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  2. Referee - Wikipedia

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    In international basketball and in college basketball, the referee is the lead official in a game, and is assisted by either one or two umpires. In the National Basketball Association , the lead official is referred to by the term crew chief and the two other officials are the referee and umpire .

  3. Portal:Volleyball/Intro - Wikipedia

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    It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since 1964. The complete rules are extensive. But simply, play proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the ...

  4. Volleyball - Wikipedia

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    The first official ball used in volleyball is disputed; some sources say Spalding created the first official ball in 1896, while others claim it was created in 1900. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The rules evolved over time: in 1916, in the Philippines, the skill and power of the set and spike had been introduced, and four years later a "three hits ...

  5. Captain (sports) - Wikipedia

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    In many team sports, the captains represent their respective teams when the match official does the coin toss at the beginning of the game. The team captain, in some sports, is selected by the team coach , who may consider factors ranging from playing ability to leadership to serving as a good moral example to the team. [ 2 ]

  6. Portal:Volleyball - Wikipedia

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    A volleyball game in progress. 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. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964.

  7. Shortage of volleyball officials major issue in Union ...

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    Aug. 30—UNION COUNTY — Jennifer Stephens, a volleyball official for the past 30 years, remembers a time when the Union, Wallowa and Baker county region was flush with high school volleyball ...

  8. Volleyball offensive systems - Wikipedia

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    Volleyball offense is how a team can attempt to score a point by causing the ball to land on the opposing teams side of the court.Generally, this is done by first receiving the ball from the other side in the form of either an attack or serve, having the ball set to an attacker, and then having a player jump and attack the ball.

  9. Touch match officials - Wikipedia

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    Touch match officials are responsible for fairly enforcing the Playing Rules of Touch during a match and imposing penalties for deliberate breaches of these rules. [1] The most senior match official is the referee, they may be assisted by a range of other officials depending on the level and rules of the competition.