Volley Ball

The history of volleyball began way back when the sport was invented in1895 by William G. Morgan, an instructor with the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The history of volleyball reveals that on July 7th 1896, at Springfield College the first game of "volleyball" was played. In regards to comparing volleyball participation rates to every other sport in the school offered throughout the year, volleyball is the third least participated sport just in front of tennis and basketball. This fact means that something drastic has to be done to improve the profile of Volleyball survey distributed, it has been made known that 14 of the 20 surveyed, suggest that the profile of volleyball does not have the same profile as other sports such as Rugby and Soccer( refer to appendices-question 2 survey). The opportunities for volleyball at the college are definitely there. a graduate of the Springfield College of the YMCA, designed the game to be a combination of basketball, baseball, tennis and handball. The first volleyball net, borrowed from tennis, was only 6’6″ high (though you need to remember that the average American was shorter in the 19th century). The offensive style of setting and spiking was first demonstrated in the Philippines in 1916. Over the years that followed, it became clear that standard rules were needed for tournament play, and thus the USVBA (United States Volleyball Association) was formed in 1928. Two years later, the first 2-man beach volleyball game was played, though the professional side of the sport did not emerge until much later. Not surprisingly, the first beach volleyball association appeared in California (1965), and the professional players united under the auspices of the AVP (American Volleyball Professionals) in 1983. The object of the game is for each team to send the ball regularly over the net to ground it on the opponent's court, and to prevent the ball from being grounded on its own court. The ball is put into play by the right back-row