The History & Development of Volleyball

William G. Morgan invented volleyball in 1895, initially calling the sport "Mintonette." Within a
few years it have become a popular activity at YMCAs. Within a few decades volleyball had
spread internationally and become a college sport in the United States. Over time, the rules
were refined to limit teams to six aside on the court and hits to three per possession. Volleyball
became an Olympic sport in 1964 and beach volleyball became an Olympic sport in 1996.

Invention of the Sport

Morgan developed volleyball in 1895, four years after a mentor, James Naismith, invented
basketball. As director of physical education at the Holyoke (Massachusetts) YMCA, Morgan
sought a sport less vigorous than basketball. While he was seeking for proffer sport , the game
tennis came up to his mind but he eliminate some things ,the only thing he keep is the net. He
raised the net higher than the height of the average person and experimented with various balls.
Morgan asked A.G. Spalding & Bros. to develop a ball that could be batted back and forth.

Competition Begins

Morgan showcased his new sport to YMCA directors in 1896. At the suggestion of Professor
Alfred T. Halstead, its name was changed to "volley ball" to match the action of the sport. It was
played on a smaller court (25 feet by 50 feet) with an unlimited number of players hitting the ball
an unlimited number of times. The sport's rules were published in the July 1896 edition of
"Physical Education" and were included the first official handbook of the North American YMCA
Athletic League in 1897.

Evolution of the Sport

Volleyball spread to Canada and then around the world. A version of the sport featuring 16
players aside was played at the first Far-Eastern Games in 1913. In 1918 the number of players
on the court was limited to six per team. Another major rule change came in 1922 when the
maximum number of hits per side was set at three.

Volleyball Gets Big

The sport became a serious international competition in 1947 with the formation in Paris of the
Federation Internationale De Volley-Ball. The first World Championship was held two years
later. With more than 50 million people now playing the sport in more than 60 countries by 1951,
volleyball became part of the Pan-American Games in 1955 and the Olympics in 1964. By the
late 1960s, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and National Collegiate Athletic
Association had embraced the sport.

Beach Volleyball

The outdoor version of volleyball -- a two-on-two competition played on sand -- was born as a
tournament sport in 1948. It grew in popularity after its introduction at the 1996 Summer
Olympics in Atlanta. It has been a vibrant professional sports for decades and has become one
of the fastest-growing sports at the collegiate level.

The History of Volleyball in the

Philippines
The Philippines had more influence over the style of modern volleyball than you might think. In
fact, Philippine volleyball players invented the set and spike. More than 800 million people in the
world play volleyball at least once a week, according to information from the Westlake High
School physical education department. This competitive sport burns 364 calories per hour for a
200-pound person.

Origins
The history of volleyball in the Philippines dates back to 1910. The Physical Director of the
YMCA, Elwood S. Brown, first introduced volleyball to the Philippines that year. Philippine
people began to play volleyball as a backyard sport and games of beach volleyball soon
followed, according to information from the Philippine Volleyball Federation, or PVF. Players
hung the net between two trees. They made up their own rules regarding how many players on
each side and how many times you could hit the ball before sending it over the net.

Three-Hit Limit

The Philippine style of volleyball inspired the Americans to create the three-hit limit,
according to information on the PVF website. Before the rule, Philippine volleyball
teams would sometimes let every player hit the ball before sending it over to the
opposing side. This took too much time and snuffed out the challenge and competitive
nature of the game.

Set and Spike

With the new three-hit rule in place, Philippine players experimented with new volleyball
techniques and came up with the set and spike, a.k.a. the “Filipino Bomb.” In this
offensive passing style, one player hits the volleyball and sends it high in the air to set it
up for another player on her team. A second player then strikes the ball sending it over
the net at a downward angle. This is called spiking the ball.

Philippine Amateur Volleyball Association

The date July 4, 1961 marks the birth of the Philippine Amateur Volleyball Association.
The director for the Playground and Recreation Bureau, members of the business
community and others gathered to create an organized volleyball association in the
Philippines. The Philippine Amateur Volleyball Association was later named the
Philippine Amateur Volleyball Association and is currently called the Philippine
Volleyball Federation. It is affiliated with and accredited by the Philippine Olympic
Committee, Asian Volleyball Confederation and the Federation International de
Volleyball.

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This was How Volleyball was Introduced – Facts and

Information About the Game
The game of volleyball, originally called “mintonette,” was invented in 1895 by William
G. Morgan after the invention of basketball only four years before. Morgan, a graduate
of the Springfield College of the YMCA, designed the game to be a combination of
basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball.

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The first volleyball net, borrowed from tennis, was only 6’6″ high (though you need to
remember that the average American was shorter in the nineteenth century).

The offensive style of setting and spiking was first demonstrated in the Philippines in
1916. Over the years that followed, it became clear that standard rules were needed for
tournament play, and thus the USVBA (United States Volleyball Association) was
formed in 1928.
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Two years later, the first two-man beach volleyball game was played, though the
professional side of the sport did not emerge until much later. Not surprisingly, the first
beach volleyball association appeared in California (1965), and the professional players
united under the auspices of the AVP (American Volleyball Professionals) in 1983.

During the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, American men and women took gold and silver
medals in indoor volleyball competitions. Four years later at the Olympics in Korea, the
men once again scored gold. Starting in 1996, two-man beach volleyball was officially
introduced to the Olympics. Today, there are more than 800 million volleyball players
worldwide, 46 million of them in the U.S.

Timeline of Significant Volleyball Events

In 1900, a special ball was designed for the sport.

In 1916, in the Philippines, an offensive style of passing the ball in a high trajectory to
be struck by another player (the set and spike) were introduced.

In 1917, the game was changed from 21 to 15 points.

In 1920, three hits per side and back row attack rules were instituted.

In 1922, the first YMCA national championships were held in Brooklyn, NY. Twenty-
seven teams from 11 states were represented.

In 1928, it became clear that tournaments and rules were needed, so the United States
Volleyball Association (USVBA, now USA Volleyball) was formed. The first U.S. Open
was staged, as the field was open to non-YMCA squads.

In 1930, the first two-man beach game was played.

In 1934, national volleyball referees were approved and recognized.

In 1937, at the AAU convention in Boston, action was taken to recognize the U.S.
Volleyball Association as the official national governing body in the U.S.

In 1947, the Federation Internationale De Volley-Ball (FIVB) was founded.

In 1948, the first two-man beach tournament was held.

In 1949, the initial World Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

In 1964, volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

In 1965, the California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) was formed.

In 1974, the World Championships in Mexico were telecast in Japan.

In 1975, the U.S. National Women’s team began a year-round training regime in
Pasadena, Texas (moved to Colorado Springs in 1979, Coto de Caza and Fountain
Valley, CA, in 1980, and San Diego, CA, in 1985).

In 1977, the U.S. National Men’s Team began a year-round training regime in Dayton,
Ohio (moved to San Diego, CA, in 1981).

In 1983, the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) was formed.

In 1984, the U.S. won their first medals at the Olympics in Los Angeles. The men won
the gold, and the women the silver.

In 1986, the Women’s Professional Volleyball Association (WPVA) was formed.

In 1988, the U.S. men repeated the gold in the Olympics in Korea.

In 1990, the World League was created.

In 1995, the sport of volleyball was 100 years old!

In 1996, two-person beach volleyball became an Olympic sport.

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