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In 1895, William Morgan, blended elements of baseball, basketball, tennis and handball to create the game called Mintonette, later known as Volleyball
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In 1900, a special ball was created just for the new sport. The YMCA spread volleyball to Canada and the Southern Hemisphere
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The NCAA worked with the YMCA to help create rules and regulations. Volleyball was added to physical education programs and intramural games
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Three hits per side was instituted
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The forearm pass was created out of desperation. Before this balls were taken with an overhead pass.
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Volleyball was played by over 50 million people each year in over 60 countries
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new techniques added to the game included - the soft spike (dink), forearm pass (bump), blocking across the net, and defensive diving and rolling.
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Volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The Japanese volleyball used in the 1964 Olympics, consisted of a rubber carcass with leather panelling. A similarly constructed ball is used in most modern competition. -
The NAIA and the NCAA added volleyball as a collegiate sport
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20 years after volleyball was added as an Olympic Sport the U.S men won gold and the US women won silver
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A new rally score system was put in place
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The first website about volleyball was created. Volleyball World Wide. {Link text}(http://www.volleyball.org/index.html)
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Volleyball turns 100 Years Old!
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2 person beach volleyball was added to the Olympics
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The Serve is allowed to touch the net on a serve and go over
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Won Gold in Beijing
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Volleyball has become a widely popular sport among females in the United States. Youth programs have started and has spread among the US. The sport is growing for Men as well.
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