DE GUZMAN, KIM MARIA T.

BSA -2
UNIT II : Volleyball
History of Volleyball
- On February 9, 1805, in Holyoke, Massachusetts ( USA), William G Merges TAUA Physical Education
Director, created a new game called Mist, at pastion to be played preferably indoors, and by any number
of players
- The first rule constructed by William G. Morgan was the requirement of net elt xin (195m) high, a
25ftx50ft (7.6mx 15.2m) court, and any sumber of players.
- A match was composed of nine innings with three serves ach team in each inning.
- There was no limit to the number of hall contacts for each team before sending the ball to the opponents'
court
- In 1898, William G. Morgan, an instructor at the Young Men' Christian Association (YMCA) in
Holyoke, Mass, decided to blend elements of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball to create a game
for his classes of businessment which would demand less physical contact than basketball
- During a demonstration game, someone remarked to Morgan that the players seemed to be volleying the
hall back and forth over the net and perhaps volleyball would be a more descriptive name for the sport
- After Alfred Halstead noticed the volleying nature of the game at its first exhibition match in 1800,
played at the International YMCA Training School (now called Springfield College)
- Volleyball (originally written in two words "volley ball).
- Volleyball rules were slightly modified by the International YMCA Training School, and the game
spread around the country in various YMCAS
- The following year, after Spaulding Company made the ball, WE Day developed new rules of the game.
- In 1916, the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) and the National Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA) published the rules of the game and made additional changes.
- The incumbent president of the International Volleyball Federation (IVBF).
- The first Pan Asian Game was held in 1917, and was participated by the Philippines and China.
- In the Pan Asian Game, the 16-man volleyball system was implemented which means that these 32
players involved. 16 players for each side.
- Then in 1927, the Far Eastern Games Rules were adopted in the Philippines until 1956 There were nine
players on one side.
- America introduced volleyball to Europe during the first and second world wars, as a recreational
activity. The YMCA program was also instrumental in bringing
- This style of power volleyball made them dominate volleyball in international competitions for three
decades winning several titles in both men and women divisions Europe has the most titles in the world
volleyball championships, and in the Olympic Games Crechoslovakia contributed to European volleyball
with its highly individualistic mastery in techniques and tactics
- In 1947, the International Volley Ball Federation (IVBF) was founded, with Paul Libaud as its first
president.
- Under his term in 37 years, volleyball improved by leaps and bounds The IVBF unified rules were
adopted for the first time.
- In the East Asia, the Japanese developed their quick attack combinations and their devoted defense to be
ranked in the world top level in the 60's and 70's and the Chinese women's team in the 80's.
- Other countries contributed measures that raise volleyball to a highly competitive sport.
- The Cubans were known for their great jumping ability.
- The USA men's team combining European and Asian styles of play, and implementing new attack and
defense tactics, dominated the Olympics and the world championship.
- Volleyball gained popularity worldwide.
- When volleyball was introduced in the Philippines, a Filipino started spiking, as one of the spectacular
aspects of offense
- Spiking actually revolutionized the game and made the sport a highly competitive one. Dr. Ruben
Acosta acknowledged this in his opening speech in the 1998 World Volleyball Grand Prix held in Manila
- The Philippine women's volleyball team used to dominate the ASEAN volleyball.
- The last time the team won the gold medal in the women's division was in 1993 in Singapore ASEAN
Games Thailand won over the Philippine team because of Thailand's continuous, systematic and scientific
program Thailand has dominated women ASEAN Volleyball, and is starting challenge the dominance of
Japan, Korea and China.
- Volleyball is now a very popular sport and ranks next to soccer an football as the world's most popular
sports
- Volleyball is developing rapid and enormously that technical progress and international rule changes
have dramatically made volleyball spectators' sport.