Beach volleyball Terminology

o        Line:  The area of court directly in front of where you are hitting. 

o        Angle:  The other area of the court, diagonal from where you are hitting. 

o        Langle:  An erroneous call a player can make when telling their partner where to hit the ball (combination of Line and Angle).  

o        Roll: or roll shot is a beach volleyball player’s best friend. It is an attack that sacrifices much power for accuracy and in the long run saves a hitter a lot of energy. 

o        Jumbo Shrimp:  A high arcing shot which loops over the defenders head and into the back corner of the court. 

o        Cut/Cuttie:  A shot to the right or left of where you are hitting from which runs nearly parallel to the net. 

o        Kong Block:  A one handed block. 

o        Nobody:   A call you might give your partner if there is no block; this typically means to swing hard! 

o        Fluffernutter:  A staple food of all beach volleyball players; consists of marshmallow fluff and peanut butter on bread. 

o        Chickenwing:  A dig using the forearm and bicep of one arm (like a birds wing. 

o        Pokie:  A shot or dig (soft driven ball) using the knuckles of one hand. 

o        Cobra:  A poke using a jabbing motion of the end of your fingertips; generally used on a ball tight to the net. 

o        Skyball:  An underhand serve which goes extremely high; the sun and wind make it very difficult to pass. 

o        Gator: A type of “dig” or defensive maneuver in which the player slaps the ball with both his/her hands in front of his/her torso.

o        Scoop: Another defensive play in which a player lays out completely barely reaching the ball with one hand trying to slap it upwards … this is a typical defense against a well placed   roll shot.