noun
volleyball
A2
Volleyball refers to the sport volleyball. As a masculine noun (der Volleyball), it pluralizes regularly as Volleyballs. It denotes the game or the ball in some contexts in English. No special preposition is required. Declension follows typical German weak/foreign noun patterns with -s plural for loanwords.
Examples
Wir spielen am Wochenende Volleyball im Park.
We're playing volleyball in the park this weekend.
Ich spiele gerne Volleyball.
I like to play volleyball.
Beim Volleyballspiel verletzte sich ein Spieler, sodass die Organisatoren das Turnier absagten.
During the volleyball match a player got injured, so the organizers canceled the tournament.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a ball marked with a big 'V' being spiked over the net.
der — imagine 'der' referee shouting 'Serve der Volleyball!' (masculine anchor)
Notes
Can refer to the sport (usually masculine) or the ball (sometimes neuter).