The History of Volleyball

Who invented volleyball?

1895

http://www.volleyball.com/volleyball-101/history-of-volleyball/ The game of volleyball, originally called “mintonette,” was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan after the invention of basketball only four years before.

First game played

1896

http://volleyball.org/history.html 1896, July 7th - at Springfield College the first game of "volleyball" was played.

The Ball

1900

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The Net

1900

https://www.sportsknowhow.com/volleyball/history/volleyball-history.shtml The height of the net was raised to make play more challenging.

Set and Spike

1916

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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.

Points

1917

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First National Championship Game

1922

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Beach Volleyball

1930

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Initial World Championships

1949

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC)

1957

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Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP)

1983

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Happy Birthday Volleyball

1995

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