Origin of Volleyball
Historical Development of Volleyball
On February 9, 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts (USA), William G. Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, created a new game calledMintonette as a pastime to be played (preferably) indoors and by any number of players. The game took some of its characteristics from tennisand handball. Another indoor sport, basketball, was catching on in the area, having been invented just ten miles (sixteen kilometers) away in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, only four years before. Mintonette was designed to be an indoor sport, less rough than basketball, for older members of the YMCA, while still requiring a bit of athletic effort.
The first rules, written down by William G Morgan, called for a net 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) high, a 25×50 ft (7.6×15.2 m) court, and any number of players. A match was composed of nine innings with three serves for each team in each inning, and no limit to the number of ball contacts for each team before sending the ball to the opponents’ court. In case of a serving error, a second try was allowed. Hitting the ball into the net was considered a foul (with loss of the point or a side-out)—except in the case of the first-try serve.
Organization
The world-wide governing body for volleyball is the International Volleyball Federation, or the "Federation Internationale de Volley-ball" (FIVB). The Federation is located in Paris, France. Originated in 1947, fourteen national federations joined together to organize international competition and to standardize the rules of volleyball around the world. The FIVB rules are used, with some modifications, in all volleyball competition except in high school in the United States.
The United States Volleyball Association(USVBA) has been designated by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as the National Governing Body (NGB) for volleyball and its rules in the United States. It was originated in 1928 by George Fisher, who is often called "The Father of Volleyball". He
On February 9, 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts (USA), William G. Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, created a new game calledMintonette as a pastime to be played (preferably) indoors and by any number of players. The game took some of its characteristics from tennisand handball. Another indoor sport, basketball, was catching on in the area, having been invented just ten miles (sixteen kilometers) away in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, only four years before. Mintonette was designed to be an indoor sport, less rough than basketball, for older members of the YMCA, while still requiring a bit of athletic effort.
The first rules, written down by William G Morgan, called for a net 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) high, a 25×50 ft (7.6×15.2 m) court, and any number of players. A match was composed of nine innings with three serves for each team in each inning, and no limit to the number of ball contacts for each team before sending the ball to the opponents’ court. In case of a serving error, a second try was allowed. Hitting the ball into the net was considered a foul (with loss of the point or a side-out)—except in the case of the first-try serve.
Organization
The world-wide governing body for volleyball is the International Volleyball Federation, or the "Federation Internationale de Volley-ball" (FIVB). The Federation is located in Paris, France. Originated in 1947, fourteen national federations joined together to organize international competition and to standardize the rules of volleyball around the world. The FIVB rules are used, with some modifications, in all volleyball competition except in high school in the United States.
The United States Volleyball Association(USVBA) has been designated by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as the National Governing Body (NGB) for volleyball and its rules in the United States. It was originated in 1928 by George Fisher, who is often called "The Father of Volleyball". He