Spikes, digs, triple blocks, floating serves, bumps, middle hitter decoys and dinks.
These are all dynamic moves in volleyball - an Olympic sport that doesn't receive much mainstream media coverage in Australia, yet has 800 million registered players worldwide, second only to football.
The sport is steadily growing in Australia at school and junior elite level - and three Blue Mountains teenagers are rapidly rising up this state's ranks.
Warrimoo residents and Wycliffe Christian School students Hugh Catchpoole and Joel Salter were selected in the NSW men's U17s squad for the Australian Junior Championships in Canberra that begin on September 27, while Blaxland resident and Nepean High School student Rebeka Gaspersic made the NSW women's U19s team.
Hugh and Joel are products of their school's strong volleyball development program and are looking forward to the challenge of playing with and against the best junior players in the country.
"We went through a NSW selection trial process of four sessions, including one that was a training camp, and everything was at a higher level," said Hugh, who plays outside hitter for UTS in the Sydney Volleyball League.
"I love the team aspect of the game the most - I've played other team sports like basketball and football, but in volleyball you are constantly contributing in every point and rally, so everyone has to combine well and have a very good understanding of their role in defence and attack.
"And while you have a usual position, all players rotate and get the opportunity to serve, so you need to practice all parts of your game."
Rebeka, a Hills representative in the Sydney Volleyball League, usually plays as a right side setter.
"I organise the plays, so there's a lot of talking involved on the court," she said.
"That's what I love the most - you can be really loud.
"You watch the other team's players and try to see what parts of their game are vulnerable and target that.
"You're always trying to anticipate what's coming next."
NSW U17s boys coach and Wycliffe's volleyball program co-ordinator, Dan Catchpoole, said "these three kids have worked extremely hard at this sport and deserve their selection.
"We do a lot of strength and plyometrics exercises at training because volleyballers need to be light on their feet and have good sideways movement, jumping ability, speed and power.
"While height is important, jumping ability is a bigger advantage and Hugh in particular has improved in that by 10cm so far this year."
Mr Catchpoole said Queensland and South Australia are always very strong at the junior nationals "so we [NSW] will be up against it, but I think our boys and girls teams will be very competitive.
"If they play as well as I know they can, they will get a medal.
"Whatever happens, they'll come out of it bigger and better volleyballers."
Mr Catchpoole said the future of junior volleyball in the Mountains and western Sydney looks bright.
"Several Blue Mountains high schools field volleyball teams at grade and zone level and Wycliffe is particularly strong, entering teams in the NSW Schools Cup and the Australian Volleyball Schools Cup - a huge tournament featuring 5000 players from more than 100 schools."
