History of Volleyball

1895 to Today

Mintonette• William Morgan @ the

YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts

• blend of elements of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball

1896, July 7th -

•   At Springfield College, the first game of "volleyball" was played

1907

• Volleyball was presented at the Playground of America Convention as one of the most popular sports

1916

• Philippines- an offensive style of

passing the ball in a high trajectory to be

struck by another player (the set and

spike) were introduced

1916 -

• The NCAA was invited by the YMCA to aid in editing the rules and in promoting the sport• Added to school &

college physical education & intramural programs

WWI• 1917, the game was changed from

21 to 15 points• 1919 American Expeditionary

Forces distributed 16,000 volleyballs to it's troops and allies. This provided a stimulus for the growth of volleyball in foreign lands

1920s• 1920, three hits per side and

back row attack rules were instituted• 1928, it became clear that

tournaments and rules were needed, the United States Volleyball Association (USVBA, now USA Volleyball) was formed

1930s

• 1930, the first two-man beach game was played.

1940s

• 1947, the Federation Internationale De Volley-Ball (FIVB) was founded in Paris • Late 1940s Forearm pass

introduced to the game (as a desperation play).  Most balls were played with overhand pass.

1950s • 1951 - Volleyball was played by over 50 million people each year in over 60 countries • 1957 - The

International Olympic Committee (IOC) designated volleyball as an Olympic team sport, to be included in the 1964 Olympic Games.

1960s• 1960's new techniques added

to the game included - the soft spike (dink), forearm pass (bump), blocking across the net, and defensive diving and rolling• 1964, Volleyball was introduced

to the Olympic Games in Tokyo (Japanese gave us the modern version of the ball)

1970s• 1974, the World

Championships in Mexico were telecast in Japan• 1975, the US

National Women's team began a year-round training regime (men started in 1977)

1980s• 1983, the

Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) was formed• 1984, the US won their first

medals at the Olympics in Los Angeles. The Men won the Gold, and the Women the Silver.• 1988, the US Men repeated

the Gold in the Olympics in Korea

1990s

• 1995, the sport of Volleyball was 100 years old!• 1996, 2-person beach volleyball

was added to the Olympics

Today

• China, Brazil and Russia lead the world • London will host 2012

Olympics• 2nd most popular sport

in the WORLD!!!