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The ball must be touched or driven with clean punches, but it can not
be stopped, held, held or accompanied. Each team has a maximum of
three touches to return the ball to the opposite field (in addition to
blocking contact) .9 The ball is hit normally with hands and arms. For
some years, the ball has been allowed to touch any part of the body,
including the feet.9 One of the most peculiar characteristics of
volleyball is that players have to rotate their positions as they get
points.
The sport had its origin in the United States in 1895, today being very
popular and practiced in almost the entire world. It is regulated by the
International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and 220 nations are
represented there.10 They have led the rankings of the beginning of
the 21st century Brazil, the United States, Italy and Russia. The list of
leading nations continues with Japan, Serbia, Poland, Cuba, the
Dominican Republic, China and Germany. According to FIVB
estimates, one sixth of people worldwide participate in volleyball,
actively or as a spectator.
Volleyball is one of the sports where the parity between women's and
men's competitions is greater, both because of the level of competition
and popularity, presence in the media and the public that follows the
teams.