Definition of volleys:
(n) :
(sports) A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground.
(n) :
(sports) The flight of a ball just before it bounces.
(v) :
(sports, transitive) To hit the ball before it touches the ground
(n) :
A burst or emission of many things at once.
(n) :
The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired.
(v) :
(transitive) To fire a volley of shots