The History of Volleyball In 1895‚ a man named William Morgan wanted to create a new game requiring less physical contact than basketball. He decided to blend elements of basketball‚ tennis‚ handball‚ and baseball resulting in the game of Volleyball (at the time called mintonette). Morgan took a tennis net and raised it 6 ½ feet; he required the players to hit the ball back and forth over it‚ keeping it from hitting the ground. During a demonstration‚ someone stated that the players seemed to
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(non-profit organization) SINCE 1993 15TH Annual - Highway 83 High School Power - Volleyball League Over 375 High Schools Have Participated Biggest "FEMALE" Summer Event in South Texas Over 3‚550 participants have played club/traveled from Brownsville and Roma to Play in the BEST Power League in South Texas. 7 Great days of Tournament Play; College Coaches Attending; Receive College Scholarship Opportunities; Officials will be provided; ** RGV HWY 83 will award an MVP individual
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The market size for beach towels in the state of Florida is particularly high. The state of Florida‚ the state in which the Beach Sheet headquarters will be located‚ attracts a very high number of visitors per year. Data for the 2006 calendar year shows that over 83 million people visited the state this particular year. Also for 2006‚ these 83 million people left an economic impact of over $65 billion in tourism spending. Statistics also show that the main activities these tourists perform while
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million in trade‚ which means that this city is one of the wealthiest in the state of California.(Port of Long Beach). Therefore‚ even though desalinization is an expensive and energy consuming process‚ Long Beach’s economic standing makes it one of the few cities in California that is actually capable of constructing a desalinization facility. Along with its wealthier economy‚ Long Beach its located on the Pacific coast of California‚ which also makes it an ideal location for a desalinization facility
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The History and Game of Volleyball The game of volleyball‚ which was originally called "mintonette"‚ was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan. The game was styled as a combination of basketball‚ baseball‚ tennis‚ and handball. Over the years that followed‚ it soon became clear that rule standardizations were needed for tournament play and the USVBA was created in 1928. There are two main forms of volleyball‚ indoor and outdoor. Indoor volleyball is played indoors on a court made of wood or a synthetic
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Beach Erosion on Long Beach Island and the Grand Strand Earth 111 ------------------------------------------------- Abstract Long Beach Island is a barrier island located approximately one mile off of the southern coast of New Jersey. The island in some areas is only a half-mile wide‚ with some areas‚ which are even narrower. Therefore‚ coastal erosion and flooding are both major concerns for the residents. Most of the island’s eighteen miles of beaches have experienced significant damage
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Spike Lee was born Shelton Jackson Lee on March 20‚ 1957‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia. He was making amateur films by age 20‚ and won a Student Academy Award for his graduate thesis film. Lee drew attention with his first feature‚ She’s Gotta Have It -- one of the most profitable films made in 1986 -- and continues to create films that explore provoking topics like race‚ politics and violence. He is also known for his documentaries and commercials. ‚ Lee was making amateur films by age 20. His first student
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Tiffany L. Giles @02623399 Black Diaspora Shelton Jackson Lee‚ also known as "Spike Lee" was born on March 20‚ 1957 in Atlanta‚ GA. Spike Lee is one of the most famous African American filmmakers of all time. He is known for his innovative and groundbreaking films that uplift the African American community and define our culture. Lee is credited to be one of the most prolific African American artists of all time. From his extensive work in both television and film‚ Lee has given voice to race relations
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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
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Top Three Offensive Systems Playing volleyball in high school our coaches never told us about the different offensive systems‚ all we knew is that while on the court we had two setters‚ three hitters‚ a backrow and a libero. The setters would be in opposite positions‚ i.e if the first setter was in position 1 then the second setter would be in 4‚ and our offense would work around that format. But after doing a little research I found that there were offensive setups called systems the 5-1‚ the
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