USA Volleyball

USA Volleyball

Being that the game of volleyball was invented in the United States, the sport is part of mostly every high school and college sports program in every state. The United States is also regarded as a superpower among international volleyball competitors of the sport in the Olympics. It is played widely by both females and males and very competitively at the upper levels. Techniques, rules, and specifications vary among states and chapters, but are undergoing universifications all the time. Being that it is an entertaining sport to watch, it is featured on television quite frequently at the college level as well as during the Olympic season. There are many fans of televised volleyball, more commonly the women’s beach volleyball airings.

Kerry Klosterman Of USA Volleyball

Kerry Klosterman is the Secretary General of USA volleyball. She is involved in many media-related issues and has commented on the spreading of volleyball as a serious professional sport. She is an avid spokesperson on behalf of the sport and strongly represents the female side of it in a non-degrading light that is sometimes stereotypically cast on the sport’s female players.

USA Volleyball Rules

Volleyball is an official Olympic sport, played on a court with a net separating the two opposing teams that are each composed of six players. The strategy of the game is to win points by the opponent’s failure to return a ball or serve. Some general rules are as follows: a team cannot contact or pass the ball more than three times on a side, with none of the contacts repeated by the same player, and players are not allowed to touch the net while hitting the ball over it. The majority of the movement of the game is done by the arms and hands making quick passes or setups for teammates. Other skills include jumping, spiking, and blocking. Official rules of volleyball are subjected from time to time by changes, the most recent being made in the year 2000. Playing volleyball at the non-professional level results in a wide variation of scoring rules and general rules; for example, some high schools prefer to follow more traditional official rules than the more recent changes used among the professional playing level. Depending on what higher association each high school team adheres to the rules of, their team rules will be in accordance with that degree (chapter, state, NFHS, etc.). However, generally, rules are somewhat universal, with minor or trivial variations.