So, the other day, I was watching a volleyball game with my buddy. We’re not exactly pros or anything, just your average sports fans trying to enjoy the game. But then we got into this little debate about how many periods there are in volleyball. I thought it was like basketball or hockey, with set periods, but my friend was like, “Nah, it’s different.”
This got me curious, so I pulled out my phone and did what any modern person would do—I googled it. Turns out, it’s not as straightforward as I thought. Volleyball doesn’t have periods like other sports; they have sets. And it’s all about points, not time.
From what I found, most volleyball games are a best-of-five situation. That means the first team to win three sets wins the whole match. Each set usually goes up to 25 points, but here’s the kicker: you gotta win by at least two points. So, if it’s 24-24, you keep playing until one team gets a two-point lead. There is no time limit, the game keeps going.
- Usually, it’s best of five sets.
- First four sets go up to 25 points.
- You need a two-point lead to win a set.
- If it comes down to a fifth set, that one’s only up to 15 points, but still with the two-point lead rule.
I also learned that they call these “periods” sets. It is not about how much time has passed, but about who got to a certain number of points first. If it gets to the last set, the fifth one, they play to 15 points instead of 25, but you still need that two-point edge to win.
So, there you have it. I went from being totally clueless to having a decent grasp of how volleyball scoring works, all thanks to a casual game-watching session and a quick search. Now I know that volleyball is all about those sets and getting to 25 points first, or 15 in the final set, and always making sure you’re ahead by two. Who knew, right?
