Why do so many people think volleyball is an easy sport?

Question

i play volleyball and 1 of my best friends think is easy so do many other people! it is not easy but why do they think it is?

Answer 1

I have the same problem at my place!! Many ppl in my grade/year thinks that volleyball is the easiest sport to play, so they all just randomly join! Good for our coach is that she is going to have a trial before accpeting players, or else is going to be disaster. I think the main worng concept that they get is that the requirement for volleyball is to get the ball back up high and then slam it back down onto other's court area, which most of them think they can do it easily...

Answer 2

Most people think v-ball is an easy sport because it looks k**e you just hit a ball over the net.  I play volley-ball and when i started out it was easy but it has gets harder when you learn spikes over-hand serves, blocks ect.   But it is always fun

Answer 3

Because they don't know the skill required to play the sport...

Answer 4

it looks easy thats why until they try it for themself then thats when they know how it  really is

Answer 5

yea, it is kinda hard- but not the worst. but ive also played every sport,  basketball, ice-skating, dance, soccer, gymnastics, etc. and its close up there to hard ones.

Answer 6

omg people say that to me all the time too! they are just used to the sports they play. my friend who plays soccer always says "whats the point to standing around on a court just hitting a ball over the net back and forth?" but my question is whats the point to soccer? i mean u chase a ball around a field? but I LOVE VOLLEYBALL

Answer 7

everyone thinks im not athletic because the sport i play(volleyball) is easy. But those people have obviously never played it before! i know people who stopped playing the first time their arms hurt because they bumped! i think its a fun, challenging, and rewarding sport so if other people don't knowto bad for them!

Answer 8

Because it's a sport that doesn't involve running or contact with other players.  It's not easy to play well; it is physically demanding and requires skills.

Answer 9

it looks easy and my team challenged the school jocks who thought the same to a game. they didn't score a single point!

Answer 10

It's not at all.

Answer 11

god... i hate that! i play volleyball and it is anything but easy! i have played lots of other sports and volleyball is by far the hardest! (epically with my coach : ) lol)

Answer 12

because they haven't played it properly..i had my *** handed to me by two women practicing beach volley ball and they needed two guys to practice on who thought it was easy...i can imagine court volleyball is difficult game.....

Answer 13

G'day!

            Volleyball can be easy if it's not competiton style, but the Beach Volleyball I've seen played is to me; beyond difficult. Like any sport it has it's extremes, so get your friend on the court and show'em the facts! Other than being in shape, there's a variety of skills unlike any other sport that can make or break a team; and teamwork is crucial..... I like the sport but haven't played for a long time, never in true competition either.

Answer 14

IT NOT THAT EASY I PLAYED ON A TEAM IT WAS NOT EASY BUT IT WAS FUN:-)

Answer 15

hey it better than baseball, i hate baseball

Answer 16

most people think its easy because they have never actually played. and if they have, they havent played correctly

Answer 17

I know! I hate when people just assume that because girls play it that it's easy. I think it's a very hard sport and that volleyball players should be appreciated for the athletes that we are.

Answer 18

Easier than golf.

Answer 19

its reli has a lot of timing

Answer 20

because they've never played it seriously

Answer 21

i guesss they've seem people that play really good without messing up

Answer 22

they think its easy because people that play volleyball well make it look easy. and because they think all we do is bump the ball at differant angle and just block.

Answer 23

First of all, volleyball looks much easier than it is and many people have never actually played volleyball, and if they have, it is mostly for fun, not competivie!!