LESSON1: INTRODUCTION OF VOLLEYBALL
H Gray in Burma, China, India, and others in
VOLLEYBALL
 has been played and enjoyed for centuries.
 a great pastime and a fun game to participate in.
 a sport that does not take a lot of stamina or skill on
the player’s part
 a good game to play in larger groups and with
friends
 a game that takes energy and will keep you fit, but
does not wear you out completely.
 it can be played indoors
ORIGIN
Mintonette - William G. Morgan (1870-1942)
 a YMCA physical education director
 February 9, 1895
 Holyoke, Massachusetts
 created a new game as a pastime to be played
preferably indoors and by any number of players.
 had
 characteristics of handball and tennis.
 Designed as an indoor sport less rough than
basketball for older members of the Young Men’s
Christian Association (YMCA).
 6 feet, 6 inches (1.98m) from the ground; just above
the head of an average man.
 The first rules called for a net 1.98m high, a 7.6m x
15.2m court, and any number of players.
 match was composed of nine innings with three
serves for each team in each inning
 no limit to the number of ball contacts for each team
before sending the ball to the opponent’s court.
 In case of a serving error, a second try was allowed.
Hitting the ball into the net was considered a foul,
except in the case of the first-try serve.
INTRODUCTION
 1896 – Conference was organized at the YMCA
College in Springfield, bringing together all the
YMCA Directors of Physical Education.
 Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, director of the
professional physical education training school
asked Morgan for a demonstration and explanation
of the rules of the game.
 The 1961 YMCA and NCAA unified rules of the
game
YMCA - Young Men's Christian Association
NCAA - National Collegiate Athletic Association
 1930: YMCA spread the game amongst women
 Prof. Alfred Halstead proposed for a change of the
name from mintonette to Volley Ball
 In 1900, Morgan asked the firm of A.G Spalding &
Bros. to make a ball, which they did at their factory
near Chicopee, in Massachusetts.
WORLDWIDE GROWTH
 In 1900, Canada became the first foreign country to
adopt the game.
 Philippine – 1910 Elwood S. Brown
 China – 1908 Howard Crocker
 Japan – 1908 Franklin H. Brown
 Dr. J.
Mexico, South American, European, and African
 1947 – FIVB was formed (The Federacion
Internationale de Volley Ball or FIVB)
 1949 – The first volleyball world championship was
held
 1964 – Volleyball was added as an Olympic sport in
Tokyo, Japan
VOLLEYBALL IN THE PHILIPPINES
 The director of the YMCA, Elwood S. Brown, first
introduced the sport. (1910)
 creation of the three-hit limit - took too much time
and snuffed out the challenge and competitive nature
of the game.
 “set and spike” - or “Filipino bomb” volleyball
technique that Filipinos created (In this offensive
passing style, one player hits the volleyball and
sends it high in the air to set up for another player on
the team. This other player then strikes the ball
sending it over the net at a downward angle. This is
called spiking the ball.)
 July 4, 1961 - birth of the Philippine Amateur
Volleyball Association (PAVA), the national
governing body of the sport in the Philippines. Later
renamed Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF), is
affiliated with the Philippine Olympic Committee
(POC), Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), and
FIVB.
VALUES AND BENEFITS
 Volleyball is excellent for developing quick
movement.
 Rapid adaptation to the opponent’s style of play.
 Reliance on skillful team performance and
coordinated effort rather than impulsive individual
reactions to the game situation.
 Volleyball play emphasizes planned strategy.
 Correct application of defensive and offensive
maneuvers under varying conditions.
 Accurate execution of the varied movements
required in the game.
 Demands heightened powers of observation and skill
 Teaches teamwork and communication and is a great
social activity.
 volleyball is sufficiently vigorous to develop organic
power.
ETHICS AND ETIQUETTE
 Participants must know the “Official Volleyball
Rules” and abide them.
 Participants must accept referees' decisions with
sportsmanlike conduct without disputing them.
 Participants must refrain from actions or attitude
aimed at influencing the decisions of the referees or
covering up faults committed by them.
 Participants must behave respectfully and
courteously in the spirit of fair play, not only
towards the referees but also towards other officials,
the opponent, team-mates and spectators.
 LANGUAGE. Using vulgar language and verbal
abuse of other players or of the officials is not
acceptable.
 Respect the other team. Do not humiliate the other
team.
 Learn and abide and respect the rules of the sport.