Sitting volleyball words · Beginner

Volleyball played by two teams of six players on a court of 10 m by 6 m under a low net. A player must keep some part of the body between the buttocks and the shoulders on the floor while playing the ball. It keeps volleyball's rally scoring, three team hits and clockwise rotation.

A set is won by the first team to 25 points with a lead of two, played on from 24-24 until the lead is two. The match goes to the team that wins three sets. At two sets all, a deciding fifth set is played to 15 points, also with a lead of two.

A rectangle of 10 m by 6 m, split by the centre line into two courts of 6 m by 5 m. All lines are 5 cm wide and are drawn inside the court dimensions.

The top of the net is 1.15 m for men and 1.05 m for women, measured from the centre of the court. The height over the two side lines must be the same and no more than 2 cm above the official height.

The area on each court between the axis of the centre line and the rear edge of the attack line. It is counted as continuing beyond the side lines to the end of the free zone.

Up to 14 players, each internationally classified with a Confirmed or Review sport class status, with no more than two VS2 players. A team also has one coach, up to two assistant coaches, one team therapist and one medical doctor. Only people on the score sheet take part, and once the coach and captain have signed it the listed players cannot be changed.

Along the net the front-row players are in positions 4 (front-left), 3 (front-centre) and 2 (front-right); behind them are 5 (back-left), 6 (back-centre) and 1 (back-right). Each back-row player must be further from the centre line than the front-row player in front, and each row must keep its left-to-right order.

During playing actions, a player must keep some part of the body between the buttocks and the shoulders in contact with the court.

The fault of the part of the body between the buttocks and the shoulders losing contact with the court during a playing action. It applies to a server who lifts, to an attacker who lifts when hitting the ball, and to a blocker who lifts when playing the ball or taking part in a block.

A clear effort to stand up on the stumps, or to move on hands and feet in a crab walk, to take a new position or reach a ball. Standing up, raising the body or taking steps is forbidden.

The back-right player puts the ball in play from the service zone, hitting it with one hand or any part of the arm after tossing or releasing it. Only one toss or release is allowed, and dribbling or moving the ball in the hands is permitted. The server must hit within 8 seconds of the 1st referee's whistle, and a service before the whistle is cancelled and repeated.

Only front-row players may complete a block, and at the contact a part of the body must be higher than the top of the net. Blockers may reach beyond the net but may not touch the ball there before the opponent's attack hit. A block contact is not a team hit, and any player, including the blocker, may play the first hit after it. A completed block by a back-row player and any block attempt by a Libero are faults.