History of Volleyball On February 9‚ 1895‚ in Holyoke‚ Massachusetts‚ William G. Morgan‚ a YMCA P.E. director‚ made a game called Mignonette as a fun game to pass time by ‚ to be mostly be played inside but could be played outside‚ by any number of players. The game took some of its characteristics from tennis and handball. Another indoor sport‚ basketball was becoming popular in the area due to the fact that it had been invented just ten mile away for Springfield Massachusetts‚ four years before
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History of Volleyball Today the sport of Volleyball is 119 years old; there are more than 46 million people in North America who play volleyball. There are 800 million players worldwide who play volleyball at least once a week. Volleyball was created in 1895 by William G. Morgan an instructor at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke‚ Mass. William Morgan wanted to create a game which would have less physical contact then basketball for his class of businessmen at the time. William
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What is Volleyball? Volleyball is one of the world’s most popular sports and is played by more than 800 million people on the planet at least once a week. Volleyball has come a long way to be here‚ let me tell you of its journey here‚ shall we sit back and relax its going to be long ride‚ oh and watch out for the ball on your way up. Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are divided by a net. The object of the game is to send the ball over the net so that the opposing team
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Biomechanical Principles of volleyball (Image) Subject: Physical Education Teacher: Ms Schmidt Due Date: 25th March 2011 By Susan Schirmer Contents 1. Introduction 2. Body 2.1 Accurate technique of Serving 2.2 Mistakes in my performance 2.3 Strengths in my performance 3.0 Recommendations 4.0 Conclusion 5.0 Appendices Bibliography 1. Introduction The purpose of this report is to evaluate my performance
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THE GAME OF VOLLEYBALL Volleyball is the second most popular sport in the world today‚ exceeded only by soccer. It was invented by William G. Morgan in 1895 at a YMCA in Holyoke for middle aged men who needed something less strenuous than basketball. The sport has changed much over the years and Mr. Morgan would probably not recognize the game today. The sport involves two teams separated by a net who contact a volleyball a maximum of three times before it crosses the net to the other team
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Volleyball History The sport of volleyball originated in the United States‚ and is now just achieving the type of popularity in the U.S. that it has received on a global basis‚ where it ranks behind only soccer among participation sports. Today there are more than 46 million Americans who play volleyball. There are 800 million players worldwide who play Volleyball at least once a week. In 1895‚ William G. Morgan an instructor at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke‚ Mass
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came up to us. After introducing himself‚ he asked us if we played sports‚ and at a young age‚ I expressed him that I wished to play volleyball on my school team when I was older. Even now‚ I reflect on that conversation and contemplate on how long I have had this dream to play on a volleyball team. Little did I realize my journey to playing competitive volleyball would be one with disappointments‚ obstacles‚ and a discovery of my abilities. When tryouts rolled around at the end of the seventh grade
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Volleyball Mr. Grey 11:00–11:50 The Game of Volleyball Objective of the game The object of the game of Volleyball is for each team to send the ball regularly over the net to ground it on the opponent’s court‚ and to prevent the ball from being grounded on its own court. Basic Outline of play: The player on the back right position serves the ball by hitting it over the net to the opponent’s court. A team is not allowed to hit the ball three times in attempt to return the ball
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Terminologies of Volleyball * ASSIST - Passing or setting the ball to a team mate who attacks the ball for a kill. This stat is normally only logged for high school‚ college‚ and National/Olympic team play. * BLOCK - A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court. It may be a combination of one‚ two or three players jumping in front of the opposing spiker and contacting the spiked ball with the hands. * FOUL - A violation of the rules
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