history of VolleyBall

The game of volleyball was originatde in 1895 and in 1995 it completed its 100 years. It was invented by by William G. Morgan, a graduate of the Springfield College of the YMCA.

Earlier name of volleyball is mintonette. The very first net used for this sport was borrowed from tennis and it was 6 feet 6 inches above the floor. In 1916, in the Philippines, an offensive style of passing the ball in a high trajectory to be struck by another player (the set and spike) were introduced. In 1964, Volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in Tokyo. In 1996, 2-person beach volleyball was added to the Olympics.

Game:

» Maximum of three hits per side.
» Player may not hit the ball twice in succession.
» Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on serve.
» A ball touching a boundary line is good.
» A legal hit is contact with the ball by a player body above and including the waist which does not allow the ball to visibly come to a rest.
» If two or more players contact the ball simultaneously, it is considered one play and the players involved may not participate in the next play.
» A player must not block or attack a serve.
» Switching positions will be allowed only between front line players.
»Server must serve from behind the restraining line ( end line ) until after contact.
» Ball may be served underhand or overhand.
» Ball must be clearly visible to opponents before serve.
» Served ball may graze the net and drop to the other side for point.
» First game serve is determined by a volley, each subsequent game shall be served by the previous game loser.
» Serve must be returned by a bump only. no setting or attacking a serve.
»The first team to reach 21 points and win by 2 points wins a game.

Requirement:

The field on which this game is played should be rectangle measuring 18m x 9m. Lines on the court are 5cm (2" wide). The ball used for the game should weighs between 9 and 10 ounces. Net height for men is 7'11-5/8" and for women 7'4-1/8". Each player must wear athletic shoes. They must be non-marking.A match shall consist of the best two out of three games. Each game will have a 12-minute limit.

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