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History of Volleyball by Brianna Henderson

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  • Development of Volleyball

    Development of Volleyball
    William G. Morgan became director of physical education at the YMCA in Holyoke, MA in 1896. He needed to develop a less intense game for his older, male students to play which lead to the development of volleyball, originally called "Mignonette". www.volleyball.org/wmorgan.html

  • Original Rules of Volleyball

    Original Rules of Volleyball
    1. Court size was 25 x 50 feet
    2. Height of the net was 6 feet, 6 inches
    3. Any number of participants was allowed
    4. Serves could be assisted across the net
    5. A second serve was permitted (as in tennis) if the first was served out of bounds
    6. There was no limit to the number of hits on each side of the court
    7. Players could continuously “air dribble” the ball up to a restraining line 4 feet from the net
    8. Any ball touching the net was considered to be out of bounds

  • Original Rules of Volleyball Continued...

    Original Rules of Volleyball Continued...
    1. Faults by the receiving team, balls landing in the receiving team’s court or hit out of bounds by the receiving team resulted in a point for the serving team
    2. Faults by the serving team, balls landing in the serving team’s court or hit out of bounds by the serving team (except for first serves) resulted in “side out” for the serving team

  • Original Rules of Volleyball Continued...

    Original Rules of Volleyball Continued...
    1. Length of the game was nine “innings,” with three serves per team per inning, for three or more players on a team. If one player on a team, one serve per side; two players on a team were thus allowed two serves per side.
    HistoryofVolleyballRules1895200551507.pdf

  • The First Game of Volleyball

    The First Game of Volleyball
    During a demonstration of the new game "Mintonette", spectator commented to Morgan that it looked like the players were volleying the ball back and forth and perhaps the game should be called volleyball. The first game of volleyball was played at Springfield College on July 7th, 1896 in Springfield, MA. www.volleyball.org/history.html

  • Volleyball Spreads

    Volleyball Spreads
    Volleyball was introduced to Puerto Rico in 1909, China and the Philippines in 1910. This was the beginning of global volleyball.

  • Rule Change

    Rule Change
    Game points were reduced from 21 to 15 points.
    Made volleyball quicker. http://ncva.com/info/general-info/history-of-volleyball/

  • Rule Change

    Rule Change
    The ball could be played by any part of the body above the waist. http://ncva.com/info/general-info/history-of-volleyball/

  • Sand Volleyball

    Sand Volleyball
    Sand Volleyball started in Santa Monica, California in the 1920s. Courts were put on the beach at the playground where families played 6v6. www.volleyball.org

  • Two-man Tournament

    Two-man Tournament
    In 1947, the first official 2 man tournament was held in State Beach, CA.

  • The First Woman Championship

    The First Woman Championship
    The beginning for many more championships. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volleyball

  • Volleyball was Finally Recognized

    Volleyball was Finally Recognized
    September 24, 1957, the IOC session in Sofia recognised Volleyball as an Olympic sport.
    This later added volleyball into the Olympics. www.fivb.org/TheGame/TheGame_VolleyballOlympicGames.htm

  • Volleyball was Added as an Olympic Sport

    Volleyball was Added as an Olympic Sport
    Volleyball was added as a medal sport for men and women at the Tokyo Games in October 10th to October 24th. http://www.fivb.org/TheGame/TheGame_VolleyballOlympicGames.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Summer_Olympics

  • United States First Gold

    United States First Gold
    The United States won their first gold medal in 1984 in the Los Angeles games. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volleyball