Across
- 1. A ball returned over the net slowly, allowing for an easy offensive setup.
- 3. A violation of the rules.
- 5. The area from the endline to the attack line.
- 12. A ball that when spiked is blocked by a defensive player such that the ball deflects straight to the floor on the attacker’s side.
- 13. The third contact, a one-handed swing aimed at the opponent's court.
- 14. The act of reaching across and breaking the plane of the net during blocking.
- 17. Passing or setting the ball to a teammate who attacks the ball for a kill.
- 18. An unsuccessful serve in which one or more of the following occurs: 1) the ball hits the net or fails to clear the net, 2) the ball lands out of bounds, or 3) the server commits a foot fault.
- 19. The first contact, usually with forearms, to control the serve or attack.
- 20. A one-handed defensive technique where the hand is extended and the palm is slid along the floor as the player dives or extension rolls, and timed so that the ball bounces off the back of the hand.
Down
- 2. A defensive move at the net to stop an opponent's attack.
- 4. The act of starting the rally from behind the end line.
- 6. A serve that lands in the opponent's court or cannot be returned.
- 7. Refers to the positions of the players in the rotation prior to the contact of the ball when serving.
- 8. The marks that serve as boundaries of a court.
- 9. When two opposing players touch the ball simultaneously above the net.
- 10. when a hitter pushes the ball off of the opposing block so it lands out of bounds
- 11. A ball that is deflected back to the attacking team’s floor by the opponent’s blockers.
- 13. The second contact, usually an overhead pass, to position the ball for an attacker.
- 15. The clockwise movement of players after winning a side-out.
- 16. A defensive contact, often from a hard-driven ball, to keep it from hitting the floor.
