Gestures of judges in volleyball. Rules of volleyball

Many of us know how to play volleyball, even from school years. This is an interesting, fast and team sport that many people like to do. And not necessarily in a professional sense. What are the rules of volleyball? You will read a brief summary of the basic rules in this article. And also find out about the gestures of the judges in volleyball.

Number of players in teams

The basic rules regarding the number of players in the team:

• Each team must have 6 players on the court.
• Three people occupy the front flank, the other three - the rear.
• Players can use libero (this is the back flank defender).
• The Libero can only play from the back flank.

Volleyball Court

Basic requirements for the volleyball court:

• The volleyball court is a rectangular area. Length - 18 m, width - 9 m.
• The area is divided by a grid in half. It is installed on special holding antennas.
• The height of the grid for men's teams is set at 243 cm, for women's teams - 224 cm.
• Half of the site of each team is divided into six sectors. In the sectors are players.
• At the back of the site are defenders of the field, on the front - attacking.
• The transition between sectors is made in a circle, in the clockwise direction.
• In the center is the sector of the central defender (libero). The Libero does not produce attacks or blocks. The color of the form of libero must be different from the color of the entire team in accordance with the rules.

Rules of volleyball: a summary

Contact with the ball:

• Both teams can touch the ball no more than three times, until they throw it into the opposite zone. The exception is the blocks, they do not go into the account of touches.
• The same player should not touch the ball more than once, until they throw the ball into the opposite zone. The exception is blocks, they do not go into touch accounts.
• The player can not catch or hold the ball in his hands.
• You can not block or repel an opponent.
• To touch the ball before it flies to your side is not allowed by the rules.
• The back flank players can not touch the ball on the front flanks. They protect the site only from behind. When attacking, they must make a jump.
• Very important! A successful attack is considered only when the ball flew from above the grid.
• It is allowed to hit the ball bounced off the net. A foul is considered if it touches the grid outside the antennas.
• The ball must fly between the antennas (or their likeness) when filed with another, or attack the opposing team.

Scoring:

• The point is scored to the team in case if the ball fell in the boundaries of the opponent's site during the pitch. And also in case he fell after an unsuccessful defense of the enemy.
• The point is not counted if the ball lands outside the opponent's site (without touching the opponent's players), hit the antenna, hit the grid outside the antennas.

Violations:

• It is not allowed to attack the rear defender from the front positions. (It is not allowed for the player of the rear flank to pass to the front flank to beat the ball).
• It is not allowed to block the ball by the player of the rear flank.
• You can not block through the grid.
• You can not touch the ball twice after it is on your side of the court (that is, when you accept it).
• The player can not touch the net if the ball is in play. Exception: he bounces off the grid and does not fly over to the side of opponents.
• You can not step outside the line when you serve.
• You can beat the ball through the net in case the opponent used three touches of the ball. In other cases this is prohibited.

Judges and refereeing:

• The game is followed by several judges (2 main, judge-secretary and linear).
• The main referees (referees) control violations and show gestures to teams. They give the start to the match, they can also stop it.
• The judge-secretary keeps the record of the match.
• The line judge observes the observance of the marks of the site during the game.
• Signals for the referee teams are shown with the help of hands and cards. If the referee demonstrates the gesture with one hand, then it corresponds to the side of the team, whose address is the signal.

Gestures of judges in volleyball

As mentioned above, referee signals for teams are shown with the help of hands. The main gestures of judges in volleyball:

• The signal "Feed is allowed". The referee shows, in what direction should be served.
• Signal "Filing a team." The referee indicates which side of the field is the serving team.
• Signal "Change sides of the site." The referee lifts both hands - one in front of the body, the other from the back. And he changes his hands.
• Signal "Break". The referee folds the palm of the hand with the letter T. Then points to the team requesting a break.
• Replace signal. The referee makes circular motions with forearms.
• Signal "Warning for violation of discipline." The referee shows the yellow card.
• Signal "Deleting a player". The referee shows a red card.
• Signal "Player disqualified." The referee shows two cards.
• Signal "End of the game." The referee crosses his arms, the hands must be in front of the chest.
• The signal "The ball was not thrown at the pitch". The referee draws his hand up with his palm raised.
• Signal "Delay feed". (Shown if the ball is delayed for more than eight seconds by the serving player). The referee shows eight fingers.
• Signal "Screening". The referee raises his hands with his hands forward.
• The signal "Error in the alignment or in the transition". The referee shows the circle in front of him with his finger.
• The signal "Ball in the field". The judge points to the floor, the fingers should be straightened.
• Signal "The ball after the field." The referee lifts his forearms with his hands straight, his hands turned towards the judge.
• The signal "Delay of the ball". The referee raises his forearm, palms up.
• Signal "Double touch". The referee shows two fingers.
• The signal "Four strokes". The referee shows a hand with four fingers.
• Signal "The player's contact with the grid." The referee touches the net from the side of the offending team.
• Signal "Play over the grid on the opponent's side." The referee holds his hand over the net.
• Signal "Impact upon impact". The referee leads the forearm down, the palm is open.
• Signal "violation of the boundaries of the site." The referee points to the proper dividing line.
• The signal "Mutual error and replay". The referee shows the thumbs of both hands.
• Signal "Touching the ball." The referee touches the palm of the fingers of the other hand, holds hands in an upright position.
• Signal "Note for delay". The referee closes the wrist of the other hand with the palm of his hand.

Gestures that are shown by line judges

The main gestures of the judges in volleyball (on the line):

• The signal "Ball in the field". The referee shows a checkbox pointing down.
• Signal "The ball is off-site". The referee shows a flag pointing up.
• Signal "Touching the ball." The referee raises the flag and covers it with his free hand.
• The signal "Judging is impossible". The referee crosses his arms in front of him.

Now you know the basic gestures of the judges in volleyball and its rules. Good game!