William G. Morgan created volleyball in 1895 as a YMCA P.E. director in the town of Holyoke‚ Massachusetts.. It was first called mintonette. The name came from the game called badminton. Mintonette‚ later known as volleyball‚ took certain things from tennis and handball and was designed to be an indoor sport. The game was intended to be better on a person’s body than basketball and was aimed more towards the older members of the YMCA while still requiring athletic ability. The first rules included
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Sport: Volleyball Skill: How to spike a volleyball Equipment: Volleyball and volleyball net Directions: 1. Stretch your arms and legs for 10-20 seconds each before starting. This will reduce your risk of pulling a muscle or injuring yourself. 2. Position yourself behind the 10-foot line (attack line)‚ which is the line that is about 4 feet away from the net. If you have long legs or take bigger steps‚ stand a little farther back. If you are left handed‚ you may want to spike on the right
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The test of time and volleyball! Volleyball is a game for two teams in which the object is to keep a large ball in motion‚ from side to side over a high net‚ by striking it with hands before it touches the ground. Today‚ volleyball is known as a sport for high school‚ college and the Olympics mainly played by women. But‚ where did volleyball initially begin? In 1895‚ the first game of volleyball was played in Holyoke‚ Massachusetts. Developed by William G. Morgan of the YMCA‚ it was for older
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many life lessons that cannot be taught by anyone else‚ they are one of you best friends‚ and they are like family to you. A person that fits all of this is my volleyball coach Sarah. Sarah has had a huge role into shaping me into the person that I am today. She has had such a huge impact on my life since I began playing the game of volleyball. A time with Sarah that I can remember most vividly was the last game of my senior year but more specifically‚ our last team meeting when we got back to the high
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Many families in the North Texas Region live day by day not knowing when their next meal will be and are unable to provide a Christmas that every family deserves. This year the club I play for‚ Tejas Volleyball Club‚ is making it possible for all families to experience the joys of a holiday so important. Tejas notices the stress on families that struggle with money this time of year. We realize Christmas should be carefree holiday that all families need to enjoy together with a Christmas dinner and
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Bailey Oud 4 WRITING TASK 3 : Compare and Contrast: Mountain Vs Beach Vacation COMM1085 Section #79 By Bailey Oud ID: 6671796 Instructor: Louise Lloyd Date: October 30‚ 2014 Ever since couples have had the luxury of the honeymoon‚ along with a never ending list of post-matrimony getaway options‚ the choice of where to go for this once in a life time vacation has become increasingly important. As the perfect romantic getaway has become more and more ideal‚ the beach versus the mountain escape
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My volleyball team is the Saint Susanna Spartans. There are eight people on this team‚ myself included‚ and we are on the A team. The other girls on the team are: Adison‚ Audra‚ Emma‚ Grace‚ Isabel‚ Lydia‚ and Madison. Everyone on the team is kind and smart. They are wonderful people. We have two setters‚ Madison‚ and myself. We also have middle hitters and outside hitters. Emma and Grace are middle hitters. Lydia and Adison are outside hitters. Isabel and Audra are general passers. We all have our
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One of the most significant‚ influential days in my life thus far occurred when I was in eighth grade. I had made the varsity cut for volleyball. This might sound shallow to most people; I got into a team‚ great‚ but what is the big deal? For me‚ it was‚ however‚ because this one thing that happened‚ that day‚ changed my life forever. Getting into a varsity team in eighth grade shaped the rest of my high school years. Being part of a team in which your age is a drastic outlier makes you particular
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A time I experienced failure was during last year’s school volleyball season‚ when I was a junior. I had worked hard throughout the season and towards the end of the season it all went downhill. It started with my coach talking to me about swinging down to JV‚ this had happened a little over half way through the season. He said it was a good opportunity to play more‚ I saw it more as an insult since I had been full on varsity up until then. I had worked my butt off to earn my spot and in my heart
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Volleyball had a significant impact on my life. It really helped build my self-esteem and instilled a value of hard work and setting goals. I was never the tallest player‚ never the fastest‚ or most athletic but I did work the hardest and I had a leadership quality. I also loved the game. I wanted to play every second that I could. If I wasn’t playing I was training. My motto was the harder you work the luckier you get. I remember trying to explain this concept my second oldest sister‚ who
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