Wednesday, 15 August 2012


Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. The ball is usually played with the hands or arms, but players can legally strike or push (short contact) the ball with any part of the body.

In a game of volleyball, there are many types of plays and skills involved namely serving, passing, setting, and blocking.

That said, volleyball is a sport that requires a lot of teamwork, communication and decisive thinking. Each player is trained to specialize in a certain role in order to improve the efficiency and coordination of the game. Each player also has to learn to adapt to the situation and position themselves correctly to either defend or attack the ball accurately and perfectly.

However, is there any way to determine the factors that contribute to the success of the game? Through sufficient practice and experience? In fact, these can be determined using the power of Science.

Thus, using Physics, this page is going to show how the serve in a volleyball game can be optimized.