Across
- 5. Awarded anytime a set, pass, or dig to a player results in a teammate attacking the ball for a kill; usually awarded to the setter
- 7. A violation of rules
- 8. After a side-out occurs, players must ____ clockwise around the court and through the serving position
- 10. A serve that lands in the opponent's side that was untouched or unplayable by the receiving team
- 11. A soft and off-speed attack done with the fingertips
- 12. A defensive technique where the hand is slid along the floor palm facing downwards while a player dives to keep a ball alive; ball bounces off the back of the hand
- 14. Hitting the ball overarm into the opponent's court; also called a "spike"
- 15. The area between the net and attack line
- 16. When a player receives the serve or the first contact of the ball with the intention of controlling the ball to another player; also called bump
- 18. When a ball is directed to a point where a hitter can spike it into the opponent’s court
- 20. Players _____ the ball when they will make a play on the ball
Down
- 1. A ball falls on the floor and is surrounded by two or more players
- 2. When the player can keep a spiked or rapidly hit ball from being terminated
- 3. Ball that will be returned by a pass rather than a spike
- 4. When the ball is falling directly on top of the net, two opposing players will jump and attempt to push the ball to the other side
- 6. Puts the ball into play; also called service
- 9. A line almost 10 feet from the net, which marks the limit for where a back-row player
- 13. Defense play where player “___” the opposing team’s spiked ball from crossing the net
- 17. The vertical rods (normally white and red) that are mounted near the edges of the net, above the sidelines
- 19. Time between the serve and the end of play