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PED2 Volleyball Notes
PED2 Volleyball Notes
This module allows every individual to understand the demonstration was made before the conference delegates in
importance of a recreational and competitive multiplayer the east gymnasium. The captain of one of the teams was J.J.
activity. Curran and the other John Lynch who were respectively,
mayor and chief of the fire brigade of Holyoke.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Discussed the history of Volleyball Basic Skills, Morgan explained that the new game was designed for
Terminologies and Facilities, and Equipment. gymnasia or exercise halls but could also be played in the
2. Identify the duties and responsibilities of the open air. An unlimited number of players could participate,
officiating officials. the object of the game being to keep the ball in movement
3. Explain the importance of the rules of the game. over a high net, from one side to the other.
4. Assessed the relationship between the body and
mind in pursuing a healthy habit for life. After seeing the demonstration, and hearing the explanation
of Morgan, Professor Alfred T. Halstead called attention to
The origins the action, or the active phase, of the ball's flight, and
William G. Morgan (1870-1942), who was born in the State of proposed that the name "Mintonette" be replaced by "Volley
New York, has gone down in history as the inventor of the Ball." This name was accepted by Morgan. It is interesting to
game of volleyball, to which he originally gave the name note that the same name has survived over the years, with
"Mintonette." one slight alteration: in 1952, the Administrative Committee
of the USVBA voted to spell the name with one word,
The young Morgan carried out his undergraduate studies at "Volleyball.”
the Springfield College of the YMCA (Young Men's Christian
Association). After graduating, Morgan spent his first year at Worldwide Growth
the Auburn (Maine) YMCA after which, during the summer of
1895, he moved to the YMCA at Holyoke (Massachusetts) The physical education directors of the YMCA, encouraged
where he became director of physical education. In this role, particularly by two professional schools of physical education,
he had the opportunity to establish, develop, and direct a Springfield college in Massachusetts and George
vast program of exercises and sports classes for male adults.
Williams College in Chicago (now at Downers Grove, Illinois),
His leadership was enthusiastically accepted, and his classes adopted volleyball in all its societies throughout the United
grew in numbers. He came to realize that he needed a certain States, Canada (in 1900 Canada became the first foreign
type of competitive recreational game in order to vary his country to adopt the game), and also in many other
program. Basketball, a sport that was beginning to develop, countries: Elwood S. Brown in the Philippines (1910), J.
seemed to suit young people, but it was necessary to find a Howard Crocker in China, Franklin H. Brown in Japan (1908),
less violent and less intense alternative for the older Dr. J.H. Gray in Burma, in China and in India, and others in
members. Mexico and South American, European, and African countries.
At that time Morgan developed from his own sports training By 1913 the development of volleyball on the Asian continent
methods and his practical experience in the YMCA was assured as, in that year, the game was included in the
gymnasium. Describing his first experiments he said, "In program of the first Far-Eastern Games, organized in Manila.
search of an appropriate game, tennis occurred to me, but
the idea of a net seemed a good one. We raised it to a height In 1916, the YMCA managed to induce the powerful National
of about 6 feet, 6 inches (1.98 meters) from the ground, just Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to publish its rules and
above the head of an average man. We needed a ball and a series of articles, contributing to the rapid growth of
among those using the ball of basketball”. volleyball among young college students. In 1918 the number
of players per team was limited to six, and in 1922 the
Morgan asked two of his friends from Holyoke, Dr. Frank maximum number of authorized contacts with the ball was
Wood, and John Lynch, to draw up basic concepts of the fixed at three.
game together with the first 10 rules.
Until the early 1930s volleyball was for the most part a game
Early in 1896, a conference was organized at the YMCA of leisure and recreation, and there were only a few
College in Springfield, bringing together all the YMCA international activities and competitions. There were
Directors of Physical Education. Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, different rules of the game in the various parts of the world;
director of the professional physical education training school however, national championships were played in many
(and also executive director of the department of physical countries (for instance, in Eastern Europe where the level of
education of the International Committee of YMCA's) invited play had reached a remarkable standard).
Morgan to make a demonstration of his game in the new
college stadium. Morgan took two teams, each made up of
Volleyball thus became more and more a competitive sport FACILITY and EQUIPMENTS
with high physical and technical performance.
• Ball – 9 to 10 ounces, 35 inches in circumference.
Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two • Court – 9x18 Meters
players on a sand court divided by a net. It has been an • Net – Men 2.43 meters, Women 2.24 meters,
Olympic discipline since the 1996 Games, In Atlanta Olympics. Elementary 2.12 meters.
• Antenna
Organizations • Side Vertical Markers
• Flag lets
FIVB - Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (English: • Score sheet
International Volleyball Federation), commonly known by the
acronym FIVB, is the international governing body for the
sports of indoor, beach, and grass volleyball.[1] Its
headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland and its
current president is AryGraça.