The comprehensive lexicon of volleyball vocabulary, technical mechanics, offensive & defensive systems, and gym-floor slang used by elite collegiate, club, and national team coaches.
A physical contest above the top tape of the net where two opposing players simultaneously press against the ball, attempting to force it onto the other team's side.
“Our middle blocker won the joust at the tape by keeping stiff wrists and pressing forward over the net.”
An aggressive high-velocity serve where the server tosses the ball high and into the court, takes a full spiking approach, jumps, and attacks the ball in the air with topspin.
“Her jump serve topped 55 miles per hour and forced two immediate out-of-system passes.”
A colloquial term for informal, unstructured volleyball played without standard positioning, legal ball-handling rules, or tactical systems; also called picnic volleyball.
“Playing disorganized jungle ball builds bad habits that hurt your indoor rotational discipline.”