The Evolution of volleyball

By Jo612

  • First Originated

    An instructor named William. G. Morgan decide to combined the ideas of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball to create a new game.

  • Reached across the seas to Japan throughout Asia

  • A Special equipped ball was created to help the game and the height of the net was altered.

    This would allow players to do more with the game.

  • Decision that court size had to be 35x60 feet, and rotations of the positions.

  • The Philippines created '"set" and "spike"

    The creation of the main building blocks of the game. An offensive style of passing was also created to help trajectory.

  • Point requirement changed.

    This changed the points from 21-15.

  • The decision of amount need to play

    Eventually in 1918 it became the standard way of executing the sport to have 6 players on each side.

  • The military sent 16,000 volleyballs to help occupy troops who were off at war

  • New rules were added

    It also became a standard rule to minimize the amount of touches during the game to make it more competative.

  • The first championship was held by the YMCA in brooklyn NY

  • Net change again.

    It was required that the net be adjusted to 3 feet wide, 4 inch square mesh of number 30 brown thread, canvas cover, top and bottom with 1/4 inch cable at tope and 1/4 inch rope at the bottom

  • The U.S started the national volleyball association.

    This was an association that represented the sport to help expand the game.

  • Beach volleyball was created

    This was requires two players instead of six

  • The approval to provide volleyball referees

  • Volleyball was denied to be an olympic sport.

  • Volleyball was added to the olympic games

  • The Womans Professional Volleyball Association was created

  • The first Woman professional volleyball event in Newport beach