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VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan in Massachusetts. It has since grown into one of the largest international sports, governed by the FIVB. The standard volleyball court is 18m x 9m, uses a leather-covered ball, and has a net between 2.24-2.43m high depending on the players' gender and age.

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VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan in Massachusetts. It has since grown into one of the largest international sports, governed by the FIVB. The standard volleyball court is 18m x 9m, uses a leather-covered ball, and has a net between 2.24-2.43m high depending on the players' gender and age.

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VOLLEYBALL

HISTORY
CONTENTS

01 Volleyball Characteristics

02 History and Development of


volleyball

03 Facilities and Equipment


A.Playing Court
B.Equipment
Volleyball has come a long way from the dusty-old YMCA
gymnasium of Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA, where the
visionary William G. Morgan invented the sport back in
WILLIAM G. MORGAN
1895. It has seen the start of two centuries and the dawn of
INVENTED VOLLEYBALL IN 1895
a new millennium. Volleyball is now one of the big five
international sports, and the FIVB, with its 220 affiliated
national federations, is the largest international sporting HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS, USA
federation in the world.
1895
Volleyball has witnessed unprecedented growth over the last
two decades. With the great success of world competitions
such as the FIVB World Championships, the FIVB World
League, the FIVB World Grand Prix, the FIVB World Cup and
the FIVB Grand Champions Cup as well as the Olympic
Games, the level of participation at all levels internationally
continues to grow exponentially.

The beach volleyball phenomenon also continues to amaze.


The overwhelming spectator and television success of beach
volleyball since its introduction to the Olympic Games at
Atlanta 1996 and the stunning success of the FIVB World
Tour, the World Championships and the Continental Cup has
opened up volleyball to a completely new market.
1895, HOLYOKE YMCA TEAM
1895 (WILLIAM MORGAN IS FIRST
LEFT, SECOND ROW)
MARYLAND 1911 .
YMCA EMPLOYEES GET TO 1911
GRIPS
THE 1916 YMCA
WITH THE NEW GAME
AND NCAA
1916 UNIFIED RULES
OF THE GAME
VOLLEYBALL LESSON AT YMCA
AT HOLYOKE GYM 1916

1930

1930: YMCA SPREADS THE


NEW GAME
AMONGST WOMEN
THE ORIGINS
William G. Morgan (1870-1942), who was born in the State of
New York, has gone down in history as the inventor of the game
of volleyball, to which he originally gave the name "Mintonette".
The young Morgan carried out his undergraduate studies at the Springfield
College of the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) where he met
James Naismith who, in 1891, had invented basketball. After graduating,
Morgan spent his first year at the Auburn (Maine) YMCA after which, during
the summer of 1895, he moved to the YMCA at Holyoke (Massachusetts)
where he became director of physical education. In this role he had the
opportunity to establish, develop and direct a vast programme of exercises
and sport classes for male adults.
His leadership was enthusiastically accepted, and his classes grew in numbers. He
came to realise that he needed a certain type of competitive recreational game
in order to vary his programme. Basketball, a sport that was beginning to
develop, seemed to suit young people, but it was necessary to find a less violent
and less intense alternative for the older members.

At that time Morgan knew of no similar game to volleyball which could guide
him; he developed it from his own sports training methods and his practical
experience in the YMCA gymnasium. Describing his first experiments he said, "In
search of an appropriate game, tennis occurred to me, but this required rackets,
balls, a net and other equipment, so it was eliminated, but the idea of a net
seemed a good one. We raised it to a height of about 6 feet, 6 inches (1.98
metres) from the ground, just above the head of an average man. We needed a
ball and among those we tried was a basketball bladder, but this was too light
and too slow. We therefore tried the basketball itself, which was too big and too
heavy."
In the end, Morgan asked the firm of A.G. Spalding & Bros. to make a ball, which they
did at their factory near Chicopee, in Massachusetts. The result was satisfactory: the
ball was leather-covered, with a rubber inner tube, its circumference was not less
than 25 and not more than 27 inches (63.5 cm and 68.6 cm, respectively), and its
weight not less than 9 and not more than 12 ounces (252 gr and 336 gr,
respectively).Morgan asked two of his friends from Holyoke, Dr. Frank Wood and John
Lynch, to draw up (based on his suggestions) the basic concepts of the game together
with the first 10 rules.

Early in 1896 a 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 (and also executive
director of the department of physical education of the International Committee of
YMCA's) invited Morgan to make a demonstration of his game in the new college
stadium. Morgan took two teams, each made up of five men (and some loyal fans) to
Springfield, where the demonstration was made before the conference delegates in
the east gymnasium. The captain of one of the teams was J.J. Curran and of the
other John Lynch who were respectively, mayor and chief of the fire brigade of
Holyoke.
Morgan explained that the new game
was designed for gymnasia or exercise
halls, but could also be played in open
air. An unlimited number of players
could participate, the object of the A brief report on the new game
game being to keep the ball in and its rules was published in the
movement over a high net, from one July 1896 edition of "Physical
side to the other. Education" and the rules were
included in the 1897 edition of the
first official handbook of the North
1922 American YMCA Athletic League.
the first YMCA National
Championship was held in
Brooklyn, N.Y. 1964
volleyball was introduced at
the Olympic Games in
Tokyo
VOLLEYBALL COURT

courts must meet the


specificationsset forth by USA
Volleyball and the international
governing body, FIVB. Indoorcourts
must measure 18 meters long by
9meters wide and have an attack area
demarcated 3 meters back from the
centerline. The lines used on the
courtshould not be any wider than 5
cm. A freespace measuring 2 meters in
any directionis recommended around
the playing area ofthe court to
prevent any accidental obstructions of
play. Above the highest pointof the
net, there should be at least 7
metersof space to allow the ball free
travel, though12 meters is
recommended.
Ball
The ball used for volleyball is smaller
than the basketballbladder that was
used originally. For indoor volleyball, it
shouldhave a circumference between
65 and 67 cm when fullyinflated to an
inner pressure between 4.3 and 4.6 lbs.
psi.Once inflated, the ball must weigh
between 260 and 280 g.During FIVB
competitions and world events, three
balls areused and must meet the same
standards as the other ballsbefore
being approved for play.
Net and Posts/ Antenna

Net height can vary depending on the age of


the players and the class of volleyball being
played. The standard height used for men over
the age of 15 is 2.43 meters measured from the
lowest point of the net to the court floor. For
women over the age of 13, the standard
measurement is 2.24 meters. The net extends to
each of the sidelines on the court and should be
the same height at both sidelines. The net itself
is 1 meter wide. At either end of the net, an
antenna is attached that is 10 mm in diameter
and extends 1.8 meters above the net. These
antennae are considered part of the net and are
used to delineate the vertical crossing space
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