Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan in Holyoke, Massachusetts as a less strenuous indoor alternative to basketball for the YMCA. The first official rules were published in 1897 and called for a court with boundaries and a center line, as well as teams of 6 players and rules involving serving and scoring. The game has since evolved with modifications to the court dimensions, number of players, and specific rules while retaining the overall goal of volleying a ball back and forth over a net.

1. ?
Volleyball)
1895 ( 2438) (William G.
Morgan) Y.M.C.A. (Young
Men's Christian Association)

2. 25-27
8-12
Mintonette)
Mintonette)
Volleyball)
(Professor Alfred T. Helstead)
Spring-
field College) 1896 ( 2439)
-
- 9 12
7

3. 3
-
5 8
12.5
- Boundary lines) 5
- Center line)
- 2.43 1 9.5 -
10
- 10
- 2.24

4. - 65-67
260-280
-
- 3
- 12 1
1 1 1
- 6
3 3

5. -
-
1-18 8x2
-

6. -
5
-
-
3
-
- 2 1 30
- 1
-
1

7. - 25
24-24
Deuce) 2
26-24 27-25
- 3 5