Volleyball Play-by-Play Phrases - LESS IS MORE ON TV - STAY PATIENT

Oct 1, 2026

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Volleyball Play-by-Play Phrases compiles concise, game-action vocabulary for live narration and analysis. The phrasing covers Serve, Set, First Hit after a Serve (reception/control), Digs, Attack and Kill sequences, Block types and rejection, and common error terms such as service error and attack error. It also includes court-location calls, touch and free-ball language, overpass and first-play-off-a-serve reception framing, side-out terms, and officiating references for set-to-set play.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLifestyle

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Pages1

Reading Time2 min

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Serve

Set

Reception and first hit after a serve

Digs

Attack and kills

Block

Court location and other terms

Side-out

Volleyball Play-by-Play Phrases LESS IS MORE ON TV / STAY PATIENT Serve: Send it over, service ace, service error, serving error, overhand serve, right-hand serve, drives it over, floats it over, short-serve, deep-serve, looks to Mike Jordan for the service call, stand-still serve, jump-serve Set: Front set, back set, quick to the middle, quick set, set up, bump-set, pass, shank, over-hand pass, overpass/overset (bad pass sent over the net) , overhand set, DOUBLE-CONTACT (awkward set), LIFT – throwing the ball over, running the offense 􀁸 FIRST HIT AFTER A SERVE – receives, reception, controls, played, handled, gathers, passes Digs: Dug out, diving dig/lunging dig/sliding dig, handled, controlled, received, overhand pass/overhand handle Attack/Kills: Swings, outside, slide play, attack, crosscourt kill , cut shot, dink shot, pounds it home, pounds it through a block, buried it, off the block, gets the touch, around the block, attack error, dump play (fake attack) , attacks from left-side (strong side), attacks from right side (weak side) , swings from left/right antenna OR right/left pin, TOOLS A BLOCK OFF ‘JONES’(Ricochet off the blocker) , ROLL SHOT, drives, cranks, drills, smacks, smashes, crushes , TIP Block: Solo block, double block, triple block, combo block, off the block off‘Jones’, REJECTION, sent back, turned away Service error Court location: Back row, front row, 10 foot line, far line, right line, backline, left antenna/left pin, right corner/back corner Other terms: free ball, gets it down, touches down, lands on the hardwood/court, right-to-left, crosscourt, touch play, poked over, leftantenna, right-antenna, front-side, back-side, net violation, jousting at the net (or, tight at the net) , overhead bump, OVERPASS, FIRST PLAY OFF A SERVE IS A RECEPTION – ‘Jones Receives’, TOOL A BLOCK (Richochet off the blockers) , TIP, Offspeed shot, intermission (between sets 2 & 3), roofing, set point \#2 (bug), 4 touches, off the touch, off the block Side-out (win on other teams serve) , right line, left line, officials on the floor, up official, ‘Jones’ in the net, double-hit, joust (ball sitting on net – opponents going after it)

FAQs

What phrases are listed for serves in the play-by-play glossary?

The glossary includes serve calls such as send it over, service ace, service error, overhand serve, right-hand serve, jump-serve, and short-serve.

How does the document describe actions that happen immediately after a serve?

It specifies “FIRST HIT AFTER A SERVE” with terms like receives, reception, controls, played, handled, gathers, and passes.

Which block-related terms are included for narration?

It lists solo block, double block, triple block, combo block, rejection, sent back, and turned away, along with phrases like “TOOL A BLOCK” and off-the-block “JONES.”

Oct 1, 2026

Upload by hdkawk