Volleyball History
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Volleyball History: A Short History of the Game of Volleyball
A Short History of Volleyball covering the inventor of the game, the early rules and skills, the early players and equipment.
Volleyball History
Here is a short summary of volleyball history.
Volleyball was created by William G Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, in 1895 but was originally known as Mintonette.
It was designed for "older" folk of the YMCA because it was more gentle than basketball but still required some physical activity.
Initial rules where pretty basic:
- any number of players were allowed
- any number of contacts permitted before a ball is passed over the net
- court size was 25 foot x 50 foot with a net of 6 feet and 6 inches
- each match had 9 innings with 3 servers per team per innings
- if a serve hit the net it was considered a foul that resulted in a point loss
- ladies were allowed to catch the ball and then throw it back (beginning of the "set")
In 1896, one year later, Alfred Halstead coined the name "Volley Ball" because of the nature of the game.
Only around 1900 was a proper volleyball created for the sport.
The Set and Spike were only introduced and mastered around 1916 and the scoring changed from 21 to 15 points a year later.
The three hits and back row hitting rules were only introduced in 1920.
Volleyball was taken to the world during 1919 when 16,000 volleyballs were issued to troops and allies. Canada was the first country outside the US to adopt volleyball.
It is estimated that about 17% of the world participate or observe volleyball, beach volleyball or recreational volleyball as it's a sport that is played in most parts of the world.
So that's a very quick version of the history of volleyball.
For a more expanded version of Volleyball History try this link.
Volleyball was created by William G Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, in 1895 but was originally known as Mintonette.
It was designed for "older" folk of the YMCA because it was more gentle than basketball but still required some physical activity.
Initial rules where pretty basic:
- any number of players were allowed
- any number of contacts permitted before a ball is passed over the net
- court size was 25 foot x 50 foot with a net of 6 feet and 6 inches
- each match had 9 innings with 3 servers per team per innings
- if a serve hit the net it was considered a foul that resulted in a point loss
- ladies were allowed to catch the ball and then throw it back (beginning of the "set")
In 1896, one year later, Alfred Halstead coined the name "Volley Ball" because of the nature of the game.
Only around 1900 was a proper volleyball created for the sport.
The Set and Spike were only introduced and mastered around 1916 and the scoring changed from 21 to 15 points a year later.
The three hits and back row hitting rules were only introduced in 1920.
Volleyball was taken to the world during 1919 when 16,000 volleyballs were issued to troops and allies. Canada was the first country outside the US to adopt volleyball.
It is estimated that about 17% of the world participate or observe volleyball, beach volleyball or recreational volleyball as it's a sport that is played in most parts of the world.
So that's a very quick version of the history of volleyball.
For a more expanded version of Volleyball History try this link.
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Winning Volleyball Skills
This is a good all round resource for volleyball players and coaches alike. It contains many training drills to help you improve your own volleyball skills or the skills of your team.
It is delivered in the form of an ebook, meaning that you can download it from their website as soon as you order it.
To get your hands on the Winning Volleyball Skills ebook immediately, click here.
You can also signup for a free 10 Part mini-course, if you want to get an idea of what is in the ebook.
Signup for the free 10 Part mini-course here.
This is a good all round resource for volleyball players and coaches alike. It contains many training drills to help you improve your own volleyball skills or the skills of your team.
It is delivered in the form of an ebook, meaning that you can download it from their website as soon as you order it.
To get your hands on the Winning Volleyball Skills ebook immediately, click here.
You can also signup for a free 10 Part mini-course, if you want to get an idea of what is in the ebook.
Signup for the free 10 Part mini-course here.
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