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William G. Morgan invented volleyball
-William G. Morgan decided to combine elements of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball to create volleyball
-It was originally called Mintonette -
A special ball was designed for the sport
-William G. Morgan tried a basketball bladder, but this was too light and too slow. So he tried the basketball itself, which was too big and too heavy.
-The actual volleyball was leather covered. -
The development of volleyball on the Asian continent
-It was included in the programme of the first far-eastern games in manila
-”Brown” rules: used 16 players to enable a greater participation in matches -
Set and Spike are born
-The set and spike was developed in the phillipines -
First outdoors beach
-Volleyball was usually played indoors until 1920’s
-The first beach volleyball was played in Santa Monica, California -
Open tournaments held at five beaches in California
-Santa Barbara
-State
-Corona Del Mar
-Laguna
-San Diego
-Beach volleyball became an entertainment show -
The U.S. won their first medals at the Olympics in Los Angeles
-Men won gold
-Women won silver -
100 years old!
-Volleyball originated in the US
-The sport of volleyball is officially 100 years old -
Olympics in Atlanta
-24 men teams represented their countries in the first Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournament
-16 women teams represented their countries in the first Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournament -
US won the Women's Olympic Beach Volleyball Title
-Kerri Walsh and Misty May
