History of Volleyball Today the sport of Volleyball is 119 years old; there are more than 46 million people in North America who play volleyball. There are 800 million players worldwide who play volleyball at least once a week. Volleyball was created in 1895 by William G. Morgan an instructor at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke‚ Mass. William Morgan wanted to create a game which would have less physical contact then basketball for his class of businessmen at the time. William
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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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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 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
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What is Volleyball? Volleyball is one of the world’s most popular sports and is played by more than 800 million people on the planet at least once a week. Volleyball has come a long way to be here‚ let me tell you of its journey here‚ shall we sit back and relax its going to be long ride‚ oh and watch out for the ball on your way up. Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are divided by a net. The object of the game is to send the ball over the net so that the opposing team
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The History and Game of Volleyball The game of volleyball‚ which was originally called "mintonette"‚ was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan. The game was styled as a combination of basketball‚ baseball‚ tennis‚ and handball. Over the years that followed‚ it soon became clear that rule standardizations were needed for tournament play and the USVBA was created in 1928. There are two main forms of volleyball‚ indoor and outdoor. Indoor volleyball is played indoors on a court made of wood or a synthetic
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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.
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History of Volleyball By: LuAnn Schindler The history of volleyball combines sports finesse and ingenuity to create a fast-paced athletic competition. Too Slow For Basketball William G. Morgan‚ education director at the Holyoke‚ Massachusetts‚ YMCA watched the game of basketball grow in popularity. His coworker‚ Dr. James Naismith‚ invented basketball‚ but Morgan saw a potential weakness in the game. Older players who weren’t in shape had a tough time keeping up with the action up and down the
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ever wondered how volleyball originated? We all know how basketball started with the peach basket‚ but know one really knows how volleyball started. Many people should understand how volleyball started because it is a pastime favorite that people still enjoy to this day. Because volleyball has had such an impact on America’s pastime‚ people should understand more about how it originated‚ the various types of volleyball‚ and the changes that have been made to the game. Volleyball started in 1895
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