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The purpose of this study was to examine the epistemological insights for using volleyball as a prototype of a
net-type game in physical education classes. From the perspective of game structure theory, the objectives of the game were identified, the tasks that needed to be solved to achieve the objectives were extracted, and the solutions adapted to these tasks were explored.
In a net-type game, it is forbidden to cross the boundary that geographically separates the two teams and enter
the opponent's territory, so a series of attempts to possess the ball and then progress it towards the target direction are alternately performed in a cyclical manner on both sides of the boundary. This cyclical situation is commonly called a "rally", and it is a cultural value that underlies many of the net-type games and gives them their uniqueness. Net-type games are determined by purposely interrupting the rally, that is, by preventing the opponent from possession or progression. There are two ways to accomplish this task: (1) by "hitting back" to possess and progress the ball integrally and independently, or (2) by "dividing" the tasks and "collaborating" with other players in the process from possession to progression.
The teaching of net-type games should start from the understanding and practice of the "basic form of circulation", which are the foundations of games. Each of the many existing games is just a "variation" derived by adding various options to the basic form. Therefore, it is important to recognize that the current game is a variation of a net-type game, and it is not as an individual sport event, but is a competition derived from the requirements (concepts of possession, progression, circulation, etc.) necessary to identify it as a net-type game.
