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Birth of Volleyball
In 1895, William Morgan, blended elements of baseball, basketball, tennis and handball to create the game called Mintonette, later known as Volleyball -
Growth of Volleyball
In 1900, a special ball was created just for the new sport. The YMCA spread volleyball to Canada and the Southern Hemisphere -
The NCAA
The NCAA worked with the YMCA to help create rules and regulations. Volleyball was added to physical education programs and intramural games -
3 hits
Three hits per side was instituted -
Forearm Pass
The forearm pass was created out of desperation. Before this balls were taken with an overhead pass. -
Popularity
Volleyball was played by over 50 million people each year in over 60 countries -
The 60s
new techniques added to the game included - the soft spike (dink), forearm pass (bump), blocking across the net, and defensive diving and rolling. -
The Olympics
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. -
College Sport
The NAIA and the NCAA added volleyball as a collegiate sport -
20 years later
20 years after volleyball was added as an Olympic Sport the U.S men won gold and the US women won silver -
Rally Scoring
A new rally score system was put in place -
The World Wide Web
The first website about volleyball was created. Volleyball World Wide. {Link text}(http://www.volleyball.org/index.html) -
Happy Birthday!
Volleyball turns 100 Years Old! -
Beach Volleyball
2 person beach volleyball was added to the Olympics -
Let Serve
The Serve is allowed to touch the net on a serve and go over -
Misty May Kerri Walsh
Won Gold in Beijing -
Today
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.
