Volleyball · Level 1
Beginner
5 sub-levels · 50 tests · 500 facts · updated 25 October 2026
Level 1 takes a newcomer from knowing nothing to understanding volleyball: what the game and its forms are, the court and gear, the basic skills, the language of the game and how to follow a match.
Sub-levels
Sub-level 1.1What Volleyball IsThe aim, how a match is shaped, scoring, and the forms of the sport: beach, sitting, mini, the women's game, indoor and outdoor, who runs it and its relatives.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 1.2Court, Ball and GearThe court's lines and zones, the net and antennae, the ball and what it is made of, shoes, kit, knee pads, practice equipment, indoor and beach balls, and looking after a ball.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 1.3The Basic SkillsThe ready position, the forearm and overhead passes, the underhand and overhand serves, the spike, the block, the dig, moving to the ball and warming up.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 1.4Talking VolleyballThe words players and coaches use for serving, passing, setting, attacking, blocking and defending, for the team and the bench, the slang of the game and the stat sheet.10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 1.5Watching a MatchThe scoreboard, sets and points on a broadcast, match statistics, the libero, the bench, time-outs, the rhythm of a match, video challenges, being a fan and reading a league table.10 tests · 100 facts
Written from
General volleyball references, FIVB (beach, snow), World ParaVolley (sitting), FIVB Coaches Manual; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIVB rules belong to the Rules category.
- General volleyball reference
- FIVB Coaches Manual (Level I), general coaching references