INTRODUCTION:

The game Volleyball was originally known

as Mintonette and was invented by William
G. Morgan, physical education director of
YMCA, on February 9, 1895 in Holyoke,
Massachusetts. It was Alfred Halstead who
named it Volleyball because of one of the
skills used in playing which is volley. As
years passed by it gained international
popularity because of the enjoyment and
excitement it gave to both players and
spectators. Today, it is one of the sports
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competed in the Olympics which is held
every four years. Its international rules are governed by the FIVB (Federacion
Internacionale de Volleyball).

Volleyball, game played by two teams, usually of six players on a side, in which
the players use their hands to bat a ball back and forth over a high net, trying to
make the ball touch the court within the opponents’ playing area before it can be
returned. To prevent this a player on the opposing team bats the ball up and toward
a teammate before it touches the court surface—that teammate may then volley it
back across the net or bat it to a third teammate who volleys it across the net. A
team is allowed only three touches of the ball before it must be returned over the
net.

The Philippine Men's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team

representing Philippines in international competitions and friendly matches. It is
governed by Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas (LVPI) since 2015.