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Alfred Halstead, a newspaper reporter, noticed the volleying nature of the game and called it "volley ball." It was originally known as "mintonette." Volley ball was eventually shortened to volleyball.
because the object of the sport is to volley the ball over the net
Volleyball got its name from when you volley the ball and that the shape of the ball is a sphere.
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∙ 15y agovollleyball got its name by people playing back and forth witha light ball and then they figured that it was volleying across the net so they named it volleyball
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What is the Old name of volleyball?
the old name of the volleyball is mintonette. the name volleyball was requested by an audience ( i will not include his name )
What is the original name of the game volleyball?
Mintonette is the first name of the volleyball...afterwards a man noticed the game and called it volleyball (originally spelled as Volley ball)...
What is another name for beach volleyball?
Sand volleyball, or outdoor volleyball
What are the name of a person in a volleyball game?
A Volleyball Player?
What is mintonette?
the original name for volleyball.
What is the name of the game played on a volleyball court with a volleyball but it has to bounce before you hit it?
Volleyball Tennis
What is the original name of volleyball?
Mintonette. Volleyball was also created in 1895 by William G. Morgan.
What is a Canadian volleyball team name?
Whose legend volleyball team canada
What was the oringinal name for volleyball?
The original name is Mintonette
How do you do the volley in volleyball?
A volley in volleyball is the name of the thing you do when you hit the volleyball upwards in order to set your team mate up for a smash.
When did they change the name to volleyball?
1895
What was the past name for volleyball?
Minonette
