Volleyball is a team sport that involves two teams hitting a ball over a net in a variety of dangerous ways.

Three hits are allowed on each side, making way for exciting strategies, setups and spikes! It also means that the team aspect of volleyball is paramount: you've got to work together to have any hope of being good.

Most players start out just trying to get the knack of "digging" and getting the ball back. Once these skills are mastered, the game offers so much more as setting, spiking and blocking come to the fore in a fast, exciting game.

Volleyball is popular throughout the world. Over 800 million people play one of the many varieties of the game, and with good reason: it's great fun to play and exciting to watch.

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