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Volleyball
1. History

Volleyball has come a long way from the dusty-old YMCA gymnasium of Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA, where the visionary William G. Morgan invented the sport back in 1895. It has seen the start of two centuries and the dawn of a new millennium. Volleyball is now one of the big five international sports, and the FIVB, with its 220 affiliated national federations, is the largest international sporting federation in the world.

a. Founder

William G. Morgan was the inventor of volleyball, originally called "Mintonette". He was born in Lockport, New York, USA. Morgan was the eldest of his siblings. His parents were George Henry Morgan and Nancy Chatfield.

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c. First name of the Volleyball

Mintonette was the original name.

d. Who gave the name Volleyball

Willam Morgan a P.E. director at Y.M.C.A. in 1895 was demonstrating the game when a spectator said it included a lot of "volleying" therefore it was renamed Volleyball.

e. What year does the volleyball introduce in the philippines

The history of volleyball in the Philippines dates back to 1910. The Physical Director of the YMCA, Elwood S. Brown, first introduced volleyball to the Philippines that year.

f. What year and place volleyball officially played in olympics?

Indoor volleyball has been an official Olympic event since the 1964 Games in Tokyo. Beach volleyball has been an official Olympic event since the 1996 Games in Atlanta.

g. Dimension of the court

The dimensions of a volleyball court are 18 meters in length and 9 meters in width. It has a centreline that dived it into a 9 by 9 meter area of court space. Volleyball is a game that is played by both men and women.

h. What is the dimension of the volleyball court including free zone?

The Centerline divides the volleyball court into two equal halves that measure a perfect square, 9 meters by 9 meters. The volleyball net is hung at the Centerline. The Free Zone is the area surrounding the volleyball court. It

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