For the past four years I have been intrigued in the sport volleyball. I use to play on a club team in Blacksburg. When my family moved I started to play a different travel team called Rampage‚ and I also played school ball this year. How the years have gone by I have loved the game more and more each season. The things I enjoy most about volleyball are our rotations‚ my position‚ and my teammates. To begin with‚ I love how we do our rotations. During the game the rotation is what keeps us
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Prof. Renato Echavez Jr. I. HISTORY OF VOLLEYBALL Volleyball originated in the United States in 1895 as a blend of basketball‚ baseball‚ tennis‚ and handball. Today‚ volleyball has spread to 211 countries around the world‚ and is recognized as a truly international‚ widely played‚ popular sport. In 1895‚ William G. Morgan‚ an instructor at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke‚ Mass. Morgan created the game of volleyball‚ at that time called mintonette. In
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FLUSHING- The Queens College volleyball team continue their playoff push as they defeated Bridgeport in three sets Thursday night inside Fitzgerald gym. The Queens College women’s volleyball team defeated Bridgeport College in three sets :25-14‚ 25-22‚ 31-29. Each of the victories for the Knights were not easily attained as the last two sets were decided by 3 points or fewer. In the first set‚ the Lady Knights played very well as they opened up the game with a 10-5 lead. At one point during the
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fail. You only a fail because you quit. Recently‚ I tried out for my school volleyball team‚ having tried out two prior times and not making either available teams‚ I was hesitant and rather reluctant to continue with my proposed volleyball career. After several months of second guessing and convincing myself to continue and give it my all‚ I worked harder than ever before. I read books‚ watched countless numbers of volleyball videos‚ rather it had
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Components that are correlated to the velocity of a volleyball spike Christina Atwood‚ Derek Tortorich Belhaven University Introduction In most sports played by athletes today‚ ball velocity and velocity of the human anatomy both have an exceptionally high correlation with the effectiveness in that sport. Athletes who can perform at a fairly high velocity‚ or that can put objects in high velocity‚ tend to excel in their sport‚ especially power sports. Due to the importance of velocity in most
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History of Volleyball: Who invented volleyball? William G. Morgan (1870-1942) born in State of New York‚ USA. He was a director of physical education at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA). Why was volleyball invented? Mr Morgan was looking for a game that was less violent and intense than basketball (a popular and new sport at that time) that would be suitable for the older people Where was volleyball invented? Holyoke (State of Massachusetts‚ USA) How was volleyball invented
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life¨-Unknown. The inventor of volleyball is William G. Morgan in 1895. William took the characteristics of tennis‚ basketball‚ and handball. William enjoyed the game tennis more than the rest‚ but tennis needed a racket. William did not like all the equipment but did like the idea of a net. So‚ William invented volleyball which was a less rough version of basketball. This took place in Holyoke‚ Massachusetts at the Springfield College of YMCA. I started doing a volleyball spring league in fifth grade
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I have always dreamed of being a great middle hitter on the Seneca Valley High School volleyball team. When I was a young boy‚ I would sit in the stands at the Cranberry Township municipal center and watch my mom and dad play volleyball. Team Smeltzer would win the championship almost every year and I would imagine one day I too would be wearing the championship t-shirt. I have been blessed with a tall body and long arms but I lack athleticism. In middle school‚ I always shared playing time with
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Volleyball Study Guide History YMCA Director William G. Morgan developed the game of volleyball in 1895 in Holyoke‚ Massachusetts. It was devised as a recreational activity for businessmen who wanted a game that had less physical contact than basketball. Morgan originally called the game “mintonette”. Dr. George Fisher is known as the “father of volleyball” for his organization of the United States Volleyball Association (USVBA) which was established in 1928. Volleyball was introduced to the
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When the ball hit the court‚ that’s when I knew. Our season was over. I looked at my coach’s face and he had a look‚ not of dissapointment‚ but of pride. Volleyball had completely changed my life in showing me the type of person I am‚ a leader. Volleyball began as a backup sport for me. I didn’t make the soccer team my freshmen year so I tried out for the next best option. My first year I was placed on junior varsity as a hitter. I didn’t get a lot of playtime‚ but on the bench I could see the
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