PE 2

• In 1895, volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan, physical director of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Morgan called the sport “mintonette,” until a professor from Springfield College in Massachusetts noted the volleying nature of play and proposed the name of “volleyball". The original rules were written by Morgan and printed in the first edition of the Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the Young Men’s Christian Associations of North America (1897).
• July 7, 1986 The first game of "volleyball" was played at Springfield College.
• 1907 Volleyball was presented at the Playground of America Convention as one of the most popular sports.
• 1916 Set and spike were introduced. The NCAA was invited by the YMCA to aid in editing the rules and in promoting the sport.
• 1916 Volleyball was added to school and college physical education and intramural programs.
• WWI 1917 The game was changed from 21 to 15 points. American Expeditionary Forces distributed 16,000 volleyballs to its troops and allies.
• 1920 Three hits per side and back row attack rules were instituted.
• 1928 The United States Volleyball Association (USVBA, now USA Volleyball) was formed. Then, the first two-man beach volleyball game was played.
• 1947 The Federation Internationale De Volleyball (FIVB) was founded in Paris.    
• Late 1940s The forearm pass was introduced to the game. The International Olympic Committee (OIC) designated volleyball as an Olympic team sport, to be included in the 1964 Olympic games.
• 1960s New techniques were added to the game including – the soft spike (dink), forearm pass (bump), blocking across the net, and defensive diving and rolling.
• 1964 Volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japanese gave the modern version of the ball.
• 1974 The World Championships in Mexico were telecast in Japan
• 1983 The Association of Volleyball Professionals was formed.
• 1995 The volleyball was 100 years old
• 1996 2-person beach volleyball added to the Olympics
• Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team’s court under organized rules.
• A player on one of the teams begins a rally by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team’s court.
• In Volleyball, the team winning a rally scores a point (Rally Point System). When the receiving team wins a rally, it gains a point and the right to serve, and its players rotate one position clockwise.
• 1. Causing the ball to touch the ground outside the opponents' court or without first passing over the net

  2. Catching and throwing the ball

  3. Double hit: two consecutive contacts with the ball made by the same player 4. Four consecutive contacts with the ball made by the same team.

  5. Net foul: touching the net during play.
• The playing court is a rectangle measuring 18 x 9 m, surrounded by a free zone which is a minimum of 3 m wide on all sides. The free playing space is the space above the playing area which is free from any obstructions. The free playing space shall measure a minimum of 7 m in height from the playing surface.
• The surface must be flat, horizontal and uniform.

  Ø On indoor courts the surface of the playing court must be of a light color.

  Ø On outdoor courts a slope of 5 mm per meter is allowed for drainage. Court lines made of solid materials are forbidden.
• All lines are 5 cm wide. They must be of a light color which is different from the color of the floor and from any other lines.
• Boundary Lines

  Two side lines and two end lines mark the playing court. Both side lines and end lines are drawn inside the dimensions of the playing court.
• Center Line

  The axis of the center line divides the playing court into two equal courts measuring 9 x 9 m each; however, the entire width of the line is considered to belong to both courts equally. This line extends beneath the net from side line to side line.
• Attack line

  On each court, an attack line, whose rear edge is drawn 3 m back from the axis of the center line, marks the front zone.