VOLLEYBALL

Is an Olympic Team Sport in which two teams of

Six (6) players are separated by a net.
 OBJECTIVE OF THE GAME

Each team tries to score point by grounding the

ball on the other teams’ court under organized
rule.
HISTORY OF VOLLEYBALL
• Volleyball was invented by WILLIAM G. MORGAN who was
a physical instructor in the YMCA in Holyoke Massachusetts,
USA. The game was created on 9th of February, 1895. It was
called Mintonette.
• Dr. Alfred Halstead suggested the name “Volley” “ball”.
 IMPORTANT DATES AND EVENTS IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE VOLLEYBALL
• 1900 – The year when the point system was adapted.
• 1910 – Elwood Brown introduced volleyball in the Philippines.
• 1912 – The year when rotation system was adapted.
• 1916 – Set and Spike were introduced.
• 1917 – The game was change from 21 to 25 points.
• 1918 – The year when the players in the court fixed to 6 players per
team. And the height of the net was 8 feet.
• 1920 – Three hits per side and back row attack rules were
instituted.
• 1921 – The year when the center line was imposed.
• 1922 – The first YMCA National Championship was held in
Brooklyn New York.
• 1924 – The year when Japan introduced the 9 – man team with 21
points to win a set.
• 1930 – The first two man beach game was played.
• 1934 – The approval and recognition of national volleyball
referees.
• 1964 – Volleyball was included in the World Olympics in
Tokyo, Japan.
• July 7, 1896 at Springfield College – the first game of
volleyball was played.