Abstract
Although volleyball is one of several types of ball games, the essential component in all such games is a com petition leading to a future unknown result. Distinguishing the structure of volleyball based on the objective of competition, the competitive task, and the method selected for such task-solving, this study argues a new theory to utilize volleyball as instructional materials.
In all cases including volleyball, the objective of the active competition phase consists of engaging in one of the following enterprises: ball-progressing (or multiple ball progressing in the case of golf or bowling) to an objective point or individual player movement to an objective point. Ball and player progressing is accom plished through offensive or defensive group or individual activity.
Considering these elements, volleyball can be classified into “breakthrough games”. Furthermore, based on the layered structure of defensive interface and the selected method of ball- progressing corresponding to that structure, breakthrough games including volleyball were further divided into sub categories.
Those findings illustrate a model for PE teachers attempting to provide instructional materials of volleyball.
