International Volleyball Federation
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The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) was founded in 1947. Volleyball made its Olympic debut at the 1964 Tokyo Games.
New tactics
The sport is very finely balanced between power and speed. Hence while strength and height have become vital components of international teams, the ability of teams and coaches to devise new tactics, strategies and skills have been crucial for success at the Olympic Games.
A beach phenomenon 
Volleyball was introduced to the Olympics in 1964 but the beach volleyball phenomenon arose only at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games in Atlanta. This discipline, although still very young, has become very popular.
Current events
There is a men’s and women’s volleyball event and a men’s and women’s beach volleyball event. Volleyball takes place indoors in controlled conditions. Beach volleyball takes place outside, where the athletes have to compete with the added variables of the sand, the sun and the wind. 
Competition procedure
Volleyball matches are played to the best of five sets. The first four sets are played to 25 points, with the final set being played to 15 points. A team must win a set by two points. There is no ceiling, so each set continues until one of the teams gains a two-point advantage. In beach volleyball, matches are played best of three sets using the rally point system. The first two sets are played to 21 points, with the final set being played to 15 points. Again, a team must win a set by two points.
 
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Glossary
Ace: A serve that lands in the opponent''s court without being touched.
Attack: An attempt by a player to win a point by hitting the ball over the net.
Attack line: A line three meters from the net which marks the limit for where a back-row player may advance to hit a ball from above the net.
Back-row player: Any of three players positioned at the back of the court.
Block: To block an opposing player from spiking the ball by jumping at the net with arms in the air.
Centre line: The imaginary line running directly under the net and dividing the court in half.
Chuck: To push or throw the ball rather than hit it (slang)
End line: A back boundary line of the court.
Fault: A foul or error which results in the loss of the rally.
Front zone: The area between the net and the attack line.
Front-row player: Any of three players positioned closest to the net
Heater: A hard-hit or spiked ball (slang).
Hit: To touch the ball as an offensive player, one of three "hits" allowed a team in getting the ball back over the net
Libero: The Substitute defensive player especially adept at digging.
Match: Series of sets to determine a winner.
Mintonette: It´s the original name for volleyball.
Missile: It´s spike or serve hit out of bounds (slang).
Rally: It´s the exchange of plays that decides each point.
Rotate: To move to the next position on the floor in a clockwise manner.
THE TEAM
 
“Speed is everywhere”
THE PLAYING TEAM 
The team consists of a setter, an opposite player, in opposition with the setter (also called ace spiker), of two middle blockers who are replaced by the libero when at the back and of two receivers-attackers also called outside players.
The starting line-up generally adopts the following rotating order: Setter (S); Receiver-attacker (R), Middle Player (MP), Opposite Player (OP), Attacker-Receiver and Middle Player.
THE SETTER 
The setter co-ordinates the attack and his most important qualities are those of an organizer, both clear-sighted and precise.
THE OPPOSITE PLAYER (also called ace spiker) 
His role has also changed. He has become the player attacking high balls and who is given the ball in the last resort. He has to be powerful and very reliable. Because of their physical morphological qualities, those players are generally excellent servers
THE RECEIVER-ATTACKERS 
They are the pivots of the team as they steady both the defense and the receiving. All of them have pointed out that the prime quality is concentration to be maintained throughout the rally as they are very much in demand
THE MIDDLE PLAYERS 
They secure the direction of the block and of the quick attack, which force the opponent player to come to block. Their role has followed the evolution of the game, which has become faster.
THE LIBERO 
Within a few years, he has become an essential element for the team. He co-ordinates the backcourt defense while the setter co-ordinates the front defense
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