Volleyball

History of Volleyball

By anderson183

  • Volleyball was invented!

    Volleyball was invented!
    William G. Morgan invented the sport of volleyball while working as an instructor at a local YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The sport was originally called mintonette and was a combination of basketball, tennis, baseball, and handball.

  • First Game

    First Game
    The first game of volleyball was played at Springfield College

  • USVBA

    USVBA
    The United States Volleyball Association was formed in 1928.

  • Beach Volleyball

    Beach Volleyball
    2014 Men's Beach Volleyball European Championship Highlights The first two-man beach volleyball game was played in 1930.

  • Tokyo

    Tokyo
    In 1964 volleyball was introduced in the Olympic games for the first time in Tokyo.

  • Gold and Silver

    Gold and Silver
    In 1984 the Men and Women's teams won their first medal in the Olympics in Los Angeles. Men won Gold and Women won Silver.

  • 1-0-0

    1-0-0
    The sport of volleyball is 100 years old!

  • Olympics round 2

    Olympics round 2
    2-person beach volleyball became an Olympic Sport.