Name: Salud, Jared Samuel S.

Date: 1/17/18
Course/Section: BSA/MMA 201 Subject Code: PEFN04G

History of Volleyball
Volleyball was invented in 1895 by YMCA physical fitness director William G.
Morgan, in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Morgan hoped that his game of “mintonette” would
be a substitute for basketball, a sport that is too strenuous for many of the older men he
instructed. After World War II, volleyball skills and distinct offensive and defensive
patterns came into wide use.
Power volleyball, a style of play introduced by the Japanese, demanded that
players dive and roll on the floor to recover shots and jump high to “spike” returns. Both
the men’s and women’s teams of Japan, the Soviet Union, (East Germany), and China
have dominated international competitions using this style, but teams from other nations
are fast catching up. Volleyball became an Olympic sport in 1964.

Equipment in Volleyball
In its official form, volleyball is played on a rectangular court 18 m (59 ft 0.75 in)
long and 9 m (29 ft 6.375 in) wide; a net placed 2.43 m (7 ft 11.625) high for men and
2.24 m (7 ft 4.125 in) high for women is suspended across the middle of the court. The
ball weighs about 260-280 g (8.75-9.8 oz) and is made of supple leather or rubber.
Name: Salud, Jared Samuel S. Date: 1/17/18
Course/Section: BSA/MMA 201 Subject Code: PEFN04G

Rules and regulations of Volleyball

Volleyball is a recreational and competitive team game that is played both in and
out of doors by 2 teams of 6 players each. The objective of the game is to score pints in
the course of hitting a ball with the hands across a net and within the boundaries of the
court so that the opposing team cannot return the ball.
To play, each team places 3 players—left, right, and center forwards—in the front
line and 3 in the rear. The right rear player is stationed out of bounds in the service area
and delivers the serve with a one-handed strike. The server hits the ball over the net,
and the defensive team attempts to return service before the ball hits the surface of the
court, using no more than 3 hits. The ball may not be caught in the hands, and no player
may hit the ball twice in succession. If a serve goes out of bounds or fails to clear the
net, play stops and the opposing team gains the serve. At each change of service, the
players rotate one position clockwise. This procedure allows each player a chance to
serve during the course of the game. Only when serving may a team score points—1
point for each successful offensive rally—and the first team to score 15 points wins the
game, except when the score is tied at 14. In this case a team must gain a 2-point
advantage to win.