Volleyball is a fun sport that can be played with a volleyball, net, knee pads, volleyball shoes, and uniform. The basic rules are that the ball must be passed over the net and cannot be touched more than three times by each team. William G Morgan created volleyball in the late 1800s and the YMCA helped spread it internationally in the early 1900s. By the 1960s, volleyball was an Olympic sport played by millions around the world using techniques like spiking, bumping, blocking, and diving.