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Who came up with the idea of Volleyball?
Volleyball was invented by William Morgan in 1896 in Holyoke, Mass. and was originally called "mintonette". -
What year was the volleyball made?
1900: a special ball was designed for the sport. -
History of the "Set and Spike"
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. -
*RULES*
1920: three hits per side and back row attack rules were instituted. -
Where was the first match for guys at?
1930s: the first two-man beach volleyball game is played in Santa Monica, California.. -
Toyko Volleyball Match
1964: Volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in Tokyo. -
Olympics
1984: the U.S. won their first medals at the Olympics in Los Angeles. The Men won the Gold, and the Women the Silver. -
When was WPVA formed ?
1986: the Women's Professional Volleyball Association (WPVA) was formed. -
Olympics in Korea
1988: the U.S. Men repeated the Gold in the Olympics in Korea. -
World League
1990: the World League was created -
Why Is 1995 so important ?
In 1995, the sport of Volleyball was 100 years old! -
Beach Volleyball
1996: 2-person beach volleyball debuted as an Olympic Sport. -
Beach Volleyball Tournament
1997: Dain Blanton (with Canyon Ceman) becomes the first African-American professional beach volleyball player to win a tournament on the Miller Lite/AVP Tour. -
Christopher "Sinjin" Smith
2001: Christopher "Sinjin" Smith plays the final match of his impressive career, a 21-19 and 24-22 loss with George Roumain to Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers in the 4th round of the contender's bracket at the AVP Manhattan Beach Open. Sinjin retires as the leader in tournaments played with 416, 2nd in all-time victories with 139, and 4th in all-time winnings with over US$1.6 million earned. -
Volleyball Court
2002: Beach volleyball court dimensions reduced to 8m x 8m per side. -
Kerri Walsh
2004: Kerri Walsh and Misty May Win the Women's Olympic Beach Volleyball Title -
What is Volleybal ?!
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.
