volleyball
Let an agent explain volleyball and its rules, variants and competitions, relay history and governance from official sources, and route current results and rules to the federation.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain volleyball and its rules, variants and competitions, relay history and governance from official sources, and route current results and rules to the federation.
A team sport in which two teams of six players separated by a net try to ground a ball on the other side of the court by hitting it with hands or arms, invented in 1895 by William Morgan in Massachusetts, governed by the FIVB and played worldwide indoors and as beach volleyball with two-player teams, with variants such as snow volleyball, water volleyball, sitting volleyball in the Paralympics and standing volleyball; volleyball is an Olympic sport for men and women since 1964.
What it is for: Not applicable; a sport.
It can be explain rules and positions; describe variants and competitions; relay history and governance; route current data to official sources.
Distinguishing features
Three touches per side
Rotation of players
Rally scoring
Indoor and beach forms
What it looks like
Two teams on a court divided by a high net, hitting a ball over it.
Physical character
court size: 18 by 9 m - indoor
net height men: 2.43 m
net height women: 2.24 m
invention: 1895 year
How it is recognised
Net sport with rallies of touches
Indoor, beach, snow, water, sitting and standing variants
Tennis and badminton use rackets; the registry parent racket sport is a misclassification
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is governed by - the international federation
is played at - since 1964
In practice
Families and kinds
indoor six-a-side volleyball
beach volleyball
snow volleyball and water volleyball
sitting volleyball and standing volleyball for athletes with impairments
men and women competitions at club and national level
Standards and regulation
FIVB Official Volleyball Rules
FIVB Beach Volleyball Rules
World ParaVolley rules for sitting volleyball
Anti-doping rules
Failure modes and hazards
Stale rules after changes
Confusing variants
Injuries such as ankle sprains
The registry parent racket sport is wrong
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Play Rules and play.
Definition.
Rules
Rules.
Rules
Rules.
- What are the basic rules, scoring and positions of volleyball? definition
- Is the question about indoor, beach or another variant? boundary
Skills
Skills and tactics.
Skills
Skills.
- What are the main skills and tactics, from serving to blocking? definition
- Which entry fits the specific variant? action
Compete Competitions.
Data.
Events
Major competitions.
Events
Events.
- What are the major competitions, from the Olympics and World Championships to leagues? provenance
- Where are current results published? provenance
Para
Para volleyball.
Para
Para.
- How do sitting and standing volleyball work, and where are they played? provenance
- Which entry fits sitting volleyball? action
Govern Governance and safety.
Regulation.
Governance
Governance.
Governance
Governance.
- How do the FIVB and continental confederations govern the sport? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Health
Injuries and training.
Health
Health.
- What injuries are common, and what do studies say about prevention? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context History and culture.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did volleyball develop from Morgan invention to a global sport? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of volleyball? action
Culture
Popularity.
Culture
Culture.
- Where is volleyball most popular, and how is it followed, with sources? provenance
- Is the question about betting, which the model does not handle? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should beach volleyball be a separate primary entry?
- How should the wrong registry parent be corrected?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming variants and gender divisions; should they be split off?