VOLLEYBALL GLOSSARY
From Ace to Zone — essential volleyball terms explained in plain language. Whether you're a new volleyball parent, a developing athlete, or a seasoned coach, this glossary has you covered.
- Ace
- Antenna
- Approach
- Assist
- Attack
- Back Row Attack
- Block
- Bump
- Carry
- Club Volleyball
- Cross-Court
- Cut Shot
- Deep
- Dig
- Dink
- Double Contact
- Dump
- Endline
- Five-One (5-1)
- Float Serve
- Forearm Pass
- Free Ball
- Hitting Percentage
- Joust
- Jump Serve
- Kill
- Libero
- Lift
- Line Shot
- Match Point
- Middle Blocker
- Mintonette
- Net Violation
- Off-Speed
- Opposite
- Out of Bounds
- Outside Hitter
- Overhand Pass
- Overlap
- Pancake
- Pass
- Pepper
- Pipe
- Quick Set
- Rally
- Rally Scoring
- Roll Shot
- Roof
- Rotation
- Serve
- Serve Receive
- Set
- Setter
- Shank
- Side-Out
- Six-Two (6-2)
- Slide
- Spike
- Stuff Block
- Substitution
- Ten-Foot Line
- Tip
- Tool
- Topspin
- Touch
- Transition
- Tryout
- USAV
- Wipe
- Zone