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88-565: Hughes Stadium (capacity: 34,000) was home to Rams football from 1968 through 2016. The field at Hughes Stadium, named "Sonny Lubick Field" after the Rams' coach, underwent a $ 15.2 million renovation for the fall 2005 season. Hughes Stadium was replaced for the 2017 season by the new Colorado State Stadium (capacity 41,000), whose playing field also bears Lubick's name; the stadium's name was changed to Canvas Stadium in 2018. Moby Arena (capacity: 9,000) originally constructed in 1966 and remodeled in 1996,

176-410: A 'double hit' and giving the point to the opposing team. The attack, also known as the spike , is usually the third contact a team makes with the ball. The object of attacking is to handle the ball so that it lands on the opponent's court and cannot be defended. A player makes a series of steps (the "approach"), jumps, and swings at the ball. Ideally, the contact with the ball is made at the apex of

264-460: A 17–30 record over the past 4 seasons, including 3–9 in 2007, CSU made the difficult and controversial decision to relieve Lubick of his head coaching duties. The school hired Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Steve Fairchild to take the helm. Fairchild was a Rams quarterback from 1978 to 1980, and served under Lubick as quarterback's coach and later as offensive coordinator from 1993 to 2000. After going 7–6 in his first season and leading CSU to

352-474: A 482–434 all-time record entering the 2007 season. The team has 6 all-time NCAA appearances, most recently in 2016 , and previously in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, and 2002. The Rams made it to the Sweet Sixteen in 1999, the culmination of a successful 4-year run behind team leaders Becky Hammon and Katie Cronin . Hammon, owner of most major CSU basketball records, and Cronin both went on to successful careers in

440-516: A WNBA all-star and assistant coach of the San Antonio Spurs, notably becoming the first woman to hold a full-time coaching position in one of the country's four largest professional sports leagues . Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium was an outdoor college football stadium in the western United States , located in Fort Collins, Colorado . It

528-399: A debate has arisen within the sport regarding the inclusion of transgender players. With transgender athletes including Tiffany Abreu joining professional volleyball teams alongside other non-transgender teammates, many professionals, sports analysts, and fans of volleyball either express concerns about the legitimacy and fairness of having transgender players on a team or convey support for

616-516: A defensive, or "soft" block if the goal is to control and deflect the hard-driven ball up so that it slows down and becomes easier to defend. A well-executed soft-block is performed by jumping and placing one's hands above the net with no penetration into the opponent's court and with the palms up and fingers pointing backwards. Blocking is also classified according to the number of players involved. Thus, there are single (or solo), double, and triple blocks. Successful blocking does not always result in

704-523: A fifth (deciding) set is reached, the minimum required score remains at 15. In addition, the word "game" is now referred to as "set". The Official Volleyball Rules are prepared and updated every few years by the FIVB's Rules of the Game and Refereeing Commission. The latest edition is usually available on the FIVB's website. Competitive teams master six basic skills: serve, pass, set, attack, block and dig. Each of

792-486: A historic sweep of the podium and was 2nd overall team due to a costly penalty. Combined Men's and Women's team have also achieved 5th place nationally. They compete in the Mountain Collegiate Triathlon Conference (MCTC) along with schools from Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico region. University of Colorado has won the last 8 conference championships. The Colorado State Rugby Club

880-410: A net 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) high, a 25 ft × 50 ft (7.6 m × 15.2 m) court, and any number of players. A match was composed of nine innings with three serves for each team in each inning, and no limit to the number of ball contacts for each team before sending the ball to the opponents' court. In case of a serving error, a second try was allowed. Hitting the ball into

968-580: A part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964 . Beach volleyball was introduced to the program at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics . The adapted version of volleyball at the Summer Paralympic Games is sitting volleyball . The complete set of rules is extensive, but play essentially proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving

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1056-408: A point; and when an error is made, the team that did not make the error is awarded a point, in either case paying no regard to whether they served the ball or not. If any part of the ball hits the line, the ball is counted as in the court. The team that won the point serves for the next point. If the team which won the point served in the previous point, the same player serves again. If the team that won

1144-678: A rainstorm in May 1976. At the time of its closure, future plans for Hughes Stadium were unknown, but it was unlikely to be left dormant or given away, rather more likely to be developed for high-density residential use. CSU eventually decided to demolish the stadium and restore the site to its original bowl-shaped topography before selling the site for future development. Pre-demolition work began in March 2018 with hazardous material mitigation (mainly asbestos), with full-scale demolition beginning on April 10. Demolition continued into summer, followed by filling in

1232-423: A team is chosen to serve by coin toss . A player from the serving team throws the ball into the air and attempts to hit the ball so it passes over the net on a course such that it will land in the opposing team's court (the serve ). The opposing team must use a combination of no more than three contacts with the volleyball to return the ball to the opponent's side of the net. These contacts usually consist first of

1320-581: A variation of the game played on sand and with only two players per team, became a FIVB-endorsed variation in 1987 and was added to the Olympic program at the 1996 Summer Olympics . Volleyball is also a sport at the Paralympics managed by World ParaVolley . Nudists were early adopters of the game with regular organized play in clubs as early as the late 1920s. By the 1960s, a volleyball court had become standard in almost all nudist/naturist clubs. Recently

1408-461: A win in the New Mexico Bowl over Fresno State in 2008, Fairchild's Rams fell back to mediocrity. The Rams would finish each of the next three seasons 3–9. On December 4, 2011, just one day after losing the season finale to Wyoming 22–19, Fairchild was fired. On December 13, 2011, Colorado State hired Alabama offensive coordinator Jim McElwain to take over as head coach. McElwain remained with

1496-445: Is Jim Williams . Williams coached CSU for 26 seasons beginning in 1955, winning 352 games and taking the team to 4 NCAA tournaments, including the quarterfinals in 1969. He also led the team to 2 upsets of UCLA, then led by legendary coach John Wooden . Entering the 2005–6 season, 30% of all CSU men's basketball game had been coached by Williams. In 1988, Boyd Grant , a standout under Williams, returned to CSU to coach. That same season

1584-578: Is also a libero tracking sheet, where the referees or officiating team must keep track of whom the libero subs in and out for. Under FIVB rules, a libero is not allowed to serve. By contrast, a libero can serve in NCAA volleyball, but only in a specific rotation. That is, the libero can only serve for one person, not for all of the people for whom he or she goes in. That rule change was implemented in 2004 and applied to high school and junior high play soon after. Under FIVB rules, each team can designate two liberos at

1672-598: Is home to competitive sports club teams in skiing, lacrosse, baseball, triathlon, rugby, hockey, shotgun sports, polo, archery and more. The Rams men's club lacrosse team is the six-time Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association national champion in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2012 and 2013. CSU women's lacrosse also won USL-WDIA championships in 2008, 2010, and 2012. The CSU club baseball team won 3 consecutive National Club Baseball Association National Championships in 2004, 2005, and 2006 and then 3 further consecutive national championships in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The Disc Golf team won

1760-544: Is home to the men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the CSU Rams volleyball team. The official school colors are green and gold. The CSU fight song and Fum's song are two popular school songs. Colorado State has three major rivalries. Outside of the conference, the Rams play in-state rival Colorado in the Rocky Mountain Showdown , which was hosted at Empower Field at Mile High through 2019 before

1848-415: Is now the site of the " Jack Christiansen Track." Hughes Stadium sat in a natural oval bowl, with seating on three sides and an open grass berm (not open for seating) behind the south end zone. The west (home side) stands were expanded out of the bowl and capped by a press box. Named for Harry W. Hughes , the head coach for 31 seasons (1911–41) at what was then known as Colorado Agricultural,

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1936-531: The Denver Broncos and the Denver Rockets in 1967. Although the school no longer fields a varsity baseball team, former Major League pitchers Felix "Tippy" Martinez , Mark Huismann , Mark Knudson , and Frankie Gonzalez all played for the Rams. During her four years at CSU in the 1990s, basketball star Becky Hammon scored more points than any male or female player in school history. Hammon went on to become

2024-763: The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), was founded in 1947, and the first World Championships were held in 1949 for men and 1952 for women. The sport is now popular in Brazil , in Europe, where especially Italy , the Netherlands , and Eastern Europe have been major forces since the late 1980s, in Russia , in other countries, including China and the rest of Asia , and in the United States . Beach volleyball ,

2112-477: The NCAA matches are played best-of-five to 25 as of the 2008 season.) Before 1999, points could be scored only when a team had the serve ( side-out scoring ) and all sets went up to only 15 points. The FIVB changed the rules in 1999 (with the changes being compulsory in 2000) to use the current scoring system (formerly known as rally point system ), primarily to make the length of the match more predictable and to make

2200-519: The WNBA , and Hammon has since become the first full-time female coach in one of the four major U.S. professional leagues , serving as an assistant with the NBA's San Antonio Spurs . CSU made its most recent WNIT appearance in 2004. Kristen Holt, formerly an assistant coach at CSU, was recently named head coach for the 2009 season. The Rams play at Moby Arena , where they are 204–82 since 1987. Colorado State also

2288-405: The bump or pass so that the ball's trajectory is aimed towards the player designated as the setter ; second of the set (usually an over-hand pass using wrists to push finger-tips at the ball) by the setter so that the ball's trajectory is aimed towards a spot where one of the players designated as an attacker can hit it, and third by the attacker who spikes (jumping, raising one arm above

2376-506: The 1949 Raisin Bowl. McGraw would remain at CSU for more than 40 years in various coaching and administrative positions. Bill Green , the school's first consensus All-American in basketball in 1962 and 1963, was later a first round draft pick by the Boston Celtics . CSU alum Lonnie Wright boasted the rare accomplishment of playing professional football and basketball during the same year, with

2464-635: The 2000 Olympics, having won four medals in 1996, the first female athlete in US history to do so in one Olympic Games . Glenn Morris , a track and football standout at Colorado A&M in 1935, won gold in the decathlon at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin . Morris was inducted into the USATF Hall of Fame in 2007. Other notable athletes to graduate from CSU include Thurman "Fum" McGraw, CSU's first football consensus All-American in 1948. He led CSU to its first-ever bowl game,

2552-682: The ACUI Clay Targets league, with different competitions held in Las Vegas NV, Nashville TN, and the national championships in San Antonio TX. Every year, the Shotgun Sports team hosts their home competition in Brighton, Colorado, called RamVitational, where local universities face off and compete for different awards. The ram was named the official mascot of Colorado State in 1946. By the end of

2640-603: The Crimson Tide through the remainder of the bowl season before taking over at CSU, and won a second national championship with Alabama when they defeated LSU 21–0 in the BCS Championship Game on January 9, 2012. McElwain's tenure at CSU began on a high note. In his first game the Rams defeated rival Colorado 22–17 on September 1, 2012. The Rams finished 4–8 in McElwain's first season and improved to 8–6 in 2013. After leading

2728-488: The International YMCA Training School and the game spread around the country to various YMCAs. In the early 1900s Spalding , through its publishing company American Sports Publishing Company, produced books with complete instruction and rules for the sport. The first official ball used in volleyball is disputed; some sources say Spalding created the first official ball in 1896, while others claim it

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2816-468: The Mississippi, behind only the "Border Showdown" (formerly "Border War") of Missouri and Kansas and just ahead of the " Red River Rivalry " (formerly "Red River Shootout") of Texas and Oklahoma played since 1900. Before 1957, Colorado State University was referred to as Colorado Agriculture and Mechanical College or "Colorado A&M", and athletic teams were referred to as "Aggies". In 1924, an "A"

2904-527: The Rams made their first post-season appearance in over two decades, climbing to 3rd place in the NIT . The team's success continued in 1989 and 1990 with consecutive Western Athletic Conference titles and NCAA appearances. However, it would be until 2003 before the Rams claimed another conference title. Jason Smith became only the second CSU player to be picked in the first round of the NBA draft. Smith's early departure, along with several legal issues and transfers, left

2992-636: The Rams to their best season since 2003, with a record of 10–2, McElwain won the 2014 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year honors. Just a couple days after that announcement in early December 2014, McElwain accepted the position of head coach at the University of Florida, making him the first football coach in CSU history to leave the team for another program. In 2004, the Rams women's volleyball team made it to

3080-608: The Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA tournament. The 2007 squad advanced to a 13th straight NCAA tournament and recorded its 13th straight 20-win season. The team has won the Mountain West Conference regular season 6 of the past 8 years, and 4 of 8 MWC tournaments. Coach Tom Hilbert is in his 11th year, with a 283–70 record with Colorado State. CSU volleyball has a 656–351 all-time record since beginning play in 1976. CSU hosted one of four NCAA regionals in 2008. The dominant historical figure of Colorado State men's basketball

3168-424: The ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court. The team may touch the ball up to three times to return the ball to the other side of the court, but individual players may not touch the ball twice consecutively. Typically,

3256-415: The ball behind the setter or in front of the setter to zones 2 and 4. More experienced setters toss the ball into the deep corners or spike the ball on the second hit. As with a set or an overhand pass, the setter/passer must be careful to touch the ball with both hands at the same time. If one hand is noticeably late to touch the ball this could result in a less effective set, as well as the referee calling

3344-505: The ball from touching the court but also making it reach the position where the setter is standing quickly and precisely. The skill of passing involves fundamentally two specific techniques: underarm pass, or bump, where the ball touches the inside part of the joined forearms or platform, at waistline; and overhand pass, where it is handled with the fingertips, like a set, above the head. Either are acceptable in professional and beach volleyball ; however, there are much tighter regulations on

3432-438: The ball remain in the opponent's court, is called an offensive block. A well-executed offensive block is performed by jumping and reaching to penetrate with one's arms and hands over the net and into the opponent's area. It requires anticipating the direction the ball will go once the attack takes place. It may also require calculating the best footwork to executing the "perfect" block. The jump should be timed so as to intercept

3520-400: The ball's trajectory prior to it crossing over the plane of the net. Palms are held deflected downward roughly 45–60 degrees toward the interior of the opponents' court. A "roof" is a spectacular offensive block that redirects the power and speed of the attack straight down to the attacker's floor as if the attacker hit the ball into the underside of a peaked house roof. By contrast, it is called

3608-419: The ball. All lines denoting the boundaries of the team court and the attack zone are drawn or painted within the dimensions of the area and are therefore a part of the court or zone. If a ball comes in contact with the line, the ball is considered to be "in". An antenna is placed on each side of the net perpendicular to the sideline and is a vertical extension of the side boundary of the court. A ball passing over

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3696-454: The beginning of play, only one of whom can be on the court at any time, and each libero can serve in one specific rotation. This rule was implemented in NCAA women's volleyball, effective with the fall 2024 season. Other rule changes enacted in 2000 include allowing serves in which the ball touches the net, as long as it goes over the net into the opponents' court. Also, the service area was expanded to allow players to serve from anywhere behind

3784-476: The boundaries or until an error is made. The most frequent errors that are made are either to fail to return the ball over the net within the allowed three touches, or to cause the ball to land outside the court. A ball is "in" if any part of it touches the inside of a team's court or a sideline or end-line, and a strong spike may compress the ball enough when it lands that a ball which at first appears to be going out may instead be in. Players may travel well outside

3872-406: The case of a set, one also speaks of a front or back set, meaning whether the ball is passed in the direction the setter is facing or behind the setter. There is also a jump set that is used when the ball is too close to the net. In this case, the setter usually jumps off their right foot straight up to avoid going into the net. The setter usually stands about ⅔ of the way from the left to the right of

3960-453: The court for men's competition, and 2.24 m (7 ft 4 + 3 ⁄ 16  in) for women's competition, varied for veterans and junior competitions. The minimum height clearance for indoor volleyball courts is 7 m (23.0 ft), although a clearance of 8 m (26.2 ft) is recommended. A line 3 m (9.8 ft) from and parallel to the net is considered the "attack line". This "3 meter" (or "10-foot") line divides

4048-412: The court into "back row" and "front row" areas and the back court and front court. These are in turn divided into 3 areas each: these are numbered as follows, starting from area "1", which is the position of the serving player: After a team gains the serve (also known as siding out), its members must rotate in a clockwise direction, with the player previously in area "2" moving to area "1" and so on, with

4136-400: The court to play a ball that has gone over a sideline or end-line in the air. A standard competitive volleyball match is played in a best-of-five sets format and typically goes on for about 90 minutes. Other common errors include a player touching the ball twice in succession, a player catching the ball, a player touching the net while attempting to play the ball, or a player penetrating under

4224-446: The decade, the nickname of "Aggies" had evolved to "Aggie Rams", and eventually became simply "Rams". "CAM the Ram" is the current representation of the official mascot. CAM is the 25th official Ram mascot. The first school mascot was introduced in 1947. There have been both live and costumed versions of the mascot. The 2006 version of CAM was a Rambouillet sheep and the 21st ram to represent

4312-538: The end line but still within the theoretical extension of the sidelines. Other changes were made to lighten up calls on faults for carries and double-touches, such as allowing multiple contacts by a single player ("double-hits") on a team's first contact provided that they are a part of a single play on the ball. In 2008, the NCAA changed the minimum number of points needed to win any of the first four sets from 30 to 25 for women's volleyball (men's volleyball remained at 30 for another three years, switching to 25 in 2011). If

4400-406: The first two touches are used to set up for an attack. An attack is an attempt to direct the ball back over the net in such a way that the team receiving the ball is unable to pass the ball and continue the rally, thus, losing the point. The team that wins the rally is awarded a point and serves the ball to start the next rally. A few of the most common faults include: The ball is usually played with

4488-566: The following season, cracking the top 25 for the first time since 1954 and setting a record for most wins. The Rams went 26–9, finished in second place in the Mountain West, and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament again. CSU defeated Missouri 84–72 in the second round, marking their first NCAA Tournament win since 1989, before falling to top-seed Louisville in the third round. The CSU women's basketball team began play in 1974, and has

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4576-411: The front row attacker. The libero may function as a setter only under certain restrictions. To make an overhand set, the libero must be standing behind (and not stepping on) the 3-meter line; otherwise, the ball cannot be attacked above the net in front of the 3-meter line. An underhand pass is allowed from any part of the court. The libero is, generally, the most skilled defensive player on the team. There

4664-482: The game more spectator- and television-friendly. The final year of side-out scoring at the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship was 2000 . Rally point scoring debuted in 2001 , and games were played to 30 points through 2007 . For the 2008 season, games were renamed "sets" and reduced to 25 points to win. Most high schools in the U.S. changed to rally scoring in 2003, and several states implemented it

4752-671: The growth of volleyball in new countries. Like basketball, volleyball spread quickly due to its simplicity and promotion by the YMCA and YWCA . The first country outside the United States to adopt volleyball was Canada in 1900. During and after World War I , the presence of YMCA instructors in American forces led to the spread of volleyball in Europe, where clubs were established in France as well as several Soviet nations. An international federation,

4840-487: The hands or arms, but players can legally strike or push (short contact) the ball with any part of the body. A number of consistent techniques have evolved in volleyball, including spiking and blocking (because those plays are made above the top of the net, the vertical jump is an athletic skill emphasized in the sport) as well as passing , setting , and specialized player positions. Offensive and defensive structures are also key plays. William G. Morgan invented

4928-415: The head and hitting the ball so it will move quickly down to the ground on the opponent's court) to return the ball over the net. The team with possession of the ball that is trying to attack the ball as described is said to be on offence . The team on defence attempts to prevent the attacker from directing the ball into their court: players at the net jump and reach above the top (and if possible, across

5016-413: The height of the net, using another player as a source of support to reach the ball, stepping over the back boundary line when serving, taking more than 8 seconds to serve, or playing the ball when it is above the opponent's court. A point is scored when the ball contacts the floor within the court boundaries or when an error is made: when the ball strikes one team's side of the court, the other team gains

5104-440: The hitter's jump. At the moment of contact, the hitter's arm is fully extended above their head and slightly forward, making the highest possible contact while maintaining the ability to deliver a powerful hit. The hitter uses arm swing, wrist snap, and a rapid forward contraction of the entire body to drive the ball. A 'bounce' is a slang term for a very hard/loud spike that follows an almost straight trajectory steeply downward into

5192-555: The national championship in 2012. The CSU Men's Hockey program were National runner-up in the 1993-94 season, and won the ACHA National Championship in 1994-1995 season.- they were led by their Captain, Matt Krueger #3. The Colorado State Triathlon Club in the 20teens has emerged as one of the top teams in the nation. Their women's team in 2016 and 2017 placed 5th at the national championships in Tuscaloosa, AL and in 2018 had

5280-563: The national playoffs. The Colorado State University Shotgun Sports is a co-ed club sport team that was founded in 1973. It is the only collegiate shotgun sports team recognized by a university in Colorado. The team is completely independent, and does not have a coach. The team competes with other colleges primarily in the American Midwest, mainly teams in Kansas, and Nebraska. The team competes in

5368-415: The net and faces the left (the larger portion of net that the setter can see). Sometimes a setter refrains from raising the ball for a teammate to perform an attack and tries to play it directly onto the opponent's court. This movement is called a "dump". This can only be performed when the setter is in the front row, otherwise it constitutes an illegal back court attack. The most common dumps are to 'throw'

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5456-422: The net into the opponent's court. There are a large number of other errors specified in the rules, although most of them are infrequent occurrences. These errors include back-row or libero players spiking the ball or blocking (back-row players may spike the ball if they jump from behind the attack line), players not being in the correct position when the ball is served, attacking the serve in the front court and above

5544-535: The net must pass completely between the antennae (or their theoretical extensions to the ceiling) without contacting them. FIVB regulations state that the ball must be spherical, made of leather or synthetic leather, have a circumference of 65–67 cm (26–26 in), a weight of 260–280 g (9.2–9.9 oz) and an interior air pressure of 0.30–0.325 kg/cm (4.26 to 4.61 psi; 294.3 to 318.82 mbar or hPa). Other governing bodies have similar regulations. Each team consists of six players. To get play started,

5632-465: The net was considered a foul (with loss of the point or a side-out)—except in the case of the first-try serve. After an observer, Alfred Halstead, noticed the volleying nature of the game at its first exhibition match in 1896, played at the International YMCA Training School (now called Springfield College ), the game quickly became known as volleyball (it was originally spelled as two words: " volley ball " ). Volleyball rules were slightly modified by

5720-447: The offensive movements of a team, and is the player who ultimately decides which player will attack the ball. As with passing, one may distinguish between an overhand and a bump set. Since the former allows for more control over the speed and direction of the ball, the bump is used only when the ball is so low it cannot be properly handled with fingertips, or in beach volleyball where rules regulating overhand setting are more stringent. In

5808-424: The officials. This replacement does not count against the substitution limit each team is allowed per set, although the libero may be replaced only by the player whom he or she replaced. Most U.S. high schools added the libero position from 2003 to 2005. The modern-day libero often takes on the role of a second setter. When the setter digs the ball, the libero is typically responsible for the second ball and sets to

5896-413: The opponent's court and bounces very high into the air. A "kill" is the slang term for an attack that is not returned by the other team thus resulting in a point. Contemporary volleyball comprises a number of attacking techniques: Blocking refers to the actions taken by players standing at the net to stop or alter an opponent's attack. A block which is aimed at completely stopping an attack, thus making

5984-400: The overhand pass in beach volleyball. When a player passes a ball to their setter, it is ideal that the ball does not have a lot of spin to make it easier for the setter. The set is usually the second contact that a team makes with the ball. The main goal of setting is to put the ball in the air in such a way that it can be driven by an attack into the opponent's court. The setter coordinates

6072-412: The plane) of the net to block the attacked ball. If the ball is hit around, above, or through the block, the defensive players arranged in the rest of the court attempt to control the ball with a dig (usually a fore-arm pass of a hard-driven ball). After a successful dig, the team transitions to offence. The game continues in this manner, rallying back and forth until the ball touches the court within

6160-410: The player from area "1" moving to area "6". Each player rotates only one time after the team gains possession of the service; the next time each player rotates will be after the other team wins possession of the ball and loses the point. The team courts are surrounded by an area called the free zone which is a minimum of 3 meters wide and which the players may enter and play within after the service of

6248-449: The point did not serve the previous point, the players of the team acquiring the serve rotate their position on the court in a clockwise manner. The game continues, with the first team to score 25 points by a two-point margin awarded the set. Matches are best-of-five sets and the fifth set, if necessary, is usually played to 15 points. (Scoring differs between leagues, tournaments, and levels; high schools sometimes play best-of-three to 25; in

6336-452: The previous year on an experimental basis. The libero player was introduced internationally in 1998, and made its debut for NCAA competition in 2002. The libero is a player specialized in defensive skills: the libero must wear a contrasting jersey color from their teammates and cannot block or attack the ball when it is entirely above net height. When the ball is not in play, the libero can replace any back-row player, without prior notice to

6424-503: The program with just two remaining scholarship players when CSU hired North Dakota State's Tim Miles in March 2007. Under Miles the program gradually improved, culminating with the Rams' first at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in more than two decades in 2012. Following the season, Miles departed for the head coaching position at Nebraska. Colorado State hired Southern Miss coach Larry Eustachy to take over in April 2012. The program flourished

6512-472: The receiver to handle it properly. A serve is called an "ace" when the ball either lands directly onto the opponent's court or the first opponent to touch the ball is unable to volley it (hit it upwards enough for a teammate to continue). In contemporary volleyball, many types of serves are employed: Also called reception, the pass is the attempt by a team to properly handle the opponent's serve or any form of attack. Proper handling includes not only preventing

6600-772: The series returned to on-campus stadiums. Within the Mountain West , Colorado State has a big rivalry with Air Force . The winner of the CSU-Air Force football game receives the Ram-Falcon Trophy. Colorado State also has a conference rivalry with Wyoming (the Border War ), with the winner of the annual football game receiving the Bronze Boot. Played since 1899, the CSU-Wyoming rivalry is the second oldest interstate rivalry west of

6688-435: The skills consitsts of a number of specific techniques which have been introduced over the years and are now considered standard practice in high-level volleyball. A player stands behind the inline and serves the ball in an attempt to drive it into the opponent's court. The main objective is to make it land inside the court; it is also desirable to set the ball's direction, speed and acceleration so that it becomes difficult for

6776-570: The sport in 1895 while he was the YMCA physical education director in Holyoke, Massachusetts . Because he originally derived the game from badminton, he initially named the sport mintonette . He was a one-time student of basketball inventor James Naismith and invented the game for his clients at the YMCA, most of whom were middle-aged businessmen for whom the physical demands of basketball were too great. The first rules, written down by Morgan, called for

6864-434: The stadium bowl with soil that had been originally used to create berms around the stadium; the project was completed in late 2018. Attendance information for primary tenant, Colorado State Rams . Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been

6952-404: The stadium had a seating capacity of 32,500 with club seats and 12 luxury suites, completed in 2005. The playing surface itself was named in 2003 in honor of then head coach Sonny Lubick . The winningest coach in school history, he led the Rams for fifteen seasons ( 1993 – 2007 ), winning six conference titles with nine bowl game appearances . The inaugural game at Hughes Stadium

7040-455: The stadium that would later bear his name, leading the team to six conference titles and an overall record of 108–74. CSU was consistently a top 25 contender from 1994 to 2002, with a 79–32 record during that period and 3 top 25 finishes. Lubick, conference coach of the year four times, coached former Denver Broncos Cecil Sapp and Erik Pears, and all-pro NFL linebacker Joey Porter. On November 27, 2007, following significant drops in attendance and

7128-416: The stadium's first 38 years; FieldTurf was installed in the summer of 2006 for the final eleven seasons. Owned and operated by Colorado State University , it stood on a 161-acre (65 ha) site near Horsetooth Reservoir , about four miles (6 km) west of the school's main campus. The stadium opened in 1968 as the replacement for the old Colorado Field , a 14,000-seat on-campus stadium that

7216-461: The transgender players. Volleyball has been part of the Summer Olympics program for both men and women consistently since 1964 . A volleyball court is 9 m × 18 m (29.5 ft × 59.1 ft), divided into equal square halves by a net with a width of one meter (39.4 in). The top of the net is 2.43 m (7 ft 11 + 11 ⁄ 16  in) above the center of

7304-443: The university. CAM was named using an acronym for the school's former short-form name, Colorado A&M. CAM runs at the beginning and at half time during home football games. Currently, there are eight Ram Handlers that take care of CAM the Ram. Swimmer Amy Van Dyken , six-time Olympic gold medalist, was an NCAA champion and All-American at CSU. Van Dyken returned to Colorado State to train under current head coach John Mattos for

7392-559: Was whitewashed onto the western hillside of Fort Collins in support of the Aggies. The hillside where the "A" is painted is directly adjacent to Hughes Stadium and below Horsetooth Rock . Colorado State football goes back 115 seasons, and experienced its most successful run under head coach Sonny Lubick . Since Sonny Lubick took control over the Rams as head coach in 1992, the Rams have made nine bowl appearances. CSU had only two previous bowl appearances. Lubick won nearly 75% of home games in

7480-599: Was created in 1900. The rules evolved over time: in 1916, in the Philippines, the skill and power of the set and spike had been introduced, and four years later a "three hits" rule and a rule against hitting from the back row were established. In 1917, the game was changed from requiring 21 points to win to a smaller 15 points to win. In 1919, about 16,000 volleyballs were distributed by the American Expeditionary Forces to their troops and allies , which sparked

7568-582: Was founded in 1970, and plays college rugby in the West Conference of Division 1-A against rivals such as Colorado and Wyoming. The Rams are led by head coach Justin Mort, and play their home matches at the CSU Intramural Fields. The Rams made the national playoffs in 1975 finishing 5th, and in 1998 finishing 12th. More recently, the Rams won the West Conference in 2013 to qualify for the quarterfinals of

7656-503: Was played on September 28, 1968, a 17–12 loss to North Texas State , led by defensive tackle Mean Joe Greene , a consensus All-American . From October 1989 to August 1991 , the Rams won eight consecutive games at the stadium, a school record. After 49 seasons, its finale in 2016 saw the Rams defeat New Mexico 49–31 on November 19. Bob Dylan recorded the NBC television special and live concert album Hard Rain at Hughes Stadium during

7744-475: Was the home field of the Colorado State Rams of the Mountain West Conference from 1968 through 2016 ; the team moved in 2017 to the new on-campus Colorado State Stadium (now Canvas Stadium ). The playing field had a mostly conventional north-south alignment, skewed slightly northwest-southeast, at an approximate elevation of 5,190 feet (1,580 m) above sea level. It was natural grass for

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