In the game of volleyball

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.The complete rules are extensive...

, the act of digging describes a pass of a hard-driven ball from the other team. In other words, digging is the act of stopping the ball from hitting your side of the court after the opposing team has either spiked

Volleyball spiking

Volleyball Spiking is the act of scoring a point in the game of indoor or beach volleyball by slamming the ball over the net into the opposing court effectively and aggressively...

 or served it to your team.

Digging is a prolific term of volleyball jargon

Volleyball jargon

This is a list of the more common English volleyball jargon terms:-General terms:*ace : A serve which lands in the receiving team's court without being touched by the receiving team, or one that is touched by only one member of the receiving team, and is not passed legally back over the net.*Cut /...

 in both the indoor and beach volleyball

Beach volleyball

Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....

 communities. Additionally, the term has gained some entry into the international lexicon through video games that use the term in their title

Dig & Spike Volleyball

Dig & Spike Volleyball - known as in Japan - is a volleyball video game developed by TOSE. The player can choose either two variations: Men's indoor volleyball and Women's beach volleyball.-Teams:...

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Digging is an essential volleyball skill that volleyball professionals such as Eric Fonoimoana

Eric Fonoimoana

Eric Fonoimoana is an American volleyball player who currently resides in Hermosa Beach, California. He was born in Manhattan Beach, California, and attended UCSB, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity . He is most notable for winning the gold medal in the 2000 Olympic Games. He has...

, Stein Metzger

Stein Metzger

Stein Metzger is a beach volleyball player from the United States, playing in the AVP. In 2006 he played with his high school teammate, Mike Lambert, and they advanced to the Final Four in fourteen of the fifteen team events, winning five times...

, and Anthony Medel

Anthony Medel

Anthony Medel is a male beach volleyball player from the United States who won the gold medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Guatemala playing with Hans Stolfus....

all employ in their technique repertoire.

External links

• Digging and defense (video) from volleyball1on1.com