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Legal Volleyball Hits Volleyball Hitting Rules For Outside Hitters

What are the legal volleyball hits that players can use in a game? The bump, set, attack hit, spike, the tip, the down ball and roll shot are legal attack hits.

What are the legal volleyball hits that players can use in a game? The bump, set, attack hit, spike, the tip, the down ball and the roll shot are all legal hits in volleyball. (Short Chinese Guy)

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Here's a short list of legal volleyball hits allowed in the match which include

the bump also called the pass
the set also called the volley
the attack hit also known as the spike
the tip
the down ball
the roll shot

Even a kick is a legal volleyball hit.

The set also called the volley is on the short list of legal volleyball hits allowed in a volleyball match.

(Watch as Adams State University starting libero (Nevada state champion finalist at Durango) sets GCU outside hitter Jacob Ceci (2021 Nevada State champion Coronado High School... )

Scroll down to read more volleyball hitting rules that players need to know in order to compete in a game, match or tournament.

Basic Volleyball Rules
Legal Volleyball Hits

Legal Volleyball Hits: The bump also known as the pass is legal volleyball hit. (Ralph Arvesen)

A player can score a point by contacting the ball with any part of their body,

Legal Volleyball Hits: The bump also known as the pass is a legal volleyball hit. (Ralph Arvesen)

Legal Volleyball Hits
Is it legal to kick a volleyball in a game?

It is legal for a player to kick a ball during a match or a game in volleyball

Legal Volleyball Hits
Can a player contact the ball more than once?

Only one consecutive contact is permitted per player.
A player cannot contact the ball twice in a row.

Legal Volleyball Hits
Can a ball be played off the net?

The ball can contact the net and be played off the net during a rally

Legal Volleyball Hits
The Backrow Attack

A player in the backrow can attack hit a ball as long as they take off from behind the ten foot line
A backrow hitter can land in front of the ten foot line as long as they have contacted the ball before they land in the front row
A setter can attack hit a ball as long as she is in the front row

Legal Volleyball Hits: A backrow hitter can land in front of the ten foot line as long as they have contacted the ball before they land in the front row (Michael E. Johnston)

A ball is out if:

it contacts the antenna before going out
it lands anywhere outside of the opposing team's court without being touched or landing on a boundary line

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Volleyball Rules:
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Learn more from these volleyball rules pages!

Volleyball Serving Rules What Are The Rules When Serving A Volleyball?
Learn important volleyball serving rules and answers to basic serving volleyball questions about what's legal when serving a ball from behind the service line.
Dear Volleyball Mom Here's Why Volleyball Officials Are So Important!
Let me explain what the volleyball officials, referees, linesmen and scorers duties and responsibilities are during an official game or match or tournament.
What Are Beach Volleyball Rules For Setting? Bump Set Or Hand Setting?
What are beach volleyball rules for setting in the sand and why do most beach players choose to bump set in volleyball instead of hand setting in the wind.
Volleyball Rotation Rules What Happens After Your Team Wins A Point?
Understand what the volleyball rotation rules are after your team has won a rally which means they won a point the right to rotate and the right to serve.
Whats An Ace in Volleyball And Can You Score Points When You Serve?
Whats an ace in volleyball? When you a score a direct point with a serve that hits the floor before the other team can pass play or get the ball over the net.
Volleyball Basic Rules Learn To Play Volleyball First Learn The Rules
Before you learn how to play volleyball if you plan on being a serious player you need be very familiar with volleyball basic rules about playing and scoring.
The Rules of Volleyball: Learn The Volleyball Basics On How To Play
Beginners learning how to play will need to quickly understand the basics for the rules of volleyball in addition to the skills and positions of the game.
3 Ways to Sideout in Volleyball Use The Setter Dump, Overpass and Kill
Did you know there are several ways to sideout in volleyball? Your team can sideout in a rally when you're in serve receive with a setter dump, overpass or kill
Learn The Basic Rules of Volleyball All Varsity Players Should Know
The rules of volleyball are 6 players per team, 3 in the front row and 3 in the backrow. A rally begins with a referee whistle blow and 3 contacts per side.
Basic Beach Volleyball Rules New Sand Volleyball Players Need To Know
Here are some basic beach volleyball rules for setting, defense, passing, serving and more that will get you started on your beach volleyball education.

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From Lady Vol to Legend: Coach April Honored At UTK Champions Weekend

Lady Vol volleyball legend and record holder Coach April Chapple a University of Tennessee, Knoxville Hall of Fame Inductee, 3-time All American, 3-time SEC Champion, SEC Tournament MVP, 2-time All SEC Team is celebrated with her 1984 SEC champion teammates at Neyland Stadium during Champions Weekend on November 1-2, 2024.

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Tennessee Hall of Fame inductee, Coach April Chapple is

the first First Round Draft Pick for the first American pro indoor women's league
named to the first First Team All-Pro team for Major League Volleyball in USA volleyball history
former USA National team member
one of the few American women players named as an Italian Pro League D-I Championship Finalist, Italian Cup Finalist and Cup of Cups Tournament Finalist

April Chapple The first First round Draft Pick For Major League Volleyball the first American Women's Pro League Honored At Athlete Unlimited Pro Volleyball Match

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Serving slang is not just about individual techniques; it also relates to overall game strategy. A coach might instruct a player to serve a "short serve" or a "deep serve" to target specific areas of the opponent's court or exploit weaknesses in their serve receive formation.

Ari, my private training client and I are working specifically on serving on jump float cross court serves ...short to Zone 2

There's so much we work on to get to this point where she can contact the ball with

the same toss height and same toss location
the same armswing speed
the same timing for when her serving hand contacts the ball
the middle of the hand contacting the middle of the ball every single time
getting use to watching her serving hand contact the ball at the highest point of her jump ...before she starts to land
and finally contacting the ball in the precise spot on the ball so it goes where the coach wants the player to put it so in this case ..a short serve in the farthest short right corner on the court also called Zone 2.

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Tommi Stockham All Big West Conference sophomore former Coach April Chapple private client 3 years

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Dear Vegas Parent

Read my open letter to Las Vegas Jr high/high school volleyball parents about my predictions on individual and small group volleyball training trends for 2019/2021

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