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Table 1

Distinguishing Characteristics of Two Versions of Volleyball

Characteristics	Standard Volleyball	Collaborative Volleyball
Position	Players from opposing teams are positioned on opposite sides of the net.	Players from both teams are positioned on either side of the net.
Objective	Score points by sending the ball over the net so the ball is grounded and cannot be returned.	Score points by sending the ball over the net as many times as possible in three minutes.
Scoring	One team scores one point when they hit the ball so that the other team cannot return it before the ball touches the ground.	Both teams score one point when they hit the ball over the net provided everyone on the sending side has hit the ball at least once but not twice in a row.
Winning	The first team to score 25 points (with at least a two- point advantage) wins the game.When one team wins the other team must lose.	Both teams win, or both teams lose, depending on whether they can increase their joint score in a series of rounds of play.
Time	There is no time limit.	The time limit is three minutes per round. There is no limit to the number of rounds. The more rounds the teams play the more challenging it becomes to continue to improve the score.
Opponent	The opponent is the players on the other team.	The opponent is anything that limits the ability of the teams to score points together, for example, time.
Skill level	The relative skill of the two teams must be approximately equal for the contest to be meaningful.	The relative skill of the two teams can be extremely different and the contest is still meaningful because each team has players on either side of the net and both teams are trying to improve their combined performance.
Communication	Players share information accurately within their own team. Players give deceptive or misleading information to the other team (such as a head fake). Players try to keep their team’s strategy secret from the other team. Players expose their strengths and conceal their weaknesses.	Players share information accurately between both teams. Both teams benefit by giving accurate and complete information about their strengths and weaknesses to players on the other team. Players share strategies for improving their combined performance.
Relationships	Players tend to increase their score if they can encourage their teammates and discourage opponents.	Players tend to increase the joint score if they can encourage players on both teams and help each other overcome whatever discourages them.
Collaboration	Players adjust strategy with their coaches and teammates during timeouts. Coaches only share strategy within their team.	Players from both teams adjust strategy together with the coaches from both teams between rounds. Coaches and players from both teams collaborate and share strategies for improving their combined score.

Characteristics	Standard Volleyball	Collaborative Volleyball
Position	Players from opposing teams are positioned on opposite sides of the net.	Players from both teams are positioned on either side of the net.
Objective	Score points by sending the ball over the net so the ball is grounded and cannot be returned.	Score points by sending the ball over the net as many times as possible in three minutes.
Scoring	One team scores one point when they hit the ball so that the other team cannot return it before the ball touches the ground.	Both teams score one point when they hit the ball over the net provided everyone on the sending side has hit the ball at least once but not twice in a row.
Winning	The first team to score 25 points (with at least a two- point advantage) wins the game.When one team wins the other team must lose.	Both teams win, or both teams lose, depending on whether they can increase their joint score in a series of rounds of play.
Time	There is no time limit.	The time limit is three minutes per round. There is no limit to the number of rounds. The more rounds the teams play the more challenging it becomes to continue to improve the score.
Opponent	The opponent is the players on the other team.	The opponent is anything that limits the ability of the teams to score points together, for example, time.
Skill level	The relative skill of the two teams must be approximately equal for the contest to be meaningful.	The relative skill of the two teams can be extremely different and the contest is still meaningful because each team has players on either side of the net and both teams are trying to improve their combined performance.
Communication	Players share information accurately within their own team. Players give deceptive or misleading information to the other team (such as a head fake). Players try to keep their team’s strategy secret from the other team. Players expose their strengths and conceal their weaknesses.	Players share information accurately between both teams. Both teams benefit by giving accurate and complete information about their strengths and weaknesses to players on the other team. Players share strategies for improving their combined performance.
Relationships	Players tend to increase their score if they can encourage their teammates and discourage opponents.	Players tend to increase the joint score if they can encourage players on both teams and help each other overcome whatever discourages them.
Collaboration	Players adjust strategy with their coaches and teammates during timeouts. Coaches only share strategy within their team.	Players from both teams adjust strategy together with the coaches from both teams between rounds. Coaches and players from both teams collaborate and share strategies for improving their combined score.