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Volleyball is one of the world's most popular team sports 

The main objective of volleyball is to stop the ball hitting the ground anywhere on your side of the net with just three touches - whilst trying to make it hit the ground on your opponent’s side of the court.

A brief overview of the game

• An official volleyball court is 18m x 9m

• The server stands at the back of the court and can serve either over- or under-arm into the opponent’s side of the court

• The opposing team is allowed a maximum of three touches on their side of the court before they must send the ball back over the net

• The team that wins a rally is awarded a point and serves the ball next. The team with the most points at the end of a set wins that set, and the team with the most sets wins the matchThe player cannot touch the ball twice in two consecutive touches but could on the first and third contact.

• The ball must be hit - not caught

• Players can use any part of their body to legally contact the ball

• Whichever team wins the point then goes on to serve

• Every time your team wins the serve from the other team your players rotate their position on court – clockwise so that everyone gets a chance to serve

• The ball is out if it hits the floor outside the court, the net, the antennae, the referee stand, or the ceiling above a non-playable area

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