Volleyball
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Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six active players, separated by a high net, each try to score points against one another by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organised rules.
Points are scored by grounding the ball on the opponents’ court, or when the opponent commits a fault.
Teams can contact the ball no more than three times before the ball crosses the net and consecutive contacts must be made by different players. 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.
To get play started a player from the serving team (the server) throws the ball into the air and attempts to hit the ball so it passes over the net on a course such that it will land in the opposing team's court (the serve). The opposing team must use a combination of no more than three contacts with the volleyball to return the ball to the opponent's side of the net. The team on defence attempts to prevent the attacker from directing the ball into their court. The game continues in this manner, rallying back and forth, until the ball touches the court within the boundaries or until an error is made.
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