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WEEK MODULE PHYSICAL EDUCATIOAN AND HEALTH .

Introduction

The game volleyball has been played and enjoyed for centuries. Volleyball is agreat past time
and a fun game to participate in. It is a sport that does not take a lot of stamina or skill on the
players part. It also is a good game to play in larger groups and with friends.

Volleyball is above all a team sport, where star players will not make or break the game.
Volleyball relies on all the team members' abilities without focusing on errors. It is a great game
to play for enjoyment, not competition. It is a game that takes energy and will keep you fit, but
does not wear you out completely.

Ifyou are not an extremely athletic person, volleyball is a great

sport to test yourself at. It is not a very exuberating game, and
does not require a lot of movement.

It is a fairly mellow game and is very enjoyable. You can make

the game of volleyball very powerful and strenuous, but you
can also shy away from that. It comes highly recommended as
a sport that most anyone can participate in. It is definitely not a
sport that only the young can participate in.

Volleyball does notjust have to be a summer sport. The good thing about volleyball is that it can
be played indoors. Unlike baseball and softball, (unless you are in a dome) the only requirement
to play volleyball indoors is a net.

Overall, volleyball is an excellent sport to participate in if you wish to join an activity. After a
few games you will feel like an old pro and quickly learn the ins and outs to the game. Volleyball
will add excitement and an out of the ordinary experience.

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 History of VolleyBall .

On February 9, 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts (USA), William G. Morgan, a YMCA physical

education director, created a new game called Mintonette as a pastime to be played preferably
indoors and by any number of players. T he game took some of its characteristics from tennis
and handball. Another indoor sport, basketball, was catching on in the area, having been
invented just ten miles (SIXteen kilometers) away in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts only
four years before. Mintonette (as volleyball was then known) was designed to be an indoor
sport less rough than basketball for older members of the YMCA, while still requiring a bit of
athletic efort

The first rules, written down by William G. Morgan, called for a net 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 meters)
high, a 25 x 50 foot (7.6 x 15.2 meter) court, and any number of players. A match was
composed of nine innings with three serves for each team in each inning, and no limit to the
number of ball contacts for each team before sending the ball to the opponents' court. In case
ofa serving error, a second try was allowed. Hitting the ball into the net was considered a foul
(with loss of the point or a side-out except in the case of the first-try serve. After an observer,
Alfred Halstead, noticed the volleying nature of the game at its first exhibition match in 1896,
played at the Springfield YMCA, the game quickly became known as volleyball (it was originally
spelled as two words: "volley ball").Volleyball rules were slightly modified by the Springfield
YMCA and the game spread around the country to other YMCA locations.

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 Refinements and Later Developments .

The first official ball used in volleyball is disputed; some sources say that Spalding created the
first official ball in 1896, while others claim it was created in 1900. The rules have evolved over
time; by 1916, the skill and power of the set and spike had been introduced, and four years
later a "three hits" rule and back row hitting guidelines were established. In 1917, the game was
changed from 21 to 15 points. In 1919, about 16,000 volleyballs were distributed by the
American Expeditionary Forces to their troops and allies, which sparked the growth of volleyball
in new countries.

The first country outside the United States to adopt volleyball was Canada in 1900. An
international federation, the FederationInternationale de Volleyball (FIVB), was founded in
1947, and the first World Championships were held in 1949 for men and 1952 for women. The
sport is now popular in Brazil, in Europe (where especially Italy, the Netherlands and countries
from Eastern Europe have ben major forces since the late 1980s), in Russia, and in other
countries including China and the rest of Asia, as well in as the United States.

Beach volleyball, a variation of the game played on sand and with only two playerss per team,
became a FIVB-endorsed variation in 1987 and was added to the Olympic program at the 1996
Summer Olympics.

 10 years the game spread to other countries

 Canada began playing in 1900

 Carribean began playing in 1906

 Japan began playing in 1908

 Phillippines began playing in 1910

 Military introduced volleyball to Europe during world war 1

 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) was introduced.

 In 1917, the scoring was changed from 21 to 15 points.

 In 1920, the three hits per side and the back row attack rules were instituted.

 In 1930, the first two-man beach game was played.

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 In 1934, the approval and recognition of national volleyball referees came about.

 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 in the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

 In 1974, the World Championships in Mexico were telecast in Japan.

 In 1987, the FIVB added a Beach Volleyball World Championship Series.

 In 1990, the World League was created

 In 1995, the sport Volleyball was 100 years old!

 In 1996, the 2-person beach volleyball was added to the Olympics