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Yes. Hitting a volleyball with the palm of your hand is called spiking, hitting, or attacking the ball. It is when you do an approach, jump up, and hit the volleyball over the net to the other side of the court.

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only when the ball is in play....because you can touch the ball with your palms when you serve...(spike)

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The volleyball does not touch your palms when doing a bump, set, pancake, sprawl, or a tomahawk.

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There's no need for it to. In some cases it might be considered a lift. Watch out!!!

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Yes! The ball can but you can't. You can also play it off the net.

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Why is volleyball called volleyball?

Volley means to keep something off the ground. In volleyball the ball is not allowed to touch the ground. So essentially volleyball "keep the ball off the ground". I hope this helped. :)


Why volleyball called volleyball?

Volley means to keep something off the ground. In volleyball the ball is not allowed to touch the ground. So essentially volleyball "keep the ball off the ground". I hope this helped. :)


How did the word volleyball become the name of volleyball?

Volleyball got that name because the term volley is the action of hitting or moving the ball over the net without letting it touch the ground it is the same way in tennis if you smack the ball back over without it touching the ground it is a volley so since in volleyball it is illegal for the ball to touch to ground it is a game of multiple volleys called VOLLEYBALL!


Is a volley a ball means to hit it after the ball has bounced only once?

No, a volleyball must not touch the ground. To volley the ball means to hit it back and forth continuously without letting it hit the ground.


Can a player touch the ball twice if first touch was a block in volleyball?

no


How does a volleyball bounce in beach volleyball?

it doesn't. you can't let it touch the ground


What are differences and similarities of spanish volleyball and American volleyball?

Spanish volleyball is more hardcore, American volleyball is more organized. Both are very competitive. American volleyball is taught based on techniques while Spanish volleyball is more about leaving your heart on the court. Spanish also exercise more than Americans. I've played for both, Spanish and Americans and i loved American volleyball, definitely.Volley means to keep something off the ground. In volleyball the ball is not allowed to touch the ground. So essentially volleyball "keep the ball off the ground". I hope this helped. :)


When does a team of a volleyball score?

When the ball touches the ground.


In volleyball what kind of hit does your palm not touch the ball?

A bump.


What is block touch in volleyball?

block the ball from crossing to your side of the court


What is volley in volleyball?

It is where you don' let the ball hit the ground but in volley-ball you lose the point if it touches the ground anyway!!!


A volleyball is dropped from a cliff and a soccer is thrown upward from the same position when each ball reaches the ground at the bottom of the cliff the volleyball will hit the ground with greater?

The volleyball will NOT hit the ground with greater anything. Assuming that the soccer ball is the same spherical diameter and greater mass than the volleyball it will hit the ground with greater velocity and greater impact.