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    Volleyball has become popular in the past few decades, with more than 800 players  playing the sport worldwide. Players take part in it both as a competitive sport and as a leisure activity. The sport has the fourth-highest participation rate  in the world, with more than 563,000 high school boys and 808,000 girls  participating each year in the United States. It’s popular for its place in the Olympics and for being played on warm, sandy beaches. But did you know that since volleyball has repetitive motions, it can result in injuries? Here are some common volleyball injuries that you should know about. Are Volleyball Injuries Common? With so many players participating in the sport, it’s no surprise that there were more than 23,597 volleyball injuries  in 2020. In high school, 17, 434, 646  athletes reported injuries, out of which 8.0% were muscle overuse and 92.0% were acute  injuries . Some of the more common injuries include ankle strains, s...

  One of the main requirements of playing volleyball is to have an even playing area. The Olympic standards  of any  volleyball court  size are that it needs to divide into two 9-meter (29.5ft) halves with a net splitting them both. The height of the nets should be 2.43 meters (7.97ft) for men and 2.24 meters (7.35ft) for women. There are companies that helping you set up a court and this is the process they usually follow. Site Preparations Once they’ve decided on a location and confirmed that there are no utility lines beneath the area then they excavate it to a depth of 3 feet. A drainage pipe is set up at the lowest point of the ditch to allow and water to flow out of the court as soon as possible because if there’s no drainage you’ll be playing in a mud puddle. Choosing Sand Filling a 2 feet ditch with sand could require tons of sand and according to the Federation of International Volleyball (FIVB),  you need to fill up at least 40 cm of sand. There also a...