what is a kill in volleyball

In volleyball, a kill is an offensive play that either is entirely unreturnable for your opponent or is hit straight into your opponent’s floor side of the court. A kill is awarded to a player any time an attack is unreturnable by the opposition and is a direct cause of the opponent not returning the ball, or any time the attack leads directly to a blocking error by the opposition. A kill leads directly to a point. When a player is awarded a kill, the player also is awarded an attack attempt. A kill is registered when a player has scored a point or a sideout by successfully attacking or hitting the ball onto the opposing teams court floor within their court lines and boundaries. A kill is an integral volleyball statistic that denotes a successful attack by an offensive team.