'Pass' or 'hit'??

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'Pass' or 'hit'??
Message from zero posted on 12-06-2009 at 13:44:32 (D | E | F)
Hello everyone, I meet a cloze test today and I'm not quite understand with one of the questions. The text is about a girl learning volleyball, and the paragraph is here:

One afternoon the instructor asked Atsuko to ____ the ball to her teammates so they could knock it over the net.

There are two answers that can be chosen: "pass" and "hit". I choose "pass" but I am told I've got it wrong. I'm wondering that what's the difference between "pass" and "hit"? Can I have your opinion? Thanks!

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Re: 'Pass' or 'hit'?? from lucile83, posted on 12-06-2009 at 13:59:43 (D | E)
Hello,
I think that the players can't pass a ball in volleyball but only hit it.
Best wishes.

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Re: 'Pass' or 'hit'?? from zero, posted on 12-06-2009 at 14:35:59 (D | E)
However, don't we say "pass the ball to the teammate" instead of "kick the ball" in soccer?
Thank you all the same!

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Re: 'Pass' or 'hit'?? from robertbrou, posted on 18-06-2009 at 18:07:57 (D | E)
Hi there!

From the site, Lien Internet
, there is a difference between pass and hit.

HIT - To jump and strike the ball with an overhand, forceful shot.

FOREARM PASS - Join your arms from the elbows to the wrists and strike the ball with the fleshy part of your forearms in an underhand motion.

OVERHAND PASS - A pass executed with both hands open, controlled by the fingers and thumbs, played just above the forehead.

PASS – see "Forearm Pass"

Based upon the above information, one would HIT the ball over the net and do a FOREARM PASS to pass the ball to another teammate.

Hope this helps!
robertbrou

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Edited by lucile83 le 18-06-2009 21:26
Yes! thank you !

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