Volleyball basics for new coaches and parents

Five guides for a volunteer coach or a parent new to the sport. The rules pages follow the current USA Volleyball, NFHS and NCAA rule books and list their sources.

• Volleyball rules for beginnersScoring, serving, faults, rotation, the libero and timeouts, with notes where high school and college rules differ.
• Volleyball positions and rotationsThe six zones, what each position does, why players rotate, and what 5-1, 6-2 and 4-2 mean.
• How to run your first volleyball practiceA timed 75-minute first practice for beginners, using drills from the library, each with its own setup page.
• How to read a volleyball box scoreK, E, TA, hitting percentage with a worked example, aces, digs, blocks and 0 to 3 pass ratings.
• Volleyball for parents: what’s going on out thereWhy players switch spots, who the libero is, how a club tournament runs, and what to bring.