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12,2019

This was How Volleyball was Introduced – Facts and Information About the Game

The game of volleyball, originally called “mintonette,” was invented in 1895 by William G.
Morgan after the invention of basketball only four years before. Morgan, a graduate of the
Springfield College of the YMCA, designed the game to be a combination of basketball,
baseball, tennis, and handball.

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The first volleyball net, borrowed from tennis, was only 6’6″ high (though you need to remember
that the average American was shorter in the nineteenth century).

The offensive style of setting and spiking was first demonstrated in the Philippines in 1916. Over
the years that followed, it became clear that standard rules were needed for tournament play, and
thus the USVBA (United States Volleyball Association) was formed in 1928.

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Two years later, the first two-man beach volleyball game was played, though the professional
side of the sport did not emerge until much later. Not surprisingly, the first beach volleyball
association appeared in California (1965), and the professional players united under the auspices
of the AVP (American Volleyball Professionals) in 1983.

During the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, American men and women took gold and silver medals
in indoor volleyball competitions. Four years later at the Olympics in Korea, the men once again
scored gold. Starting in 1996, two-man beach volleyball was officially introduced to the
Olympics. Today, there are more than 800 million volleyball players worldwide, 46 million of
them in the U.S.

Timeline of Significant Volleyball Events

 In 1900, a special ball was designed for the sport.

 In 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.
  In 1917, the game was changed from 21 to 15 points.
 In 1920, three hits per side and back row attack rules were instituted.
 In 1922, the first YMCA national championships were held in Brooklyn, NY. Twenty-
seven teams from 11 states were represented.
 In 1928, it became clear that tournaments and rules were needed, so the United States
Volleyball Association (USVBA, now USA Volleyball) was formed. The first U.S. Open
was staged, as the field was open to non-YMCA squads.
 In 1930, the first two-man beach game was played.
 In 1934, national volleyball referees were approved and recognized.
 In 1937, at the AAU convention in Boston, action was taken to recognize the U.S.
Volleyball Association as the official national governing body in the U.S.
 In 1947, the Federation Internationale De Volley-Ball (FIVB) was founded.
 In 1948, the first two-man beach tournament was held.
 In 1949, the initial World Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
 In 1964, volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
 In 1965, the California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) was formed.
 In 1974, the World Championships in Mexico were telecast in Japan.
 In 1975, the U.S. National Women’s team began a year-round training regime in
Pasadena, Texas (moved to Colorado Springs in 1979, Coto de Caza and Fountain
Valley, CA, in 1980, and San Diego, CA, in 1985).
 In 1977, the U.S. National Men’s Team began a year-round training regime in Dayton,
Ohio (moved to San Diego, CA, in 1981).
 In 1983, the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) was formed.
 In 1984, the U.S. won their first medals at the Olympics in Los Angeles. The men won
the gold, and the women the silver.
 In 1986, the Women’s Professional Volleyball Association (WPVA) was formed.
 In 1988, the U.S. men repeated the gold in the Olympics in Korea.
 In 1990, the World League was created.
 In 1995, the sport of volleyball was 100 years old!
 In 1996, two-person beach volleyball became an Olympic sport.

Volleyball Fundamentals Are Key

Six basic skills:

 1. Passing

Passing is simply getting the ball to someone else on your team after it’s been served or hit over
the net by the opposing team. It’s commonly thought of as the most important skill in all of
volleyball, because your team can’t return the ball without a solid volleyball pass. Forearm
volleyball passes are often used to direct the ball in a controlled manner to a teammate, but
overhead passing is another option.

2. Setting

The setter has the most important position on the team, and is often the team leader for this
reason. It’s their job to make it easy for a teammate to get the ball over the volleyball net,
preferably with a spike that the other team can’t return. The setting motion gets the ball hanging
in the air, ready to be spiked by another teammate with force.

3. Spiking

A real crowd-pleaser, spiking is the act of slamming the ball in a downward motion across the
volleyball net to the other team’s side of the court. When done well, spiking is very difficult to
return, which is why it’s an essential skill. A proper spike will help accumulate points quickly.

4. Blocking

Blocking is another important skill, although it’s probably the most expendable of the
fundamentals. Still, it adds a great dimension to the game, keeping the other team on their toes,
so to speak. By timing it right, you can jump up and deflect or block the opponent’s attack before
it even crosses the volleyball net, which can take them by surprise and give your team an easy
point.

5. Digging

Digging is a defensive maneuver in volleyball that can save your team from an offensive spike or
attack. Your job is to keep the ball from hitting the floor, and you do that by diving and passing
the ball in a fluid motion. Unlike a typical pass, you’ll probably be trying to recover the ball from
a steep downward trajectory. This is another great skill to have, but isn’t as important as passing,
setting, or spiking.

6. Serving
Our final fundamental skills is serving. How can you be a great volleyball player without
knowing how to serve? There are a variety of ways to serve, but you’ll most often see the
underhand or overhand serves.

-For an underhand serve, if you’re right-handed, hold the ball in your left hand while the right
hand makes a fist with the thumb on top. Make contact with the underside of the ball to send it
over the net.

-For an overhand serve (which is more advanced and common among skilled players) you’ll be
tossing the ball up while you pull back the dominant arm and swing. Don’t follow through after
your hand contacts the ball, which should feel almost like you’re punching the ball across the
volleyball net.

Basic Volleyball Rules

 6 players on the floor at any one time - 3 in the front row and 3 in the back row
 Maximum of 3 hits per side
 Points are made on every serve for winning team of rally (rally-point scoring).
 Player may not hit the ball twice in succession. (A block is not considered a hit.)
 Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on a serve.
 A ball hitting a boundary line is in.
 A ball is out if it hits an antenna, the floor completely outside the court, any of the net or
cables outside the antennae, the referee stands or pole, the ceiling above a non-playable
area.
 It is legal to contact the ball with any part of a player’s body.
 It is illegal to catch, hold or throw the ball.
 A player cannot block or attack a serve from on or inside the 10-foot line.
 After the serve, front-line players may switch positions at the net.
 Matches are made up of sets; the number depends on level of play. 3-set matches are 2
sets to 25 points and a third set to 15. Each set must be won by two points. The winner is
the first team to win 2 sets. 5-set matches are 4 sets to 25 points and fifth set to 15. The
team must win by 2 unless tournament rules dictate otherwise. The winner is the first
team to win three sets.

Basic Volleyball Rule Violations

 Rule violations that result in a point for the opponent
 When serving, the player steps on or across the service line as while making contact with
the ball.
 Failure to serve the ball over the net successfully.
 Ball-handling errors. Contacting the ball illegally (double touching, lifting, carrying,
throwing, etc.)
 Touching the net with any part of the body while the ball is in play.
 When blocking a ball coming from the opponent’s court, it’s illegal to contact the ball
when reaching over the net if both your opponent has not used 3 contacts AND they have
a player there to make a play on the ball.
 When attacking a ball coming from the opponent’s court, contacting the ball when
reaching over the net is a violation if the ball has not yet broken the vertical plane of the
net.
 Crossing the court centerline with any part of your body is a violation. Exception: if it is
the hand or foot. In this case, the entire hand or entire foot must cross for it to be a
violation.
 Serving out of rotation/order.
 Back-row player blocking (deflecting a ball coming from the opponent) when, at the
moment of contact, the back-row player is near the net and has part of his/her body above
the top of the net. This is an illegal block.
 Back-row player attacking a ball inside the front zone (the area inside the 3M/10-foot
line) when, at the moment of contact, the ball is completely above the net. This is an
illegal attack.