History Of Volleyball

Volleyball is a sport that most people are familiar with. It’s played at almost every school and in many parks across the nation, but there are still some things you might not know about volleyball. Here are some fun facts about the sport and how it all started.

Volleyball evolved from a combination of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball.

Volleyball evolved from a combination of basketball, baseball and tennis. William G. Morgan was the man who invented it in 1896 when he was teaching at Princeton University. The name “volleyball” comes from its similarity to handball, which is played on courts that are 59’x29′.

The first game of volleyball wasn’t played until 1900 when students playing on university grounds created an organized version of the sport using wood planks thrown at each other with their hands (like hockey players use sticks today). It wasn’t until 1908 that an official rule book was written for this new sport called “mintonette.” In those days players couldn’t wear gloves—they had bare hands! Today there are different kinds of equipment used in volleyball depending on where you live–for example: beach volley balls are made out of rubber instead of metal so they don’t break easily during playtime; field or indoor/outdoor outdoor ball sizes vary depending on where they’re being used too such as beach volley balls being smaller than indoor ones because they’re designed specifically for sand conditions rather than grassy fields where some courts may need extra padding around them due too extreme temperatures outside during summer months etcetera.”

Volleyball was originally called “mintonette.”

Volleyball was originally called “mintonette.” The sport was invented by William G. Morgan in 1895, and it was played with a ball and two teams of six players each. The object of the game was to get the ball over the net as many times as possible within one minute (it’s still played this way today). Mintonette (which means “shuttlecock” in French) was named after an earlier version of volleyball that involved slamming a shuttlecock through hoops or marking lines on fields with chalk or paint; this type of match continues today under different names such as racquetball or handball

Volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan.

Volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan, a physical education instructor at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. The first game was played on January 28th 1895 at the school’s gymnasium and featured students from Harvard University and Springfield High School who were practicing for a basketball tournament later that spring (the game would be renamed “mintonette”). In an interview with Sports Illustrated in 1999, William G. Morgan said:

“I invented it as part of my effort to improve swimming and tennis technique.”

The game is played best two out of three matches.

The game is played best two out of three matches. Each team gets three points for a win and one point for a loss. A game can be won by the first side to reach 15 points or by winning a tie-break if there are still tied at 14 points each team.

There are several options for deciding how many games will be played:

• Best of three: The first two sets are played; if they’re tied, a third set is played with no time limit (as in soccer). If all sets are tied at 1-1, sudden death overtime starts with no time limit on either side until one side reaches 2-2 or 3-3 (whichever comes first). If the score reaches 5-5 after regular play has finished, then sudden death goes into extra innings until someone wins it all!
• Best of five: Same as above except there’s an additional 10 minutes added before each set begins so that both teams have enough time between matches if they should happen to play them consecutively instead of separately as we discussed above.”

Each match consists of five games.

Each match consists of five games. The first two games are played to 15 points, and the third and fourth are played to 25 points. The fifth game is usually the most important one because it decides whether your team wins or loses that tournament.

A player can serve the ball only once per turn.

A player can serve the ball only once per turn. The server must touch the ball with either their hand, a fist or any part of their body except for their feet. The server may not touch a non-playing player’s foot, nor may they touch themselves or another member of their own team (except in between serves).

The server cannot change where they are serving from during a point; however, they can move outside of the court area and then return to serve again.

Conclusion

Volleyball is a great sport to play, especially in summertime. It’s also a great way to stay active and have fun while getting fit!