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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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 be
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History of Volleyball On February 9‚ 1895‚ in Holyoke‚ Massachusetts‚ William G. Morgan‚ a YMCA P.E. director‚ made a game called Mignonette as a fun game to pass time by ‚ to be mostly be played inside but could be played outside‚ by any number of players. The game took some of its characteristics from tennis and handball. Another indoor sport‚ basketball was becoming popular in the area due to the fact that it had been invented just ten mile away for Springfield Massachusetts‚ four years before
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THE GAME OF VOLLEYBALL Volleyball is the second most popular sport in the world today‚ exceeded only by soccer. It was invented by William G. Morgan in 1895 at a YMCA in Holyoke for middle aged men who needed something less strenuous than basketball. The sport has changed much over the years and Mr. Morgan would probably not recognize the game today. The sport involves two teams separated by a net who contact a volleyball a maximum of three times before it crosses the net to the other team
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completely believe that I would be able to see things that I hadn’t seen before‚ however‚ it turns out I was wrong. I went to the Sport Hall gym at McMaster and looked at the volleyball players. I myself am a volleyball player so I am there often playing. On the day I went to observe there were people playing pickup volleyball during the afternoon. This is when people of all skill levels are able to come and play. It is supposed to be just for fun‚ but more often than not‚ it turns very competitive
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Volleyball unit plan Table of content Rationale – AusVELs‚ varying abilities & assessments Key skill breakdown Unit Overview – links to AusVELS Lesson plans Lesson 1: Introduction to volleyball – digging and setting Lesson 2: Introduction to volleyball – digging and setting Lesson 3: Solidifying skills and introduction to Newcomb ball Lesson 4: Game simulation Lesson 5: Introduction of spiking and game plan. Lesson 6: Mini volleyball competition Appendices
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The game of volleyball uses many important techniques; the three most important are passing‚ setting‚ and hitting. These skills allow the players to run an effective offense and defense keeping the game alive. For example‚ without the skills of passing‚ setting‚ and hitting there would be no game of volleyball. All of these aspects allow volleyball to be the incredible sport we see today. The key to getting the ball to the setter is passing. The passer has a very important role in the play‚ whether
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came up to us. After introducing himself‚ he asked us if we played sports‚ and at a young age‚ I expressed him that I wished to play volleyball on my school team when I was older. Even now‚ I reflect on that conversation and contemplate on how long I have had this dream to play on a volleyball team. Little did I realize my journey to playing competitive volleyball would be one with disappointments‚ obstacles‚ and a discovery of my abilities. When tryouts rolled around at the end of the seventh grade
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doesn’t mean that everyone has to be best friends‚ but just that the players treat each other as our motto: “It’s a team thing”. My expectations from the coaching staff this year are to watch and correct individual mistakes and not to let bad habits go unnoticed. I like how the coaches will focus on what we are doing and talk to us about how to fix anything. The personal attention for everyone helps us all to become better players. Skill wise‚ I bring to the table for this team that I am able to
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Society “Dig” Volleyball as a Subculture? I. Introduction The individuality within diverse subcultures has given so much to society already. Subcultures such as volleyball have been given a chance to grow in our society and spread to other cultures connecting nations across the globe. It takes time for a subculture to be accepted by our society today. Once it is accepted‚ membership in subculture grows as more people feel comfortable joining a mainstream subculture such as volleyball. However‚ to
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