Volleyball

Requirements

Instructor Required

This honor has been created thanks to the work of two divisions: ESD & SAD.

• Describe the current FIVB rules and mention the eight major rules of volleyball.
• What does the expression “fair play” or “clean game” mean especially to a Christian?
• Define the following terms:
  • Ace
  • Assist
  • Attack
  • Bump
  • Carry
  • Lift
  • Dig
  • Dink
  • Double hit
  • Dump
  • Five-One & Six-Two
  • Free ball
  • Joust
  • Kill
  • Libero
  • Match Point
  • Middle hitter
  • Opposite hitter
  • Outside hitter
  • Rotation
  • Service / Serve
  • Set
  • Spike
  • Time out
• Demonstrate and understand the different skills required for each position of volleyball.
• Demonstrate reasonable proficiency in the following areas:
  • Underhand Serve
  • Overhand Serve: The Floater
  • Passing
  • Hitting
  • Blocking
  • Setting
  • Rolling
• If a beginning player, spend at least 4 hours learning and improving your volleyball skills from a more experienced player. If an experienced player, spend at least 4 hours helping a less skilled or younger player improve their skills in volleyball.
• Play at least ten games of volleyball with a full team (6 people). Show “fair play” during practice and games.
• Report through a paper, skit, or other display about a famous volleyball player. Talk about why you think this player is a good role-model for a Christian.
• Draw a to-scale volleyball court with properly defined boundaries. Label the dimensions including net height, sidelines, end lines, attack line, and center line.
• Discuss, with your leader, pastor or teacher, the problems faced by the Seventh-day Adventist young person who wishes to compete at the secondary and college level. What alternatives are there to allow continuous involvement in the sport?
• Discover and evaluate what Ellen G. White has to say about the proper use of competitive sports by Christians.
• Share at least one spiritual lesson that you have learned from your experience with a volleyball team.