When a match is played with the rule of sideout scoring, every rally results in a point being scored, either by the team serving or the team receiving.

A point is the result of a rally. Points are scored in various ways - by players committing faults, ball landing “in”, ball landing “out”, etc.

A volley is keeping the ball in play and returning it to your opponent without committing any playing faults.

When the receiving team wins the rally it is called a side out. The receiving team then must rotate positions. Now they are the serving team.

An overlap occurs when players are out of alignment. Players must be in corrent position on the court when the server is contacting the ball to serve.

Screening is the illegal placement of players in order to prevent the opposition from seeing the ball or server. Screens take place during the serve. Usually a team is warned if there is a possible in [..]

Depending on the rules of play, players may be substituted in and out of the game.

A time out is break in action. Most rules allow for a team to call two timeouts per game (or set).

A kill is a successful hit by an attacker that results in a point for the attacking team. Kills are executed by hitting the ball off a block or down onto the opponents floor.

A block is a combination of one, two or three players jumping up with the hands and arms reaching up above the net in front of the opposing spiker. The purpose of the block is to prevent the opponents [..]