THE HISTORY OF VOLLEYBALL By this year‚ the game volleyball is 117 of age! The sport originated in the United States‚ and is now just achieving the type of popularity in the U.S. that it has received on a global basis‚ where it ranks behind only soccer among participation sports.Today there are more than 46 million Americans who play volleyball. There are 800 million players worldwide who play volleyball at least once a week. The offensive style of setting and spiking was first demonstrated in
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HIstory of voolleyballPatrese Moore Volleyball 29 November 2011 History of Volleyball Created in 1985 by William G Morgan‚ volleyball‚ originally called mintonette‚ is a game where two teams volleyed a ball back and forth across a net until one team missed. The first competitive game of volleyball was played on July 7‚ 1896. Four years before volleyball was invented‚ basketball was invented. Being that basketball is a fast paced sport‚ not everyone could keep up with its fast paced game. Morgan
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The History of Volleyball In 1895‚ a man named William Morgan wanted to create a new game requiring less physical contact than basketball. He decided to blend elements of basketball‚ tennis‚ handball‚ and baseball resulting in the game of Volleyball (at the time called mintonette). Morgan took a tennis net and raised it 6 ½ feet; he required the players to hit the ball back and forth over it‚ keeping it from hitting the ground. During a demonstration‚ someone stated that the players seemed to
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numerous clubs and activities I’m a part of‚ each with a lesson to teach. I started volleyball at eight-years-old and can’t imagine my life without it. Volleyball has taught me to always be passionate about what I’m doing; if I’m willing to launch myself across a court onto an incredibly hard floor just so a volleyball won’t do the same‚ I have to be pretty passionate. I take the passion that I have for volleyball and apply it to my everyday life through diligently completing my homework
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Volleyball History The sport of volleyball originated in the United States‚ and is now just achieving the type of popularity in the U.S. that it has received on a global basis‚ where it ranks behind only soccer among participation sports. Today there are more than 46 million Americans who play volleyball. There are 800 million players worldwide who play Volleyball at least once a week. In 1895‚ William G. Morgan an instructor at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke‚ Mass
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St Monicas College Volleyball [Type the document subtitle] Nikki Valdez [Pick the date] Intro Throughout this term I have taken photos of my progress with my volleyball serve. I will be showing you in detail my strengths and weaknesses with my volleyball serve. When applying the serve I will be Correcting errors‚ justifying and analysis using biomechanical terms. Biomechanics applies to the science field in sport. It’s the laws and principals of mechanics about human performance
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Volleyball was conceived by Williams J. Morgan of the Holyoke‚ Massachusetts YMCA in 1895 as a blend of basketball‚ baseball‚ tennis‚ and handball. Early rules called for a net 6 feet 6 inches from the ground and for a 25-by 50-foot court‚ and provided for the game to be played in innings‚ by any number of players on a side. Two teams from the Holyoke YMCA demonstrated the game at a conference of YMCA physical directors‚ and the sport quickly developed under their supervision
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Volleyball Basic Rules | | THE SERVE( A ) Server must serve from behind the restraining line ( end line ) until after contact.( B ) Ball may be served underhand or overhand.( C ) Ball must be clearly visible to opponents before serve.( D ) Served ball may graze the net and drop to the other side for point.( E ) First game serve is determined by a volley‚ each subsequent game shall be served by the previous game loser.( F ) Serve must be returned by a bump only. no setting or attacking a serve
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Volleyball and the Body When I was in middle school‚ I had decided to play volleyball for some good exercise. I thought how hard it could be to hit a ball back and forth and not let it hit your team’s side of the floor. I liked being part of a team and knowing that I was staying healthy. I enjoyed learning proper techniques because playing volleyball required it. Playing the sport definitely built up my upper arm and leg muscle and helped me make friends and communicate better as a team. I had
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Adaption and the user’s perspective: Listening to the voice of the client to inform reasoning. Introduction The biomechanical frame of reference sees an individual in terms of their capacity for movement‚ muscle strength and endurance. Due to disease of injury and individual quality of motion‚ strength and endurance may limit their ability to fulfill an occupational need. The biomechanical model used three areas to address a decreased quality of motion‚ prevention‚ restoration and compensation (Kielhofner
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