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c. Out of 12 registered players in the team, one player remains in a different
jersey as a libero player.

d. The referee calls the captains from the both teams for toss to choose the
court or the turn for service to begin the game.

e. The height of the net in the volleyball court for men should be 2.43 m and
2.24 m for women.

f. The length and width of the net should be 9.50 m and 1 m respectively.

g. The game begins with the signal/ whistle of the referee for service.

h. No players can cross the center line while playing the game.

i. The serviced ball or the ball from the opposite court can be volleyed only
for three times and it should be sent to the opposite court within this.

j. At the time of servicing, all the players should stay in their respective places

and they can change their places accordingly after the service ball crosses
the net.

k. During the match, the service winning players should rotate/ change their
position in the clockwise direction.

l. The team that first scores 25 points wins the set. If both teams score 24
points equally, the team which scores 2 more points, wins the set. Again, if
both teams score 26 points equally, the winner needs to have 2 more points

to win the set.

2. Football

Football game is played between two groups having 11 players in each team. In

this game, players play with their legs, belly, chest, head, etc. The team which is
able to soccer more goals against the opposite team (sending the ball into the
opposite goalpost) utilizing individual or group skills wins the match. This game
is also called succor. Now-a-days, football has been the most popular game in the

world. We have already learnt the basic skills of football such as passing, kicking,
trapping, heading, etc. in the previous classes. We practise dribbling, throwing and
goal keeping in this section.

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