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• Volleyball


  A game for two teams, usually of six players, in which a large ball is hit by hand over a high net, the aim being to score points by making the ball reach the ground on the opponent's side of the court

  
• Volleyball, originally called "mintonette," was invented by William G. Morgan


  1895
• William G. Morgan


  • Graduate of the Springfield College of the YMCA
  • Designed the game to be a combination of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball
  • Born in 1870 at Lockport, spent childhood years attending public school and working at his father's boat yard on the banks of the Old Erie Canal
• Morgan entered Mt. Hermon Preparatory School in Northfield, Massachusetts, and developed a friendship with James A. Naismith, who was destined to be the originator of basketball


  1891
• After graduation, Morgan accepted the position of physical director of the Auburn, Maine YMCA


  1894
• Morgan accepted a similar post in Hol(e)yoke, Massachusetts, and it was here the story of Volleyball began


  1895
• Began in 1910 when the Philippines was a United States territory (1898–1946), the Filipinos continued playing volleyball up to the modern-day period in its status as an independent republic (1946–present)
• Volleyball was formally introduced on Tokyo, Japan Olympic Games as one of the be medaled sports. New rules were introduced, and the game became a formal event with international rules published worldwide


  1976
• Volleyball Timeline of Significant Events

  • In 1900, a special ball was designed for the sport
  • In 1916, in the Philippines, an offensive style of passing the ball in a high trajectory to be struck by another player (the set and spike) were introduced
  • In 1917, the game was changed from 21 to 15 points
  • In 1920, three hits per side and back row attack rules were instituted
  • In 1922, the first YMCA national championships were held in Brooklyn, NY. Twenty-seven teams from 11 states were represented
  • In 1928, it became clear that tournaments and rules were needed, so the United States Volleyball Association (USVBA, now USA Volleyball) was formed. The first U.S. Open was staged, as the field was open to non-YMCA squads
  • In 1930, the first two-man beach game was played
  • In 1934, national volleyball referees were approved and recognized
  • In 1937, at the AAU convention in Boston, action was taken to recognize the U.S. Volleyball Association as the official national governing body in the U.S
  • In 1947, the Federation Internationale De Volley-Ball (FIVB) was founded
  • In 1948, the first two-man beach tournament was held
  • In 1949, the initial World Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • In 1964, volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in Tokyo
  • In 1965, the California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) was formed
  • In 1974, the World Championships in Mexico were telecast in Japan
  • In 1975, the U.S. National Women's team began a year-round training regime in Pasadena, Texas (moved to Colorado Springs in 1979, Coto de Caza and Fountain Valley, CA, in 1980, and San Diego, CA, in 1985)
  • In 1977, the U.S. National Men's Team began a year-round training regime in Dayton, Ohio (moved to San Diego, CA, in 1981)
  • In 1983, the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) was formed
  • In 1984, the U.S. won their first medals at the Olympics in Los Angeles. The men won the gold, and the women the silver
  • In 1986, the Women's Professional Volleyball Association (WPVA) was formed
  • In 1988, the U.S. men repeated the gold in the Olympics in Korea
  • In 1990, the World League was created
  • In 1995, the sport of volleyball was 100 years old!
  • In 1996, two-person beach volleyball became an Olympic sport
• A special ball was designed for the sport

  1900
• An offensive style of passing the ball in a high trajectory to be struck by another player (the set and spike) were introduced in the Philippines


  1916
• The game was changed from 21 to 15 points

  1917
• Three hits per side and back row attack rules were instituted

  1920
• The first YMCA national championships were held in Brooklyn, NY. Twenty-seven teams from 11 states were represented

  1922
• The United States Volleyball Association (USVBA, now USA Volleyball) was formed. The first U.S. Open was staged, as the field was open to non-YMCA squads

  1928
• The first two-man beach game was played

  1930
• National volleyball referees were approved and recognized

  1934
• At the AAU convention in Boston, action was taken to recognize the U.S. Volleyball Association as the official national governing body in the U.S.


  1937
• The Federation Internationale De Volley-Ball (FIVB) was founded


  1947
• The first two-man beach tournament was held

  1948
• The initial World Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia


  1949
• Volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in Tokyo


  1964
• The California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) was formed


  1965
• The World Championships in Mexico were telecast in Japan


  1974
• The U.S. National Women's team began a year-round training regime in Pasadena, Texas (moved to Colorado Springs in 1979, Coto de Caza and Fountain Valley, CA, in 1980, and San Diego, CA, in 1985)

  1975
• The U.S. National Men's Team began a year-round training regime in Dayton, Ohio (moved to San Diego, CA, in 1981)

  1977
• The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) was formed


  1983
• The U.S. won their first medals at the Olympics in Los Angeles. The men won the gold, and the women the silver


  1984
• The Women's Professional Volleyball Association (WPVA) was formed


  1986
• The U.S. men repeated the gold in the Olympics in Korea

  1988
• The World League was created

  1990
• The sport of volleyball was 100 years old!


  1995
• Two-person beach volleyball became an Olympic sport


  1996
• A special ball was designed for the sport of volleyball

  1900
• In the Philippines, an offensive style of passing the ball in a high trajectory to be struck by another player (the set and spike) were introduced

  1916
• The game was changed from 21 to 15 points

  1917
• Three hits per side and back row attack rules were instituted

  1920
• The first YMCA national championships were held in Brooklyn, NY. Twenty-seven teams from 11 states were represented

  1922
• The United States Volleyball Association (USVBA, now USA Volleyball) was formed. The first U.S. Open was staged, as the field was open to non-YMCA squads

  1928
• The first two-man beach game was played

  1930