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Lesson 1: Origin and Development of Volleyball: Learning Objectives

Volleyball was created in 1895 by William G. Morgan as a less physically demanding alternative to basketball for YMCA classes. Morgan combined elements of other sports to develop volleyball, originally called Mintonette. The game was played indoors at first but later moved to beaches in the 1920s. Over time, rules like limiting teams to six players, requiring three hits per side, and only allowing back row players to attack after a set evolved volleyball into the sport played globally today. Key events in volleyball's evolution included its introduction to the Olympics in 1964 and the formation of the international governing body FIVB in 1947.

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Lesson 1: Origin and Development of Volleyball: Learning Objectives

Volleyball was created in 1895 by William G. Morgan as a less physically demanding alternative to basketball for YMCA classes. Morgan combined elements of other sports to develop volleyball, originally called Mintonette. The game was played indoors at first but later moved to beaches in the 1920s. Over time, rules like limiting teams to six players, requiring three hits per side, and only allowing back row players to attack after a set evolved volleyball into the sport played globally today. Key events in volleyball's evolution included its introduction to the Olympics in 1964 and the formation of the international governing body FIVB in 1947.

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Lesson 1: Origin and Development of Volleyball

Learning objectives:

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

A. acquire knowledge on the history of volleyball;


B. trace the history of volleyball; and
C. identify the evolution of volleyball.

Reading 1

What is Volleyball?

Volleyball is a team sport. Each team consists of six players and the teams are divided on the
court by a net. Three players stand near the net and three near the backline. The objective of the
game is to send the ball regularly over the net to the opposing team in an effort to ground the ball
on their side of the court.

History of Volleyball

In 1895, William G. Morgan, an instructor at the Young Men’s Christian


Association (YMCA) in Holyoke, Massachusettes decided to blend elements of
basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball to create a game for his classes of
businessmen which would demand less physical contact than basketball. He
created the game of Volleyball (at that time called, Mintonette). Morgan
borrowed the net from tennis, and raised it 6 feet 6 inches above the floor, just
above the average man’s head. During a demonstration game, Alfred Halsted
remarked to Morgan that the players seemed to be volleying the ball back and
forth over the net, and perhaps “volleyball” would be a more descriptive name
for the sport. Volleyball was first played indoors, but it was brought out to the
beach sometime in the 1920's. There is some debate about where the first beach
volleyball game was played, but the two most likely theories are Santa Monica,
CA and The Outrigger Canoe Club in Hawaii. Organized beach tournaments
were played as early as 1948, but the Association of Volleyball Professionals
did not emerge until 1983.

Originally, a team could have as few as one player on a side to an unlimited number of players.
The players volleyed the ball back and forth across the net until one team missed and a point
scored. The first team to score 21 was declared winner.
Evolution of Volleyball
1895: Creation of the game.
1896: The first exhibition match of volleyball is played at Springfield College
1900: A special ball was designed for the sport.
1910: It was introduce in the Philippines.
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) were introduced.
1917: The game was changed from 21 to 15 points.
1920: Three hits per side and back row attack rules were instituted.
1922: The first YMCA national championships were held in Brooklyn, NY. 27 teams from 11
states were represented.
1934: The approval and recognition of national volleyball referees.
1937: At the AAU convention in Boston, action was taken to recognize the U.S. Volleyball
Association as the official National Governing Body (NGB) in the U.S.
1947: The Federation Internationale De Volley-Ball (FIVB) was founded.
1964: Volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
1989: The FIVB Sports Aid Program was created.
1990: The World League was created.

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