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Facing Your Range
Setting up your approach so that you have all your options open during an attack.
Fake Smash
A play in which an attacking team pretends to smash, but then dumps, volleys, or sets the ball.
First Referee
Head official who has control over the match.
FIVB
Federation Internationale de Volleyball; it was formed in Paris in 1947 by representatives of 11 countries.
Five-One
A volleyball strategy for six-player matches where five of the players are hitters and one is a full time setter.
Flare
A hitter hides behind the quick hitter and makes an inside-out approach.
Floater
A serve that darts in an unpredictable path. The ball has little or no spin. The ball's path is erratic and very difficult to pass.Also known as float serve.
Follow-through
The movement of the arm after the ball has been contacted.
Foot Fault
The penalty incurred when the server's foot touches the playing surface, including the baseline, before contacting the ball, or any other player's foot touches the opposing court.
Forearm Pass
A pass with both arms together where the ball bumps off the forearms. Also known as bump pass, bump.
Formation
The alignment of players in attack or defense.
Foul
Any violation of the rules.
Four-Two
A six-player format using four hitters and two setters where the setter always comes from the front row.
Free Ball
A slow, arcing shot that the receiving team is "free" to attack as it likes.
Front Court
The area between the attack line and the net. Only front court players can spike from inside this area.
Front-row players
The three players nearest the net, whose official court positions are 2, 3, and 4.
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