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93-648: The arena opened in 2003 and was originally named the University of Miami Convocation Center. The arena is home to the Miami Hurricanes men's and women's basketball teams. Additional events held in the Watsco Center include concerts, sporting events, lectures, award shows, high school graduations, and men's and women's basketball games. It is the largest arena ever built on the University of Miami campus. In 2005,

186-410: 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

279-581: A 26–6 2008 season overall with a record of 14–6 in conference matches. Miami has won five NCAA team national championships. Below are 16 national team titles that were not bestowed by the NCAA: The University of Miami's traditional athletic rivals include the Seminoles of Florida State University and the Gators of the University of Florida . The Hurricanes have played more football games against

372-408: A clockwise direction, with the player previously in area "2" moving to area "1" and so on, with 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

465-516: 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

558-523: 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

651-586: A net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been 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

744-665: A perfect 12-0 record. They also went undefeated in the Big East Conference and capped off their amazing season by winning the Rose Bowl , which served as the BCS National Championship Game , defeating Nebraska 37-14. At the 2006 ACC Cross Country Championships, the University of Miami's men's cross country team finished in last place, 12th out of 12 participating teams, and the University of Miami's women also finished last out of 12. In July 2008, Amy Deem

837-408: 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

930-423: 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

1023-594: Is Sebastian the Ibis . The ibis was selected as the school's mascot because it is typically the last animal to flee an approaching hurricane and the first to reappear after the storm, making it a symbol of leadership and courage. The school's logo is the letter "U." Its marching band is the Band of the Hour . Aside from being an independent in baseball, the Hurricanes were a full member of

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1116-422: Is a minimum of 3 meters wide and which the players may enter and play within after the service of 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

1209-578: 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

1302-418: Is extensive, but play essentially proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving 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

1395-663: 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 , 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

1488-595: The College World Series 22 times in the 34 seasons since 1974. Multiple players for the Hurricanes baseball team have gone on to careers in Major League Baseball . The team plays its games on the University of Miami campus at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field . The team mascot is the Miami Maniac . The team is currently coached by J.D. Arteaga . In 2006, former Hurricanes baseball coach Ron Fraser

1581-991: The Big East Conference from 1991 to 2004. In 2004, the Hurricanes left the Big East Conference to join the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Dozens of Miami Hurricanes football players have gone on to excel in the NFL , and eleven to date have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame : Jim Otto in 1980, Ted Hendricks in 1990, Jim Kelly in 2002, Michael Irvin in 2007, Cortez Kennedy in 2012, Warren Sapp in 2013, Ray Lewis in 2018, Ed Reed in 2019, Edgerrin James in 2020, and Devin Hester and Andre Johnson in 2024. The University of Miami has won four national championships (1982, 1985, 1999 and 2001) and reached

1674-501: The NBA . Rick Barry , who played his collegiate basketball at the University of Miami, is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame . Barry is the Hurricanes' only consensus All-American in basketball and led the nation in scoring his senior year with a 37.4 average during the 1964–65 season. The University of Miami men's basketball team was launched in 1926. In the middle of the 1970 season,

1767-678: The NCAA Championships. The team has twice won the AIAW national championship (in 1975 and 1976). The team's home meets are held at the Whitten University Center Pool on the University of Miami campus in Coral Gables. The University of Miami does not currently have a varsity men's swimming team. Home swimming and diving meets are held at the Whitten University Center Pool on the University of Miami campus in Coral Gables. One of

1860-477: 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

1953-465: The Watsco Center on the University of Miami's Coral Gables campus. The University of Miami is one of the most predominant college football programs in the nation. They have won five NCAA Division I national football championships, in 1983 , 1987 , 1989 , 1991 , and 2001 , and are currently tied for fourth on the list of all-time Associated Press National Poll champions. The Hurricanes have

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2046-615: The Watsco Center , extending their home winning streak to 24 straight games. Despite a quarterfinal exit in the ACC Tournament, Miami's performance was enough to merit the program's first NCAA tournament bid since 1992. After cruising past Gardner–Webb in the first round, they lost to Oklahoma in the second. Head coach Katie Meier won National Coach of the Year, along with Connecticut's Geno Auriemma and Stanford's Tara VanDerveer. Junior guards Shenice Johnson and Riquana Williams were named to

2139-405: 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

2232-548: The 16th-highest winning percentage in NCAA Division I history as of 2018, at .635, and hold the second longest streak of weeks ranked first in the nation's Top 20 from October 14, 2001, to October 28, 2002. As of 2019 , the University of Miami has produced two Heisman Trophy winners, Vinny Testaverde in 1986 and Gino Torretta in 1992. Twelve members of the College Football Hall of Fame either played or coached at

2325-571: The 2001 Sugar Bowl and the 2004 Chick-fil-A Bowl ). The Hurricanes and the Gators last scheduled meeting was a game in Miami on September 7, 2013. As of 2013, Miami holds a 29–26 series lead over Florida in the rivalry. The University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame is located next to the Hecht Athletic Center on campus. It houses many artifacts and memorabilia from the Hurricanes' athletic teams over

2418-532: The 2001–2002 season. For the 2009–10 season, Miami had a winning record overall (20–13), but finished last in the ACC with a record of 4–12. In the 2012–2013 season, the University of Miami defeated first-ranked Duke 90–63, won their first 13 ACC games, and attained the highest Associated Press ranking (second in the nation) in school history. However, the Hurricanes lost to Wake Forest 80–65, which ruined their perfect record in ACC play that season. Miami went on to clinch

2511-500: The 2003–04 season, the University of Miami's last season in the Big East, and replaced by Frank Haith . In the 2007–08 season, after being picked to finish last in the Atlantic Coast Conference , the Hurricanes finished the year 23–11 (8–8 in the ACC) and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament before falling to second seeded Texas . This was the team's first NCAA tournament bid since

2604-460: The 2012–13 ACC regular season title with a home triumph over Clemson. Miami entered the ACC Tournament as the top seed and won the tournament with a win over North Carolina. Multiple UM members were recognized that season, including starting point guard Shane Larkin (ACC Player of the Year), senior shooting guard Durand Scott (ACC defensive player of the year), and Jim Larranaga (ACC Coach of the Year). Miami

2697-589: The All-ACC first team, sophomore forward Morgan Stroman was named to the all-conference third team, and Johnson was a third-team All-American. The 2011–12 team returned every player from the 2010–11 squad and was picked in the preseason to win the ACC, though they finished 2nd. In the past seasons (2010–11 to 2015–16), they have made the NCAA Tournament five times. Like the University of Miami's men's basketball team, its women's basketball team plays their home games at

2790-462: The Hurricanes hold a 35–31 series lead over the Seminoles in the rivalry. The Hurricanes first played the Gators in football in 1938, and the teams played annually (except in 1943 when Florida did not field a team due lack of players due to World War II) until 1987. Since then, Miami and Florida have met only six times (four during the regular season in 2002, 2003, 2008, and 2013, and in two bowl games:

2883-554: 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 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

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2976-758: 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 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

3069-421: The Seminoles (66) than against any other opponent; the Gators are second at 56 games. In college football , the University of Miami-Florida State series began in 1951 and has been played annually since 1969. The teams' only bowl meeting was the 2004 Orange Bowl , prior to Miami leaving the Big East Conference to join the Atlantic Coast Conference , where Florida State has been a member since 1992. As of 2021,

3162-573: The University of Miami has played its home games at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens , roughly 21 miles (34 km) north of the university's Coral Gables campus. Prior to this, from 1937 until 2007, Miami played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Little Havana , which was demolished in 2008. One of the remarkable highlights of the team is the 2001 season where they finished with

3255-800: The University of Miami holds the all-time record for the most defensive linemen (49) and is tied with USC for the most wide receivers (40) to go on to play in the NFL. To date, eleven Miami Hurricanes have been inducted into the NFL 's Pro Football Hall of Fame : Jim Otto in 1980, Ted Hendricks in 1990, Jim Kelly in 2002, Michael Irvin in 2007, Cortez Kennedy in 2012, Warren Sapp in 2013, Ray Lewis in 2018, Ed Reed in 2019, Edgerrin James in 2020, and Devin Hester and Andre Johnson in 2024. Two former University of Miami players, Ottis Anderson and Lewis, have been named Super Bowl MVPs in Super Bowl XXV and Super Bowl XXXV , respectively. Since 2008,

3348-700: The University of Miami hosted one of the three nationally televised U.S. presidential debates between presidential candidates George W. Bush and John Kerry during the 2004 presidential election at the Watsco Center. The debate, which was moderated by Jim Lehrer of PBS NewsHour , was viewed by 62.5 million people. On March 10, 2016, the University of Miami hosted the 2016 Republican presidential primary 's twelfth and final debate at Wastso Center, which aired nationally on CNN and featured Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz , John Kasich , Marco Rubio , and Donald Trump . The 2007 issue of Venues Today , an entertainment industry publication, reports that

3441-432: The University of Miami's assistant track and field coach and for 11 years as head coach, retired. Amy Deem, who had been the women's coach for 17 years, was appointed the University of Miami's director of track and field/cross country. The University of Miami track and field team plays its home meets at Cobb Stadium on the University of Miami's Coral Gables campus. The University of Miami's women's volleyball team had

3534-643: The University of Miami's most notable track and field athletes is Lauryn Williams , who earned nine All-American honors. International in the 100 meter dash, Williams won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , the gold medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki , and finished fifth at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin . In July 2008, Mike Ward, who served for five years as

3627-506: The University of Miami: Bennie Blades , Don Bosseler , Hendricks, Don James (played at Miami but was inducted as a coach), Russell Maryland , Ed Reed , Testaverde, Toretta, Arnold Tucker , and coaches Andy Gustafson , Jack Harding and Jimmy Johnson . As of 2023 , at least one University of Miami player has been selected in the NFL Draft in 49 consecutive NFL drafts, dating back to 1975. Among all colleges and universities, as of 2022,

3720-682: The Watsco Center outperformed all but one other venue in Florida in its size category for number of concerts and touring events held in 2006. Miami Hurricanes The Miami Hurricanes , known informally as The U, UM , or The 'Canes , are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida . The Hurricanes compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ,

3813-464: The arena was renamed the BankUnited Center , after Miami Lakes -based BankUnited . In 2016, Miami -based air conditioning company Watsco acquired the naming rights. Prior to the opening of the Watsco Center, from 1988 until 2002, the school's basketball teams played their home games at Miami Arena . The Watsco Center has hosted two U.S. presidential debates to date: On September 30, 2004,

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3906-415: 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

3999-505: 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

4092-438: 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

4185-431: The ball to start the next rally. A few of the most common faults include: The ball is usually played with 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

4278-417: The ball to the other side of the court, but individual players may not touch the ball twice consecutively. Typically, 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

4371-400: 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

4464-454: 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

4557-406: The better basketball programs in the Big East and guided the team to three straight NCAA tournament appearances (1998, 1999, and 2000), including a second seed in the 1999 tournament and a Sweet 16 appearance in 2000. The 1998 tournament appearance was the University of Miami's first since 1960. Hamilton left at the end of the 2000 season to become head coach of the NBA's Washington Wizards and

4650-476: 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

4743-406: 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

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4836-507: The collegiate and international levels. The University of Miami added a women's soccer team in 1998. Miami's soccer team and its men's and women's track and field teams each play their home meets at Cobb Stadium , which opened in 1998 on the University of Miami 's campus in Coral Gables. In 2009, the University of Miami's women's swimming team finished 8th nationally with 219 points at the ACC Championships and 24th with 25 points at

4929-400: 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

5022-459: The decision. Prior to the 1985–86 season, however, the program was revived, though the University of Miami would be minimally competitive over the next several years. The program's fortunes turned around in 1990 when Miami hired Leonard Hamilton as head basketball coach and accepted an invitation to join the Big East . By the end of the decade, Hamilton had turned the University of Miami into one of

5115-538: 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

5208-411: 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

5301-485: 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 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

5394-482: 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

5487-558: 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 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

5580-435: The graduation rates of male and female student athletes. As of 2012 , the university's graduation rates for student athletes was: 70% graduating within 4 years, 80% graduating within 5 years, and 82% graduating within 6 years. Male student athletes have a 57% graduation rate, and 67% of female student athletes graduate. Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by

5673-415: 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

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5766-517: The head coaching position after coaching the Patriots for 14 seasons. In 2009, University of Miami women's basketball forward Shenise Johnson competed on the gold medal-winning USA Team at the 2009 U19 World Championships. In 2009–10, Miami finished last in the ACC. A year later, in the 2010–11 season, however, they went 26–3 (12–2 ACC) in the regular season to finish alongside Duke as regular season ACC champions. That season, Miami went undefeated at

5859-413: 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

5952-961: The highest level of collegiate athletics. The University of Miami's football team has won five national championships (in 1983 , 1987 , 1989 , 1991 , and 2001 ) and its baseball team has won four national championships (in 1982 , 1985 , 1999 , and 2001 ). Across all sports, the Hurricanes have won 21 national championships and 83 individual national championships. The Miami Hurricanes field 16 total teams, including seven men's and nine women's athletic teams. Men's teams include baseball , basketball , cross-country , diving , football , tennis , and track and field . Women's teams include: women's basketball , cross-country, golf , rowing , soccer , swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball . The University of Miami has approximately equal participation by male and female varsity athletes in these sports. The athletic department's colors are orange, green, and white. The school mascot

6045-440: 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

6138-458: The last eight decades. The Hall of Fame inducts former athletes, coaches, and administrators annually at an annual banquet. To be eligible, former student athletes must have been out of the University of Miami for at least ten years. Since its inception in 1966, over 250 University of Miami athletes have been inducted in the Hall. The University of Miami is in compliance with Title IX . However, in

6231-464: The legitimacy and fairness of having transgender players on a team or convey support for 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

6324-415: 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'

6417-422: 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

6510-456: The net is 2.43 m (7 ft 11 + 11 ⁄ 16  in) above the center of 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

6603-399: The net is considered the "attack line". This "3 meter" (or "10-foot") line divides 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

6696-407: 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 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

6789-447: 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

6882-424: 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

6975-413: 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

7068-400: 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

7161-405: The past, female athletes filed complaints with the federal government in the 1970s and 1980s alleging unequal funding and facilities for UM women's sports. Of the $ 46.8 million in annual University of Miami athletic expenditures, $ 23.9 million was spent on men's team, $ 9.8 million was spent on women's teams, and $ 13 million cannot be allocated based on gender. Miami has notable differences between

7254-412: 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

7347-449: 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

7440-452: 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

7533-472: 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

7626-631: The sideline and is a vertical extension of the side boundary of the court. A ball passing over 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,

7719-435: 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

7812-540: The sport) as well as passing , setting , and specialized player positions. Offensive and defensive structures are also key plays. William G. Morgan invented 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

7905-469: 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 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,

7998-445: The university's board of trustees attempted to shut the program down, which forced Will Allen to organize his teammates and strike because it was not sufficient notice for the players to transfer schools. They held a press conference, which caught the attention of national media. In 1971, the university dropped the program, with the board citing inadequate facilities, sagging attendance, and serious financial losses as justifications for

8091-477: The women's intercollegiate individual golf championship , held by the Division of Girls' and Women's Sports from 1972 that was succeeded by the current NCAA women's golf championship. The team plays its home golf matches at Deering Bay Yacht and Country Club in Coral Gables. In July 2009, Andrew Carter, a former assistant coach at Clemson University , was selected as the University of Miami's head rowing coach. Carter has over 20 years of experience coaching at

8184-587: 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, 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

8277-635: Was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame . The University of Miami baseball team holds the NCAA record for the most consecutive post season appearances (44 from 1973 through 2016). This streak is the longest of any major NCAA Division I men's sport, topping NCAA football's post-season streak of 35 seasons ( Nebraska 1972 through 2006) and the NCAA basketball streak of 27 seasons ( University of North Carolina 1974 through 2001). The University of Miami 's men's basketball team has produced several players who have gone on to play professionally in

8370-1070: Was promoted to director of track and field and cross country, heading both the men's and women's cross country running programs. She was head women's track and field coach for the prior seven years. At the 2009 ACC Cross Country Championship, the University of Miami's men's cross country team and women again finished last out of 12 teams. The University of Miami tennis program has produced several men's and women's players who have gone on to amateur and professional accomplishment, including current Brazilian professional player Monique Albuquerque , Israel team player Maya Tahan , 1960 Wimbledon Singles champion Rod Mandelstam , 1987 Pan American Games Doubles gold medal winner Ronni Reis , 2006–07 NCCA Women's singles champion Audra Cohen , 1947 Wimbledon Doubles champion Doris Hart , and former professional tennis players Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer , Julia Cohen , Gardnar Mulloy , Ed Rubinoff , Michael Russell , Pancho Segura , and Todd Widom . As of 2009 , Kevin Ludwig

8463-418: Was replaced by Perry Clark. During Clark's second season (2001–02) the team won 24 games and was seeded fifth in the NCAA tournament. With the 2002–03 season, the team moved into its newly completed on-campus arena, the Watsco Center . Despite a win over powerhouse North Carolina to christen the new arena, Clark's teams performed woefully over the next two seasons. Clark was dismissed as head coach following

8556-565: Was selected as the second overall seed in East Region of the NCAA Tournament. In the tournament, they defeated Pacific University 78-49 and then defeated the University of Illinois 63–59, which advanced the team to the regional semifinals where they lost to Marquette . Both the University of Miami men's and women's basketball teams play their home games at the Watsco Center on the University of Miami's Coral Gables campus. On April 22, 2011, George Mason Patriots head coach Jim Larranaga accepted

8649-417: Was the head coach, and there were nine men and seven women on the tennis team. The men's team is coached by Mario Rincón , and women's team by Paige Yaroshuk-Tews. The University of Miami's women's golf team has won the national golf championships five times, in 1970, 1972, 1977, 1978, and 1984. In 1959, 1965, 1972 and 1977, Judy Street, Roberta Albers, Ann Laughlin and Cathy Morse , respectively, won

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