Volleyball Court Lines Create The Boundaries That Outline The Court 

Volleyball court lines mark the layout of the boundaries on the official volleyball playing surface showing the play area where two teams can compete legally.  

The Volleyball court lines are shaped like a 30 ft by 60 ft rectangle. In meters its 18 meters by 9 meters.

The volleyball court llnes include four sidelines, two endlines, two attack lines and a centerline which outline and mark the boundaries of volleyball court playing area. 

• The playing area for a court is in the shape of a large rectangle that measures 30 feet by 60 feet.   

• The boundaries of the court are referred to as lines. 

• The longest lines are the sidelines and the shortest lines of the rectangle are the endlines. 

The volleyball court lines are the longest lines on the court. Diagram by chibaryo.

The volleyball court endlines are the shortest lines on the court they connect the two sidelines. Diagram by chibaryo.

• The centerline runs across the middle of the court and connects the two sidelines. It divides the large rectangle into two equal sized half courts measuring 30 feet by 30 feet.

The centerline is under the net and runs parallel to the the endlines while connecting the sidelines in the middle of the court. Diagram by chibaryo.

• On each court half, there's a ten foot line which divides the half court into thirds. 

Volleyball Court Lines: The ten foot line also known as the attack line divides the court into thirds on both sides. Diagram by chibaryo.

• The front third of the court is called the front zone.

It runs from the centerline to the ten foot line and is the line that front row players stay in front of when they are performing their blocking defensive skills in volleyball when their team is on defense.

The front court zone is located between the ten foot line and the centerline and both sidelines on both halves of a volleyball court. Diagram by chibaryo.

• The two-thirds of the court which run from the ten foot line to the endline is called the backcourt and is where the backrow players stay when playing in defense.  

Volleyball Court Lines: The backcourt zone is located between the ten foot line and the endlines and both sidelines on both halves of a volleyball court. Diagram by chibaryo.

If during a rally, you attack hit a ball that goes into the opposing team's court and the ball hits any part of the boundary line (sideline, endline)...that ball is considered "In" the court. 

Point for your team. Serve for your team.

Volleyball Game Rules: Coach April, pro volleyball player in Italy, attacking during a rally.

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Many of these volleyball practice drills you can do at home by yourself or try at your next practice with your teammates.

If you're a B team or JV player trying to make varsity next year...your goal should be to complete 1000 reps a day of at least three of the basic skills on your own...volleyball passing, serving and setting should be at the top of the list. 

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1. Learn more about the Court Size. 
2. Follow the suggested reading on our Sitemap page Learning How To Play (Sitemap)
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