The front row pullup, or upright row, targets the muscles in your shoulders but also works your back and arm muscles. It can be done with a barbell or two dumbbells and, as with all strength exercises, maintaining proper technique is essential for...
Volleyball is a fun competitive sport. A volleyball team is made up of six players, three on the front row and three on the back. The basic skills a volleyball player learns are setting, spiking, digging, serving, blocking and passing the ball. A...
Pullups work your back, the back of your shoulders, your grip and your biceps. The type of pullup you perform will affect the development of your biceps, as well as the range of motion. Pullups, done properly, work your biceps through a large...
Rowing is a challenging, low-impact cardiovascular workout that works your entire body. Because you’re using so many muscle groups at once, rowing also burns a lot of calories: up to 754 calories an hour if you weigh 185 lbs., according to...
A scrum is a way of restarting play in the sport of rugby after the ball has gone out of play or after a penalty. In a scrum, eight forwards from both teams form a unit, and the front four players of both teams engage so that their heads are...
A volleyball spike, or kill, involves jumping into the air and forcefully hitting the ball down into your opponent’s court. When your spike is performed correctly, your opponents often cannot return the ball. A good spike in volleyball...
A scrum is a method of restarting play in rugby. It requires skill, discipline and physical strength in order for a rugby team to win the ball. A scrum is awarded by the referee after a number of infractions have occurred. The non-offending team...
In indoor volleyball, players on the court must observe strict rotational and positional rules. The phrase "overlapping" refers to a positional violation. USA Volleyball, the governing body for the sport of volleyball in the United States,...
The volleyball "spike" is a shot that aims the ball at speed toward the ground on the opposite side of the net. It's a common technique, and used only under specialized circumstances. The best spikes come after your teammates have set you up for...
Played by teams of 15, rugby is a full-contact sport that can trace its origins to 1823 to Rugby private school in England. From such humble beginnings, rugby is now played in many countries around the globe, with the best national teams competing...
Volleyball rules remain the same from the youth to the Olympic levels, so kids in junior high can cement their volleyball foundation when they learns rules and regulations at their age level. Team rules require that players and coaches be...
In indoor volleyball, each team must have six players on the court at all times. These players must rotate their positions on the court according to specific rules. If your team fails to follow position and rotation rules, you will lose points....
Drills and practice in volleyball can go a long way towards helping a team and its individual players to improve and become more skilled players. A drill done in the 6-2 format is simply in the standard indoor volleyball formation that includes...
According to Athleticscholarships.net, William G. Morgan invented volleyball in 1895. Morgan meant volleyball as a combination of other sports, including baseball, tennis, basketball and handball. Volleyball includes the hitting of baseball and...
The key skill of transitioning in volleyball keeps a team in proper position through serving, receiving, blocking, attacking and defending. Macalaster College head coach Stephanie Schleuder observes in "Volleyball Skills & Drills" that players...
VolleyballAdvisors.com notes that the outside hitter plays a critical role in any team because he must play both the front and back row and have superior passing ability. On the front row, these players must drill to make attacks from the left...
Volleyball positioning remains pretty standard for most teams with the court divided into six basic positions of two rows of three players in the front row and three in the back. Each position comes with its own specific responsibilities. To enjoy...
In volleyball, two teams of six players each stand on opposite sides of a net. Each team tries to win points by grounding the ball on the opposing team's side of the court. Each point begins with a serve, and then each team must return the ball...
In volleyball, blocking refers to a front-row player's attempt to intercept an opponent's spike by reaching her hands above the top of the net. One or more players can attempt to block at the same time. USA Volleyball, the governing body for...
Volleyball can be a physically demanding sport and coupled with the rules required to learn, it can be a mental challenge as well. Several rules, including how many players are allowed, which players can attack within the 10-foot line, how many...
In volleyball, spiking and blocking represent two important skills, one offensive and one defensive. A "spike" refers to a powerful shot hit downward toward the surface of the opposing team's court. A "block" refers to a defensive attempt to block...
Rugby scrums look like chaos to the untrained eye, but in reality, they are an organized start to game play. Eight players from each team are in a scrum's formation. The eight players form three rows. The first row consists of two props and the...
In volleyball, players attempt to win rallies by hitting the ball in such a way that the opposing team cannot return before it hits the ground. The word "spiking" refers to an attack hit directed toward the floor of the opponent's side of the...
Volleyball is a team sport played with six players on each team. Each player on the court has a specific role and responsibility. Players are assigned positions based on their skill set and their offensive and defensive capabilities.
The 6-2 is one of three basic offensive formations in volleyball, and the formation gets its name from the fact that there are six available hitters and two setters on the court. It is one of the more common offensive strategies in volleyball, as...
In reverse coed volleyball, male and female players compete together on the same team. As its name implies, reverse coed volleyball reverses certain rules followed in standard coed volleyball. These rule reversals require teams to use different...
Volleyball, invented in 1859 by William G. Morgan, is one of the fastest growing Jr. High sports in the United States according to the American Sport Education Program. Take charge on the court by knowing the rules for middle school volleyball,...
With just two players per team, the rules for serving in beach volleyball are simple -- one player starts and continues until the receiving team wins a rally. When the initial team regains the right to serve, the teammate of the initial server...
A rugby scrum is a fast way to restart play after a minor infraction or stoppage. Rugby scrum rules are in place to ensure the safety of players in a head-to-head encounter. Each team puts eight players known as forwards into a rugby scrum.
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