Volleyball originated in 1895 when William G. Morgan invented the sport at Springfield College. It has since grown tremendously in popularity worldwide, with over 800 million people now playing globally. The basic rules are that two teams of six players use skills like passing, setting, and spiking to hit the ball over a tall net, aiming to score points by grounding the ball on the opponent's side of the court before it touches the ground. Volleyball has been an Olympic sport since 1964 and is now the second most popular sport worldwide for both men and women of all ages and abilities.

1. VOLLEYBALL

2. Volleyball is popular around the world.
Over 800 million people play this sport.

3. • Volleyball was originally
called mintonette.
• The sport was invented
by William G. Morgan in
1895.
• William G. Morgan
studied at Springfield
College of YMCA.

4. • July 7, 1896 – At
Springfield
College, the first
game of
"volleyball" was
played.

5. • 1916 – in the
Philippines, an
offensive style of
passing the ball in a
high trajectory to be
struck by another
player were
introduced.

6. • 1922 – the first YMCA national championship
were held in Brooklyn, New York.
• 1928 - it became clear that tournaments
and rules were needed, the United States
Volleyball Association (USVBA, now USA
Volleyball) was formed.

7. • 1930 – the first two man beach game was
played.

8. • 1934 – national volleyball referees were approved
and recognized.
• 1947 – the Federation Internationale De Volleyball
(FIVB) was founded.
• 1957 - The International Olympic Committee
(IOC) designated volleyball as an Olympic
sport, to be included in the 1964 Olympic
Games.

9. • 1964 – volleyball was introduced to the Olympic
Games in Tokyo.
• 1965 – the California Beach Volleyball Association
(CBVA) was formed.
• 1974 – the World Championships in Mexico were
telecast in Japan.
• 1975 – the US National Women's team began a year-
round training regime.

10. • 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.

11. • 1990 – the World
Leage was
created.
• 1995 – the Sport
Volleyball was 100
100 years old.
• 1996 – two
person beach
volleyball
become an
Olympic Sport.

12. • 20th century – volleyball is the second most
popular sports in the world. It is vey popular
for both man and women of all ages and
athletic ability.
• 2000 – Sydney
• 2004 – Athens
• 2008 – Beijing
• 2012 – London
• 2016 – Rio de Janeiro

13. Volleyball is a game of
two teams of six players
separated by a net.
The goal is to be the first
team to reach 25 in both
games of the 2 set.

14. Inside: Gym Outside: Beach

15. REFERENCE
 http://www.livestrong.com/article/287850-basic-
volleyball-information/
 http://www.livestrong.com/article/268531-facts-about-
volleyball/
 http://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-
volleyball.htm
 http://www.10-facts-about.com/Volleyball/id/67
 http://www.volleyball1on1.com/volleyball-facts-
intresting-fact-about-the-sport-you-love/