Let’s Play Some Volleyball!By: David Lohss

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History Famous Players

Rules How Much Do You Know?

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History

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• Created in Holyoke, Massachusetts

• Traces back to the 1924 Paris Olympics

• Sand volleyball was added to the Olympics in 1996

Famous Players

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Phil DalhausserResume

Qualified for and won 2008 Olympics

Leads sand volleyball in blocks

Height: 6’9” Started playing in

high school

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Todd Rogers

Resume Height: 6’2” Only AVP player to

have one title from 04-10

Qualified and won Olympics with Phil Dalhausser

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LLoy Ball

Resume Played volleyball for

IPFW where his father coached

Youngest player to ever play for the national team

Won 2008 Olympics Has won several FIVB

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Kerri Walsh

Resume 2 time AVP MVP Tied her partner

Misty with most wins in a season (20)

Won 2008 Beijing Olympics

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Misty May-TreanorResume

Won 2008 Beijing Olympics with Kerri Walsh

Participated in Dancing with the Stars

Quit indoor because “it wasn’t fun any more”

Named most outstanding player in 2008 Olympics

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Elaine Youngs

Resume Placed 5th in Beijing

Olympics 1st woman to surpass

$1 million Domestic earnings

Has won one AVP title

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Rules

“8 Simple Rules” Here are some easy

rules that you need to know when playing!

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Rule 1Teams may only contact the ball 3 times. If the team has 4 consecutive touches it’s a side-out.

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Rule 2A Player may only touch the ball one time in succession.

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Rule 3If a player steps on the line while serving, it’s called a “foot-fault” and is a side-out.

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Rule 4If the ball hits the line on a teams’ side, it is considered in and is a point for the opposing team.

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Rule 5If a player touches the top part of the net, it is a net violation and side-out.

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Rule 6If any player fully crosses the centerline with any part of the body, it’s a centerline infraction and side-out.

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Rule 7A player may not hold, catch, or throw the ball. If so it’s called a carry and results in a side-out.

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Rule 8Only 6 players, for 1 team, may be on the court at a time.

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How Much Do You Know?

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Question 1Where was volleyball started?

A. PurdueB. MassachusettsC. MilwaukeeD. Europe

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It was created on the east coast of the U.S.

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Question 2A Player is allowed to touch the ball 2 times in a row?

True

False

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One is a lonely number.

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Question 3How tall is Phil Dalhausser?

A. 5’11”B. 6’4”C. 7’0”D. 6’9”

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He’s pretty tall but not quite 7’0”

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Question 4Which female player quit indoor volleyball because “It wasn’t fun anymore?

A. Misty May-TreanorB. Kerri WalshC. Gabby ReeseD. Elaine Youngs

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Volleyball isn’t very fun when it’s “Misty”

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Question 5Which player didn’t start playing until high school?

A. Todd RogersB. Phil DalhausserC. Johnny AppleseedD. Lloy Ball

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It should’ve been called Dollhouse Highschool

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You’re done!

Thanks for taking an interest in volleyball!

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IPFW- Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne University. Located in Fort Wayne, INAVP- Professional beach volleyball tour FIVB- International Federation of Volleyball. Puts on national tournaments

Vocabulary

http://www.coloringpages365.com/tag/volleyball-coloring-pageshttp://www.volleyballmag.com/players/48http://www.vballworld.com/todd-rogers-is-feeling-just-dandy/http://www.volleywood.net/usav-volleyball-news/no-london-for-lloy/http://metes.wordpress.com/2008/12/04/kerri-walsh-is-expecting/http://betlm.eu/babe/misty_may_treanor.htmlhttp://www.upi.com/topic/Elaine_Youngs/http://www.volleyballform.com/volleyball_lessons_tutorials.htmhttp://www.robbinssports.com/volleyball-volleyball-nets-c-29_203.html?page=3&sort=20ahttp://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=5214

Works Cited

http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=111http://usavolleyball.org/athletes/lloy-ballhttp://www.kerriwalsh.com/profile/http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?id=1189http://usavolleyball.org/athletes/misty-may-treanor

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