subject: How Did It Start: The History Of Volleyball [print this page] Originally launched in Volleyball in 1895 when William G.. Wanted to Morgan, a teacher at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts, to take the elements of popular sports such as basketball, baseball, tennis, handball and create a new kind of sport for different categories of men's business that would be less physically demanding than the game of basketball . Was the result of volleyball, which he described as originally Mintonette. Morgan took this type of net used in tennis and took it to 6 feet and 6 inches above the court, which was slightly higher than the average length of the men and women at the time. The appointment of volleyball when, during an exhibition match for this new sport, and one observer noted for his back and work on its escape from the room.
Continued volleyball, and then to grow. On July 7, 1896, played the first game of volleyball at Springfield College. Later, in 1900, a special ball was designed specifically designed for volleyball, the YMCA has continued to expand in the game outside the United States to Canada, Asia and the southern hemisphere. And the sport was able to access the communist Cuba in 1905 and 1907, and introduced the sport to the Convention on the games and this was considered the most popular sport there. In 1913, held volleyball games in the Far East, who was a sports festival at the time. This was an important step for the ball when he took the plane, in 1919, U.S. troops surge was able to distribute 16 miles volleyball to his troops and their allies. This procedure has led to widespread deployment in a game of volleyball and increasingly in foreign countries.
Volleyball continued to grow until 1957, and appointed a Committee of the International Olympic volleyball as an Olympic sport. This recognition of excellence and a great turning point for the growth of the game itself. The first Olympic Games, which included volleyball at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964. Olympic competition has helped create many different levels of competition, and sports from youth to high school to college and even professional. There are millions of children who play volleyball every year, and a popular sport especially among young women. There are many different types of materials needed to play volleyball, the ball itself, and shoes, and uniforms. There are several types of specialties of each type of uniform, especially volleyball spandex, which can be purchased from many retailers and online retailers, especially those that offer consumer-friendly prices.