SELF-PACED LEARNING MODULE

Subject: H.O.P.E 2

MODULE 5

Name of Student: ____________________________ Year and Section: ____________________

The learner. . .
 The learner demonstrates understanding of sports in optimizing
Content Standard
one’s health as a habit; as requisite for physical activity
assessment performance, and as a career opportunity
The learner. . .
 Leads recreational events with proficiency and confidence
Performance Standard
resulting in independent pursuit and in influencing others
positively.
Most Essential Learning
 Explain the technical and tactical skills in playing sports
Competencies (MELCs)
21st Century Learning Skills Discipline and Social Responsibility
Learning Targets/Specific Objectives/Topics
TOPIC 1: VOLLEYBALL POSITIONS, SKILLS, TERMS
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
 Identify the positions used in the game.
 Describe the skills needed in playing the game.
 Define the terms used in Volleyball.

REFERENCES:
A. Printed: Physical Education and Health Volume II, Lualhati Fernando-Callo, Peter Fermin
Dajime, HOPES Vol. 2, Lorna A. Edpeso, PhD.Et.al., REX Publishing, Inc.

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 MODULE 5
TOPIC 1: VOLLEYBALL POSITIONS
In the game of volleyball, there are six main areas of the court occupied by players that have specific
roles. There are three players in the front row of the court, and three players in the back row. These
players rotate in a clockwise manner each time they win the serve. Below are explanations of the
different player positions and roles on the court.

Volleyball Positions
1. Setter: The setter is the person that distributes the ball to the team’s attackers. This person is a
leader on the team, much like a quarterback on a football team, or a point guard on a basketball
team. The setter has to think quickly and run plays for the offense. The setter ideally contacts
every second ball when their team is receiving the serve.

2. Outside Hitters: There are two outside hitters on a team. Their main responsibility is to attack
the ball and put it down inside the boundaries on the opponent’s side of the court. These hitters
attack the ball from the left of the court. They receive the majority of the sets during the game.
The outside hitters usually have solid back row skills which allow them to stay in the game for
all rotations.

3. Middle Hitter: This player has excellent blocking skills. The middle hitter moves along the net
and blocks the attacks from the opponent. The middle hitter attacks balls that are set quickly
because of the close position to the setter in the front row. The middle hitter communicates
blocking strategies to the team.

4. Opposite Hitter: This person hits from the right side of the court, and they are also called right
side hitters. Since they are positioned in front of the opposing team’s left side attackers, they
must have strong blocking skills. The opposite hitter also helps the setter run the offense when
the setter digs the first ball and someone else is needed to set the attackers. The opposite hitter is
often one of the more versatile players on the team.

5. Libero: This player is a defensive specialist. The libero has strong passing and digging skills.
This person plays in the back row, and they receive most of the serves from the opponent. The
libero must have good ball control and communication because they start the offense for the
setter and the hitters. The libero has quick reactions and they are ready to sprint, dive, and keep
the ball in play for the team.

Volleyball players train hard to develop the skills needed to succeed in their designated positions.
Sometimes players are capable of fulfilling multiple roles on a volleyball team. No matter how
strong a player is at their certain position, the only way to win is if all players work well together.
The goal of every volleyball team is to have players understand their roles on the court, and
cooperate with each other to effectively execute their game plan against opponents.

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 The 6 Volleyball Skills All Players Must Perfect

Volleyball is a sport of a few skills.

It doesn’t have complicated plays like American football or require the brute strength of rugby. Nor does
it demand elite endurance like soccer or the hand eye coordination of cricket. But it does require that
you perfect 6 basic skills to ensure you’re competitive. If you spend a lot of time working on these six
basic volleyball skills, it will allow you to be a well-rounded and highly effective player. Let’s look at
these 6 skills individually with some thoughts about what makes each one important to the overall game
of volleyball.

1. Blocking
Blocking is a skill of timing, coordination,
and verticality. A blocker must get in front of
the impending path of the ball and be high
enough to effectively put the ball back into
the opponent’s court. Blocking is a skill that
should be learned over time, with the more
advanced techniques built in as the basic
skills are perfected. Beginners, for example,
might spend time only blocking balls that are
set very close to the net. This will allow for
some success without the tendency to reach
too far over the net and commit net violations.
From there, multiple blocker schemes can be incorporated. It is important to note that multiple
blockers are not required until the level of skill from the opponent dictates it. Blocking is one of
the more challenging skills, as even elite blockers have a low success rate over time. The game is
designed to favor the hitter and becoming a high-level blocker takes years of experience. It’s
almost as much about knowing who, how, and when to block as it is having the physical skills to
perform a block.
Perfecting this skill is hard, but is a requirement of those wishing to be a successful volleyball
player.

2. Passing (Returning the Serve)

Depending on your competition, returning a serve can feel a lot like digging. However, it’s most
often known as passing. Perfecting the pass is vital to any volleyball player and volleyball team’s
success.
Being a good passing team is critical as it will allow your team to get a good offensive play to
side out your opponent. Ideally, all back-row players will be excellent passers and all players
seeing playing time should be good passers. This will allow for flexibility in your offense,
enabling your team to play any style necessary to win the set and match.

3. Digging Another low success percentage skill that requires much experience to perfect is
digging. Digging, like blocking, is a skill that requires both
sound technique and the ability to understand where to be
and when to be there. A skilled digger knows where they
should be on the court at any given time based on the
team’s defensive strategies and where the ball is on the
opponent’s side of the net. While volleyball is often seen
as a game of rhythm, there are often moments of chaos
when the ball just ends up where you would least expect it.
A good defensive player is willing to try and dig any ball,
even it seems impossible to get to. Like blocking, the more
a player attempts to dig, the more successful they will become.

4. Serving - Serving is an individual skill. It’s just you and the ball - no one else. If a volleyball
player can’t serve well, they shouldn’t be on the court. And while serving looks fairly basic at
first glance, it’s actually quite detailed and difficult. The server, along with the coach at times, is
responsible for deciding how to serve and where to serve the ball to against the opposition. The
level of aggression in a serve can be dictated by many factors inside of the game: How far behind
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 is the team? How far ahead is the team? Is the person serving next a great or bad server? Are our
best blockers in the front row? Are their best hitters in the front row? Serving is not just a
physical skill to perfect, but requires the development of game flow knowledge as well.

5. Spiking The attack is one of the most frequent plays leading to a score in volleyball. Spiking the
volleyball is what generates points, and points are what generates wins. Development of the
spiking skills includes not just hitting balls in, but the ability to adapt to different hitting
situations. If a set is not quite perfect or a block is in front of a hitter unexpectedly, a player is
still expected to spike the ball into the opponent court. A great spiker can put virtually any ball,
anywhere they want on the opposite court. Perfecting the skill of spiking does not just include
repetitive hitting, but hitting balls of varying quality sets.

6. Setting If there is any one of the volleyball skills that requires absolute perfection, its setting.
The setter takes on the
role of a leader during
any set or match. A
setter must be absolutely
confident in his or her
ability to set, simply
because there are so
many other things a
setter must worry about
throughout a match like
calling plays and being
aware of the flow of the
game. This amount of
mental taxing means
perfecting the art of
setting as a skill is
required. Perfecting the
skill of setting is also required because you never know where you may need to set the ball. If
one player is not hitting well, you will need to set someone else. If a setter is not capable of
setting but one position, then the game plan could quickly fall apart. Also, all players on the
court should be adept at setting, in the event the setter cannot set a ball for whatever reason.
Which is why setting is a skill that all players, not just the setter, should work to perfect.

Volleyball Vocabulary

1. ACE - A serve hit so well it is not returned.

2. BASELINE - The back line on a volleyball court.
3. BLOCK - To stop the ball from coming over the net.
4. BUMP - The first of three hits in volleyball, when you put your hands together and lift the ball
with your forearms.
5. DIG - To dive for a ball, reaching out and hitting the ball up with one hand, keeping the ball
alive.
6. DINK - To barely tap the ball over the net.
7. FOOT FAULT - To step on or over the baseline while serving.
8. KILL - A successful spike.
9. RALLY - Both teams successfully hitting the ball back and forth over the net.
10. RECEIVING TEAM - The team receiving the serve
11. ROTATE - The team moves clockwise, every time it receives the serve.
12. SERVE - The ball is hit from behind the baseline over the net to the opposing team, to begin
play.
13. SERVING TEAM - The team serving the ball.
14. SET - The second hit of three hits, where the ball is positioned high and near the net for a player
to spike.
15. SIDEOUT - This is the name in volleyball for when the receiving team wins the serve
16. SIDELINE - The boundary line on the side of the court
17. SPIKE - The third hit of three hits designed to win the rally by hitting the ball down to the floor
on the opponent’s side.
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 18. SPIKING LINE - The line ten feet from the net which back-row players may not cross, to spike
the ball.
19. VOLLEY - To hit the ball before it hits the floor.
Activity!

ACTIVITY. Give what is being asked in each item.

1. ____________________ How many players are there on a volleyball team?

2. ____________________ Is it legal for a player to touch the net?
3. ____________________ How many points make up a volleyball game?
4. ____________________ In order to win a game, a team must be ahead by how many points?
5. ___________________ What direction do you rotate on the volleyball court?
6. ___________________ In a game, when do you rotate?
7. ___________________ When calling the score, whose score do you call first?
8. ___________________ Can the receiving team score points?
9. ___________________ How many hits is a team allowed before the ball must travel back over
the net?
10. ___________________ If the ball lands on the sideline, is the ball in bounds or out?
11. ___________________ Is it legal for the same player to contact the ball twice in a row?
12. ___________________ In a game is it legal to step on the centerline?
13. ___________________ When serving, can the server step on the back line?
14. ___________________ Is it legal to help a serve over the net?

There are three hits used most successfully while playing volleyball. Name them in the order they
should be used.

1.________________________ 2.________________________ 3. ________________________

Name 3 positions on the volleyball court.

1.________________________ 2.________________________ 3. ________________________

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