack or spike. Blocking the ball basically means the players jump in the air pushing their hands and arms in the way in an attempt to stop the opposition from spiking the ball past them. Al Scates perhaps the greatest volleyball coach in NCAA history coined a term “Penetration is the key to life” in order to help players remember to push their hands over the net while blocking. The image to  right shows one of volleyball1on1 top blocking instructors Matt Fuerbringer blocking a volleyball. Matt Played Volleyball at Stanford and has over 24 videos teaching blocking for beach volleyball. Matt is considered one of the best blocker in the world on the FIVB, AVP, NVL and Cuervo Beach Volleyball Tours.

If the ball is hit past the block the next volleyball skill to come into play is defense.

Defense or digging is when the players using any means available try to have the ball rebound off their body so that it goes in the air and not towards the ground. In volleyball you can rebound the ball off any part of your body into the air so long as it bounces off you and is not held in a stationary position. In the image to the right you can see top AVP volleyball Player Stein Metzger getting deep into the sand in order to dig the ball.

From here depending on what happens the team with the ball will attempt to set their player and once again spike it onto the opponents portion of the court.

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– Andor Gyulai – NCAA Champion 1998 at UCLA. (Volleyball1on1.com – Owner)

Volleyball Facts

This page has interesting facts about volleyball.

Example:

1. The original game of volleyball consisted of nine innings. – Click Here for Details!
2. The original volleyball court was 25 by 50 feet.
3. The original volleyball net was 6 foot 6 inches while today – Net height is 7′ 11 5/8″ for men. 7′ 4 1/8″ for women.
4. Originally you were allowed two severs much like tennis.

Information about Volleyball

Volleyball1on1.com unites players around the world with the sport they love.  We are the top coaching volleyball video instructional web site in the world, featuring the best names in the sport of volleyball offering exclusive access to 1500+ plus exceptional instructional videos for coaches and players!  We are a digital company designed to serve, inform, and inspire volleyball athletes, coaches, and fans.

The Volleyball1on1.com site provides a unique, respected and influential voice in the larger conversation of volleyball as a sport by working with a variety of highly skilled and specialized top volleyball players, including Olympic Gold Medalists, NCAA MVP’s, AVP, and FIVB Winners as contributors to their extensive library of indoor and outdoor volleyball videos, utilizing content from multiple platforms.

History of Volleyball

Volleyball has a long and storied History. The inventor of volleyball was Mr. William .G. Morgan of Holyoke. At the time a YMCA physical education director he was looking for a game less physical than basketball which was invented just 4 years earlier less than 10 miles away. In the winter of 1895-96, he what would later become volleyball. Originally called Mintonette and later changed to Volley Ball this new sport was a combination of various sports including tennis, basketball, handball and baseball. This exciting new sport seemed to fill a place not filled by any other game. It was to be played indoors, and by those who wish a game not so rough as basket ball and yet one where the same degree of activity is demanded.

Interesting Volleyball Facts and Rules

Volleyball has a long and storied history. Below are a few of our favorite volleyball facts from our volleyball facts page. Click the link above to see all these facts about volleyball.

1. The sport of Volleyball was first played in Holyoke, Massachusetts, just 10 miles away from Springfield, Massachusetts the home of Basketball, where it was founded just 4 years earlier in 1891.
2. Volleyball did not originally go by this name. Originally it was call Mintonette, and later changed to volley ball two words after an observer, Alfred Halstead  notice the volleying nature of the game.
3. The first game of volleyball consisted of nine innings. – Click Here for Details!
4. Volleyball originally had a court that was 25 by 50 feet.
5. The original volleyball net was 6 foot 6 inches while today – Net height is 7′ 11 5/8″ for men. 7′ 4 1/8″ for women.

Volleyball Terms, Celebrate The Rich Tradition

Volleyball celebrates a rich tradition since its invention over 100 years ago. This includes allot of phrases and terms unique to the sport. This pages is dedicated to this fine tradition of using and improving the volleyball vocabulary.

BEACH DIG – An open hand receive of the ball, also called a “Deep Dish”

BLOCK – A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court. It may be a combination of one, two or three players jumping in front of the opposing spiker and contacting the spiked ball with the hands.

BREWWWW – The call for the best South African Volleyball Player Ever! Well maybe the loudest South African Player Ever!

BUMP PASS – The use of joined forearms to pass or set a ball in an underhand manner.

CAMPFIRE – A ball that falls to the floor in an area that’s surrounded by two, three, four or more players. At the instant after the ball hits the floor, it appears as if the players are encircling and staring at a campfire.

DIG – Passing a spiked or rapidly hit ball. Slang for the art of passing an attacked ball close to the floor.

FLARE – Inside-out path of an outside spiker who hid behind a quick hitter.

FLAMING MOE – An alcoholic beverage consumed on the South African Pro beach volleyball tour.  It is Black Sambuka which you put in your mouth and light on fire, this produces a blue flame much like the episode of the Simpsons.

FLOATER – A serve which does not spin or rotate and therefore moves in an erratic path. This is similar to a “knuckle ball” pitch in baseball.

JUNGLE BALL – Any volleyball game with people who don’t really know how to play volleyball. A common euphemism for this type of game is “Picnic Volleyball.”

KILL – An attack that results in an immediate point or side out.

MINTONETTE – The original name of the game of volleyball, created by William Morgan.

MOSES – Serve in beach volleyball where you serve an ace down the middle and both players part like the red sea. Credit for this term goes to Seth Burnham

PANCAKE – A one-handed defensive technique where the hand is extended and the palm is slid along the floor as the player dives or extension rolls, and timed so that the ball bounces off the back of the hand.

PASS – see “Forearm Pass”

PENETRATION – The act of reaching across and breaking the plane of the net during blocking. Volleyball Legend Al Scates – “Penetration is the key to life!”

Poacher – When you embarrass your opponent on the court and pick up his girlfriend on the sideline after.

POWER ALLEY – A cross-court hit traveling away from the spiker to the farthest point of the court.

QUICK – a player approaching the setter for a quick inside hit

QUICK SET – a set (usually 2’ above the net) in which the hitter is approaching the setter, and may even be in the air, before the setter delivers the ball. This type of set requires precise timing between the setter and hitter.

ROOF – A ball that when spiked is blocked by a defensive player such that the ball deflects straight to the floor on the attacker’s side.

SIDE OUT – Occurs when the receiving team successfully puts the ball away against the serving team, or when the serving team commits an unforced error, and the receiving team thus gains the right to serve.

SIX PACK – Occurs when a blocker gets hit in the head or face by a spiked ball.

SOUP – The South African Version of the six pack where you get hit in the face by a spiked ball.

STEINO – Volleyball 3 finger pokey made famous by Stein Metzger.

WIPE – when a hitter pushes the ball off of the opposing block so it lands out of bounds

Famous Volleyball Players

Like all sports there are a handful of volleyball players that forever changed the game and the history of volleyball. Here are links and information to a few of these volleyball legends.

Few famous volleyball players including: Karch Kiraly, Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh, Logan Tom, Kent Steffes, Sinjin Smith, Phil Dalhausser, Holly McPeak, Steve Timmons, Randy Stoklos, Paula Weishoff, Flo Hyman, Liz Masakayan, Lloy Ball, Danielle Scott-Arruda, Elaine Young, Todd Rogers, Karolyn Kirby, Jeff Stork, Debbie Green, Bob Ctvrtlik, Rita Crockett, Mike Dodd, Pat Powers, Dusty Dvorak, Caren Kemnerr, Gene Selznick, Clay Stanley, Jeff Nygaard, Stein Metzger, Ron Von Hagen, Tara Cross-Battle, Linda Hanley, Mary-Jo Peppler, Tim Hovland, Kathy Gregory, Eric Sato, Stein Metzger, Jeff Nygaard, Eric Fonoimonana, Matt Anderson, Anjinho Bacil.

Famous Volleyball Coaches

Volleyball 1on1 is dedicated to bringing instructional videos and drills by some of the best players and coaches in the world. some of the famous volleyball coaches on volleyball1on1.com include: Al Scates, Alan Knipe, Gary Sato, Steve Anderson, Tom Black…

Volleyball Drills

Volleyball1on1 is fast becoming the largest library of volleyball drills of the internet! What makes our site unique is not only do we offer a detailed description of the drill, we also discuss, skill level, # players for the drill, drills objectives as well as variations of the drill.

We are also the only volleyball drills library on the internet to offer detailed video with x and o of how to run the drill in real live time. What this mean is no longer do you just see some images, rather the drill is laid out in detail so that you can see exactly what and how to run each drill!

This example shows you in detailhow we post video of each drill! To see more Drills – Go Here!