Volleyball Questions and Answers
Graded A+
What is the term for a ball hit with a gentle touch to place it in a spot where the opponents are
not positioned?
✔✔ Placement Shot
What do you call a defensive move where a player uses their back or body to keep a ball from
hitting the ground?
✔✔ Body Save
What is the name for a serve that is executed with minimal spin, causing it to move
unpredictably?
✔✔ Float Serve
What is the term for a situation where a player attempts to save a ball using a one-handed scoop?
✔✔ One-Handed Save
1
, What do you call a ball that is hit from a back-row position and lands inside the opponent’s
court?
✔✔ Back Row Attack
What is the name for a technique where a player hits the ball using a quick, flicking motion of
the wrist?
✔✔ Flick Shot
What is the term for the action of hitting the ball off of a player's body in an attempt to keep it in
play?
✔✔ Body Hit
What do you call a play where a player makes a quick, soft touch to send the ball over the net
and into an empty spot?
✔✔ Sneak Attack
What is the name for a situation where a ball hits the top of the net on a serve but still lands in
the opponent’s court?
✔✔ Net Serve
2
Graded A+
What is the term for a ball hit with a gentle touch to place it in a spot where the opponents are
not positioned?
✔✔ Placement Shot
What do you call a defensive move where a player uses their back or body to keep a ball from
hitting the ground?
✔✔ Body Save
What is the name for a serve that is executed with minimal spin, causing it to move
unpredictably?
✔✔ Float Serve
What is the term for a situation where a player attempts to save a ball using a one-handed scoop?
✔✔ One-Handed Save
1
, What do you call a ball that is hit from a back-row position and lands inside the opponent’s
court?
✔✔ Back Row Attack
What is the name for a technique where a player hits the ball using a quick, flicking motion of
the wrist?
✔✔ Flick Shot
What is the term for the action of hitting the ball off of a player's body in an attempt to keep it in
play?
✔✔ Body Hit
What do you call a play where a player makes a quick, soft touch to send the ball over the net
and into an empty spot?
✔✔ Sneak Attack
What is the name for a situation where a ball hits the top of the net on a serve but still lands in
the opponent’s court?
✔✔ Net Serve
2
