it is a team sport played with 2 teams with each team composed of 6 players
to hit the ball over the net
to prevent the opponent team to return the ball
objectives of volleyball
mintonette
what volleyball was formerly known
mintonette
the game was played by means of hitting the ball with the use of the long handled racket
William G. Morgan
he was a physical director at the Young Men's Christians Association (YMCA)
Holyoke, Massachusetts
where volleyball was invented
February 9, 1895
when was volleyball invented?
Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the YMCA (1897)
where was the first rules of volleyball written and when?
6ft. 6in (198m) high
how tall is a mintonette net?
25x50ft. (7.6x15.2m)
how big is a mintonette court?
1922
the first nationwide tournament in the US was conducted by the National YMCA Physical Education Committee in New York City
1928
The United States Volleyball Association(USVBA)—now known as USA
Volleyball (USAV)—has conducted annual national men’s and senior men’s (age 35 and older) volleyball championships, except during 1944 and 1945.
1949
The women’s division volleyball championship of USAV was started on this year
1947
the FIVB was founded
Federacion Internationale de Volleyball
FIVB acronym
Philippine National Volleyball Federation
PIVVF acronym
18m x 9m
size of volleyball court
20-27 inches (65-67 cm)
circumference of the ball in vb
9-10oz (260-280g)
weight of vb ball
5cm wide
all lines in the court are this wide
2.24 m
net (women)
2.43
net (men)
36 feet apart and 3 feet further out from the sidelines
antenna size
arnis
the national martial art of the Philippines
indigenous people
they developed the arnis to defend themselves from the foreign invaders
kali or eskrima
another term for arnis
2010
in this year, the arnis was included among the primary sports in Palarong Pambansa
arnis
can help dexterity through strengthening and increasing your range of motion in your hands and fingerts
remy presas (Remgio Amador Presas)
founder of arnis. born on December 19,1936 at Hinigaran, Negros Occidental
to create an injury-free training method as well as an effective self-defense system in order to preserve the older arnis systems
this was the goal of remy presas
ernesto presas
younger brother of remy presas. he used the term modern arnis and called his system Kombatan
baston (baton)
the primary weapon of arnis and is a rattan stick
respect
this is important for one’s opponent as a person and as a fighter, and as a sportsman.
character
a student must be taught the moral and religious value of everything
sincerity
this is what makes the swordsman shine in the array of men to his art
discipline
arnis molds this principle. the kaleidoscopic invitations and temptations of life should never undermine man in his obligation to his art, to himself, and his fellowman
self-control
in arnis, it is important for without it, life and the good health of another may be lost
etiquette
one should learn how to respect others. giving credence to the standard and ability of another person would or will best prepare anybody in any endeavor
loyalty
a student should uphold this principle to a fellow player because any disloyalty to him is disloyalty to the art itself
anyo (form)
athletes perform sequences of movements using 2 batons