volleyball pitch, court or field

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Hi, I would like to know which term is appropriate when talking about volleyball. Thanks.
 

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Hi. I would like to know which term is appropriate when talking about volleyball. Is it played on a pitch, a court or a field? Thanks.

A quick Google search would have told you that it's a volleyball court.

Please note my changes above. You need to write the relevant words and phrases in the main body of the post, not just in the title.
 

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A quick Google search would have told you that it's a volleyball court.

Please note my changes above. You need to write the relevant words and phrases in the main body of the post, not just in the title.

Thanks for your kind reply and suggestions. Before writing I have searched in the net actually. The problem is that I have found all the three possibilities. For example: https://www.google.com/search?q=vol...nAhXKxMQBHa8qCwkQ7Al6BAgIEBk&biw=1351&bih=638 and
https://3docean.net/item/volleyball-field/14388286;
I have also found the term "ground".
 

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Even when it's beach volleyball, which is played in sand, it's still referred to as a 'court'.
 

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Thanks for your kind reply and suggestions. Before posting I [STRIKE]have[/STRIKE] searched [STRIKE]in[/STRIKE] the net [STRIKE]actually[/STRIKE]. The problem is that I [STRIKE]have[/STRIKE] found all [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] three possibilities. For example: https://www.google.com/search?q=vol...nAhXKxMQBHa8qCwkQ7Al6BAgIEBk&biw=1351&bih=638 and
https://3docean.net/item/volleyball-field/14388286;
I [STRIKE]have[/STRIKE] also found the term "ground".

I clicked on the first link. Even though it was a search for volleyball pitch, most of the results were for volleyball court.
 

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The official body of volleyball, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, states that it is a volleyball court. Scroll down to page 12 and look at point 1.1 on this document.
 
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