(HISTORY OF VOLLEYBALL)

Group 1
At the end of the lesson, you are
expected to:

discuss the history of volleyball

identify the facilities and equipments in
playing volleyball
explain the mechanics in playing
volleyball
participate actively in class discussion
February 9, 1895 in Holyoke, Massachusetts (USA), William G.
Morgan, a YMCA Physical Education Director, created a new
game called Mintonette, as a pastime to be played preferably
indoors, and by any number of players.
The game took some of its characteristics from tennis, handball,
and badminton.
Four years earlier, another indoor sport, basketball was
invented in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, Mintonette
was designed to be an indoor sport less rough than basketball
for older member of the YMCA, while still requiring a bit of
athletic effort.
The first rule constructed by William G. Morgan was the
requirement of a net 6ft x 6in (1.98m) high, a 25ft x 50ft
(7.6m x 15.2m) court, and any number of players.
A match was composed of nine innings with three serves for
each team in each inning.
There was no limit to the number of ball contacts for each
team before sending the ball to the opponents' court.
In case of a serving error, a second try is allowed.
Hitting the ball into the net was considered a foul (with loss
of the point or a side-out)-except in the case of the first-try
serve.
 In 1895, William G. Morgan decided to blend elements of
basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball to create a game
for his classes of businessmen which would demand less
physical contact than basketball.
 He created the Volleyball (at that time called mintonette).
 Morgan borrowed the net from tennis, and raised it 6ft x 6in
above the floor, just above the average man's head.
During a demonstration game, someone remarked to
Morgan that the players seemed to be volleying the ball back
and forth over the net, and perhaps “volleyball” would be a
more descriptive name for the sport.
After Alfred Halstead noticed the volleying nature of the
game at its first exhibition match in 1896, played at the
International YMCA Training School (now called Springfield
College), the game became quickly known as volleyball
(originally written in two words; “volley ball”).
After Spaulding Company made the ball, W.E Day developed
new rules of the game.
The net was raised to 7 1/2 feet , multiple hits (dribbling) by
one player was not allowed, and the game was set to 21
points.
In 1912, the more modern version of the rules was introduced,
the rules on the rotation of players before serving.
The dimension of the court and the ball were standardized.
In 1916, the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) and the
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) published the
rules of the game and made additional changes.
The height of the net was set to 8 feet, the game score was set
to 15 points, the match was set to the best of two winning game
(sets).
Four years later, the rule on limiting the number opf hits per
side to three was established , and the ball must be played only
from above the waist.
 The first Pan Asian Game was held in 1917, and was
participated by the Philippines and China.
 In the Pan Asian Game, the 16-man volleyball system was
implemented which means that these 32 players involved;
there were 21 points to a set, a player was given an extra serve
if he misses the first one (just like tennis serve), players did not
rotate.
 The court was 21m x 11m.
America introduced volleyball to Europe during the first and
second world wars, as a recreational activity.
They created the European style, which was attack-oriented
and perfected execution of the skills.
This style of power volleyball made them dominate volleyball in
international competitions for three decades, winning several
titles in both men and women divisions.
Europe has the most titles in the world volleyball
championships, and in the Olympic Games.
Czechoslovakia contributed to European volleyball with its
highly individualistic mastery in techniques and tactics.
In 1947, the International Volley Ball Federation (IVBF) was
founded with Paul Libaud as its first president.
Under his term in 37 years, volleyball improved by leaps and
bounds.
The IVBF unified rules were adopted in the first time.
In the East Asia, the Japanese developed their quick attack
combinations and their devoted defense to be ranked in the world
top in the 60's and 70's and the Chinese women's team in the 80's.
Other countries contributed measures that raise volleyball to a
highly competition sport.
The Cubans were known for their great jumping ability.
The USA men's team combining European and Asian styles of
play and implementing new attack and defense tactics,
dominated the Olympics and the world championship.
Volleyball gained popularity worldwide.
When volleyball was introduced in the Philippines, a Filipino
started spiking, as one of a spectacular aspects of offense.
Spiking actually revolutionized the game and made the sport
a highly competitive one.
Dr. Ruben Acosta acknowledge this in his opening speech in
1998 World Volleyball Grand Prix held in Manila.
The Philippines women's volleyball team used to dominate
the ASEAN volleyball.
The last time the team won the gold medal in the women's
division was in 1993 in Singapore ASEAN Games.
Thailand won over the Philippines team because of Thailand's
continuous, systematic and scientific progress.
Thailand has dominated women ASEAN Volleyball, ans is
starting challenge the dominance of Japan, Korean, and
China.
Volleyball is now a very popular sport and ranks next to
soccer and football as the world's most popular sports.
It is developing rapidly and enormously that technical
progress and international rule changes by dramatically made
volleyball spectators' sport.
The direction of most sports now is towards entertainment.
Television is playing a big role in bringing spectacular
volleyball to our homes played by top teams of the world,
both for men and for women.