A volleyball court is 18 m
(59 ft) long and 9 m (29.5 ft) wide, divided into
9 m × 9 m halves by a one-meter (40-inch) wide net. The top
of the net is 2.43 m (8 ft 0 in) above the center of the court
for men's competition, and 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) for women's
competition, varied for veterans and junior competitions.
The minimum height clearance for indoor
volleyball courts is 7 m (23 ft), although a clearance of 8 m
(26 ft) is recommended.
A line 3 m (9.84 ft) from and
parallel to the net is considered the "attack line". This "3
meter" (or "10-foot") line divides the court into "back
row" and "front row" areas (also back court and front court).
These are in turn divided into 3 areas each: these are numbered as follows,
starting from area "1", which is the position of the serving player:
Rotation pattern
After a team gains the serve (also
known as siding out), its members must rotate in a clockwise direction, with
the player previously in area "2" moving to area "1" and so
on, with the player from area "1" moving to area "6". Each
player only rotates one time after the team gains possession of the serve; the
next time each player rotates will be after the other team wins possession of
the ball and loses the point.
The team courts are surrounded by an
area called the free zone which is a minimum of 3 meters wide and which the
players may enter and play within after the service of the ball.[16] All
lines denoting the boundaries of the team court and the attack zone are drawn
or painted within the dimensions of the area and are therefore a part of the
court or zone. If a ball comes in contact with the line, the ball is considered
to be "in". An antenna is placed on each side of the net
perpendicular to the sideline and is a vertical extension of the side boundary
of the court. A ball passing over the net must pass completely between the
antenna (or their theoretical extensions to the ceiling) without contacting them.
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