ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL PART 1
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ Middle blocker. Answer: usually plays in the middle of the net when
in the front row and moves laterally to her blocking assignments.
◉ Middle Up. Answer: a defensive system that uses the middle-back
player in 6 to cover tips or short shots along the
3 meter/10 foot line. Also called a "6 up" defense
◉ Mintonette. Answer: the original name of the game of volleyball,
created by William Morgan.
◉ Net Height. Answer: women - 7 feet, 4-1/8 inches high (2.24m); men
- 7 feet, 11-5/8 inches high (2.43m).
◉ Off-blocker. Answer: outside blocker not included in the double
block. Also called off-side blocker.
◉ Off-Speed Shots. Answer: an attack that is intentionally slow. Ball
spiked with less than maximum force but with
spin. Also called "roll" shot.
◉ Opposite. Answer: player who plays opposite the setter in the
rotation. In some systems, this player is also a
, setter. In other systems, this player is called a right-side.
◉ Outside hitter. Answer: usually plays at the ends of the net when in
the front row. Also called right-side (opposite) or left side (power).
◉ Overhand pass. Answer: a pass with both hands open that is
controlled by the fingers, with the face below the ball. Both hands
simultaneously contact the ball above the head and direct it to the
intended target.
◉ Overhand serve. Answer: serving the ball and striking it with the hand
above the shoulder. Float or spin.
◉ Overlap. Answer: a violation called if a team is lined up out of
rotation when the ball is served.
◉ Overpass. Answer: a ball passed across the net.
◉ Overset. Answer: an errant set that crosses the net without being
touched by another offensive player.
◉ Pass. Answer: one of the 6 basic skills. Receiving a serve or the first
contact of the ball with the intent to control
the ball to another player. Also called a "bump".
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ Middle blocker. Answer: usually plays in the middle of the net when
in the front row and moves laterally to her blocking assignments.
◉ Middle Up. Answer: a defensive system that uses the middle-back
player in 6 to cover tips or short shots along the
3 meter/10 foot line. Also called a "6 up" defense
◉ Mintonette. Answer: the original name of the game of volleyball,
created by William Morgan.
◉ Net Height. Answer: women - 7 feet, 4-1/8 inches high (2.24m); men
- 7 feet, 11-5/8 inches high (2.43m).
◉ Off-blocker. Answer: outside blocker not included in the double
block. Also called off-side blocker.
◉ Off-Speed Shots. Answer: an attack that is intentionally slow. Ball
spiked with less than maximum force but with
spin. Also called "roll" shot.
◉ Opposite. Answer: player who plays opposite the setter in the
rotation. In some systems, this player is also a
, setter. In other systems, this player is called a right-side.
◉ Outside hitter. Answer: usually plays at the ends of the net when in
the front row. Also called right-side (opposite) or left side (power).
◉ Overhand pass. Answer: a pass with both hands open that is
controlled by the fingers, with the face below the ball. Both hands
simultaneously contact the ball above the head and direct it to the
intended target.
◉ Overhand serve. Answer: serving the ball and striking it with the hand
above the shoulder. Float or spin.
◉ Overlap. Answer: a violation called if a team is lined up out of
rotation when the ball is served.
◉ Overpass. Answer: a ball passed across the net.
◉ Overset. Answer: an errant set that crosses the net without being
touched by another offensive player.
◉ Pass. Answer: one of the 6 basic skills. Receiving a serve or the first
contact of the ball with the intent to control
the ball to another player. Also called a "bump".
