FACTS ABOUT

VOLLEY A NON-CONTACT SPORT USING A NET IN WHICH

BALL
TWO OPPOSING TEAMS OF SIX PLAYERS
CONTROL THE BALL WITH VARIOUS BODY
PARTS IS CALLED VOLLEYBALL. IN ONE

SPORT COMPETITIVE EVENT, THERE ARE ATTACKING

AND DEFENSIVE RESPONSIBILITIES, AND
POINTS CAN BE WON OR LOST.

WILLIAM G. MORGAN, A DIRECTOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN HOLYOKE,

MASSACHUSETTS, THE UNITED STATES, CREATED VOLLEYBALL IN 1895. IT WAS
ONCE KNOWN AS "MINTONETTE" BEFORE BEING RENAMED VOLLEYBALL.

IN ORDER TO SCORE POINTS IN VOLLEYBALL, A PLAYER MUST HIT THE BALL OVER THE
NET SO THAT IT TOUCHES THE GROUND ON THE OTHER TEAM'S SIDE WHILE ALSO
PREVENTING THE OTHER PLAYER FROM DOING THE SAME THING.

TWO TEAMS OF SIX PLAYERS EACH COMPETE IN A GAME OF VOLLEYBALL. EACH

TEAM IS GIVEN THREE CHANCES TO SEND THE BALL BACK OVER THE NET.

THE FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE VOLLEYBALL (FIVB) IS THE ORGANIZATION

THAT REGULATES VOLLEYBALL INTERNATIONALLY. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1947 AND
IS IN CHARGE OF PLANNING NUMEROUS MAJOR EVENTS, SUCH AS THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

IN YEAR 1964, THE TOKYO OLYMPICS WITNESSED THE INTRODUCTION OF

VOLLEYBALL. SINCE THAT TIME, IT HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN INCLUDED IN THE
SUMMER OLYMPICS PROGRAM.

VOLLEYBALL IS PLAYED AT MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS, INCLUDING RECREATIONAL,

COLLEGIATE, AND PROFESSIONAL, AND IT HAS A SIZABLE FOLLOWING ALL AROUND
THE WORLD. IT IS ESPECIALLY WELL-LIKED IN NATIONS LIKE BRAZIL, THE US, ITALY,
RUSSIA, AND JAPAN.

A VARIETY OF SKILLS ARE NEEDED FOR VOLLEYBALL, INCLUDING SERVING, PASSING

SETTING, ATTACKING, BLOCKING, AND DIGGING. IT IS A EXHAUSTING ACTIVITY THAT
PUTS PARTICIPANTS' AGILITY, COORDINATION, AND COOPERATION TO THE TEST.