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VolleyballGeneralInformation
In1995,thesportofVolleyballwas100yearsold!
ThesportoriginatedintheUnitedStates,andisnowjustachievingthetypeofpopularityin
theU.S.thatithasreceivedonaglobalbasis,whereitranksbehindonlysocceramong
participationsports.
Todaytherearemorethan46millionAmericanswhoplayvolleyball.
Thereare800millionplayersworldwidewhoplayVolleyballatleastonceaweek.
1895,WilliamG.Morgan,aninstructorattheYoungMen'sChristianAssociation(YMCA)in
Holyoke,Mass.,decidedtoblendelementsofbasketball,baseball,tennis,andhandballto
createagameforhisclassesofbusinessmenwhichwoulddemandlessphysicalcontactthan
basketball.HecreatedthegameofVolleyball(atthattimecalledmintonette).Morgan
borrowedthenetfromtennis,andraisedit6feet6inchesabovethefloor,justabovethe
averageman'shead.
Duringademonstrationgame,someoneremarkedtoMorganthattheplayersseemedtobe
volleyingtheballbackandforthoverthenet,andperhaps"volleyball"wouldbeamore
descriptivenameforthesport.
1896,July7thatSpringfieldCollegethefirstgameof"volleyball"wasplayed.
1900,aspecialballwasdesignedforthesport.
1900YMCAspreadvolleyballtoCanada,theOrient,andtheSouthernHemisphere.
1905YMCAspreadvolleyballtoCuba
1907VolleyballwaspresentedatthePlaygroundofAmericaconventionasoneofthemost
popularsports
1909YMCAspreadvolleyballtoPuertoRico
1912YMCAspreadvolleyballtoUruguay
1913VolleyballcompetitionheldinFarEasternGames
1916,inthePhilippines,anoffensivestyleofpassingtheballinahightrajectorytobestruck
byanotherplayer(thesetandspike)wereintroduced.TheFilipinosdevelopedthe"bomba"or
kill,andcalledthehittera"bomberino".
1916TheNCAAwasinvitedbytheYMCAtoaidineditingtherulesandinpromotingthe
sport.Volleyballwasaddedtoschoolandcollegephysicaleducationandintramuralprograms.
1917YMCAspreadvolleyballtoBrazil
1917,thegamewaschangedfrom21to15points.
1919AmericanExpeditionaryForcesdistributed16,000volleyballstoit'stroopsandallies.
Thisprovidedastimulusforthegrowthofvolleyballinforeignlands.
1920,threehitspersideandbackrowattackruleswereinstituted.
1922,thefirstYMCAnationalchampionshipswereheldinBrooklyn,NY.27teamsfrom11
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stateswererepresented.
1928,itbecameclearthattournamentsandruleswereneeded,theUnitedStatesVolleyball
Association(USVBA,nowUSAVolleyball)wasformed.ThefirstU.S.Openwasstaged,asthe
fieldwasopentononYMCAsquads.
1930'sRecreationalsportsprogramsbecameanimportantpartofAmericanlife
1930,thefirsttwomanbeachgamewasplayed.
1934,theapprovalandrecognitionofnationalvolleyballreferees.
1937,attheAAUconventioninBoston,actionwastakentorecognizetheU.S.Volleyball
AssociationastheofficialnationalgoverningbodyintheU.S.
Late1940sForearmpassintroducedtothegame(asadesperationplay).Mostballswere
playedwithoverhandpass.
1946AstudyofrecreationintheUnitedStatesshowedthatvolleyballrankedfifthamong
teamsportsbeingpromotedandorganized
1947,theFederationInternationaleDeVolleyBall(FIVB)wasfoundedinParis.
1948,thefirsttwomanbeachtournamentwasheld.
1949,thefirstWorldChampionshipswereheldinPrague,Czechoslovakia.
1949USVBAaddedacollegiatedivision,forcompetitivecollegeteams.Forthefirsttenyears
collegiatecompetitionwassparse.Teamsformedonlythroughtheeffortsofinterested
studentsandinstructors.Manyteamsdissolvedwhentheinterestedindividualsleftthe
college.Competitiveteamswerescattered,withnocollegiategoverningbodiesproviding
leadershipinthesport.
1951Volleyballwasplayedbyover50millionpeopleeachyearinover60countries
1955PanAmericanGamesincludedvolleyball
1957TheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)designatedvolleyballasanOlympicteam
sport,tobeincludedinthe1964OlympicGames.
1959InternationalUniversitySportsFederation(FISU)heldthefirstUniversityGamesin
Turin,Italy.Volleyballwasoneoftheeightcompetitionsheld.
1960SevenmidwesterninstitutionsformedtheMidwestIntercollegiateVolleyballAssociation
(MIVA)
1964SouthernCaliforniaIntercollegiateVolleyballAssociation(SCVIA)wasformedin
California
1960'snewtechniquesaddedtothegameincludedthesoftspike(dink),forearmpass
(bump),blockingacrossthenet,anddefensivedivingandrolling.
In1964,VolleyballwasintroducedtotheOlympicGamesinTokyo.
TheJapanesevolleyballusedinthe1964Olympics,consistedofarubbercarcasswithleather
panelling.Asimilarlyconstructedballisusedinmostmoderncompetition.
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In1965,theCaliforniaBeachVolleyballAssociation(CBVA)wasformed.
1968NationalAssociationofIntercollegiateAthletics(NAIA)madevolleyballtheirfifteenth
competitivesport.
1969TheExecutiveCommitteeoftheNCAAproposedadditionofvolleyballtoitsprogram.
1974,theWorldChampionshipsinMexicoweretelecastinJapan.
1975,theUSNationalWomen'steambeganayearroundtrainingregimeinPasadena,Texas
(movedtoColoradoSpringsin1979,CotodeCazaandFountainValley,CAin1980,andSan
Diego,CAin1985).
1977,theUSNationalMen'steambeganayearroundtrainingregimeinDayton,Ohio
(movedtoSanDiego,CAin1981).
1983,theAssociationofVolleyballProfessionals(AVP)wasformed.
1984,theUSwontheirfirstmedalsattheOlympicsinLosAngeles.TheMenwontheGold,
andtheWomentheSilver.
1986,theWomen'sProfessionalVolleyballAssociation(WPVA)wasformed.
1987,theFIVBaddedaBeachVolleyballWorldChampionshipSeries.
1988,theUSMenrepeatedtheGoldintheOlympicsinKorea.
1989,theFIVBSportsAidProgramwascreated.
1990,theWorldLeaguewascreated.
1992,theFourPersonProBeachLeaguewasstartedintheUnitedStates.
1994,VolleyballWorldWide,thefirstinternetsiteonthesportofvolleyball,wascreated.
1995,thesportofVolleyballwas100yearsold!
1996,2personbeachvolleyballwasaddedtotheOlympics
Thereisagoodbook,"VolleyballCentennial:TheFirst100Years",availableonthehistoryofthe
sport.
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