During my research on Volleyball, I found a lot of information; some of the information I already knew and some that I found interesting and new. According to Google scholars,
Volleyball is "a game for two teams, usually of six players, in which a large ball is hit by hand over a high net, the aim being to score points by making the ball reach the ground on the opponent's side of the court." Volleyball originated in Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1895 by a man named William G. Morgan. He used concepts from tennis, handball, baseball and basketball to figure out the structure of the game. He wanted to invite an indoor past time with any number of players. Originally Volleyball was named Mintonette. This was originally for older people who did not want all the aggressive and competitiveness of other sports, but allowing participants to be active.
In 1895, the first rules written down called for a net 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) high, a 25×50 ft (7.6×15.2 m) court, and any number of players. A match was composed of nine innings with three serves for each team in each inning, and no limit to the number of ball contacts for each team before sending the ball to the opponents’ court. In case of a serving error, a second try was allowed. Hitting the ball into the net was considered a foul (with loss of the point or a side-out)—except in the case of the first-try serve. The game spread during an 1896 tournament and the name was then switched to volley ball (two words, not just yet one). The game spread across the country, and the rules were modified. In 1900 Canada adopted the game and in 1949 the first world match was played. As time went on, rules evolved to be the rules we know today. In the 1900's, rules against hitting from the back row were put in place, a cap of 15 points were put into place.
The only difference I found during my research was, the height of the net is now 7 ft 4 1/8 in for women and for men it is 7 ft 11 5/8 in. Also we have matches and the final match is the first to 15 win by two. To some volleyball is not seen as a sport, they just see men and women hitting a ball back and forth over a net, but to many others volleyball is seen as a very competitive sport.
Volleyball is "a game for two teams, usually of six players, in which a large ball is hit by hand over a high net, the aim being to score points by making the ball reach the ground on the opponent's side of the court." Volleyball originated in Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1895 by a man named William G. Morgan. He used concepts from tennis, handball, baseball and basketball to figure out the structure of the game. He wanted to invite an indoor past time with any number of players. Originally Volleyball was named Mintonette. This was originally for older people who did not want all the aggressive and competitiveness of other sports, but allowing participants to be active.
In 1895, the first rules written down called for a net 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) high, a 25×50 ft (7.6×15.2 m) court, and any number of players. A match was composed of nine innings with three serves for each team in each inning, and no limit to the number of ball contacts for each team before sending the ball to the opponents’ court. In case of a serving error, a second try was allowed. Hitting the ball into the net was considered a foul (with loss of the point or a side-out)—except in the case of the first-try serve. The game spread during an 1896 tournament and the name was then switched to volley ball (two words, not just yet one). The game spread across the country, and the rules were modified. In 1900 Canada adopted the game and in 1949 the first world match was played. As time went on, rules evolved to be the rules we know today. In the 1900's, rules against hitting from the back row were put in place, a cap of 15 points were put into place.
The only difference I found during my research was, the height of the net is now 7 ft 4 1/8 in for women and for men it is 7 ft 11 5/8 in. Also we have matches and the final match is the first to 15 win by two. To some volleyball is not seen as a sport, they just see men and women hitting a ball back and forth over a net, but to many others volleyball is seen as a very competitive sport.
http://www.ask.com/question/where-did-volleyball-originate
http://www.ask.com/wiki/Volleyball#History
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http://www.ask.com/wiki/Volleyball#History
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Fantastic post! Love the pics too. - Prof Withycombe
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