Volleyball is played by two teams of six players on a court divided by a net. The object is to send, or 'volley' the ball over the net and score the most points - these are earned by making the ball touch the ground on the opposition's side of the court. Players can use their arms and hands to hit the ball a maximum of three times in their own court before it must be hit over the net to the opposition side.
The ball is put in play with a service: hit by the server over the net to their opponents. The round continues until the ball is grounded on the playing court, goes out of the marked lines on the court or a team fails to return it properly.
The team that wins that round scores a point. When the receiving team wins a point, it gains a point and the right to serve, and its players rotate one position clockwise.
Pakistan Volleyball Federation was founded on 31st January, 1955. Thereafter, volleyball was taken up at the national level. The Federation received recognition and was affiliated to the Pakistan Olympic Association and the International Volleyball Federation the same year.
In Pakistan, during the fifties and sixties, the standard of volleyball was quite high and comparable to the best Asian countries. Pakistan had the honour of winning a bronze medal during the 1962 Asian Games at Jakarta where the matches were played outdoor.
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