Mintonette
In 1895, volleyball was first invented.
Basketball was invented first. Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, but volleyball was invented in 1895 by William Morgan. Basketball was invented first. Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, but volleyball was invented in 1895 by William Morgan. Oops, didn't mean to put my answer up there twice. Sorry!
Wiliam Morgan invented Volleyball and wrote the rules.
William Morgan Invented Volleyball
Volleyball was invented in 1895.
No one discovdered volleyball. William Morgan invented Mintonette (now called volleyball) in a YMCA in Massachusetts.
Volleyball was invented in 1895.
volleyball first started in 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts! America! William G. Morgan invented it.
The set and spike offense was invented in the Philippines in 1916. A kill was called the 'bomba'. The hitter was called the 'bomberino'.
In 1864 and it became an Olympic Sport in 1964.
William Morgan invented volleyball in 1895 at the Holyoke, Massachusetts, YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) where he served as Director of Physical Education. Morgan originally called his new game of Volleyball, Mintonette. The name Volleyball came about after a demonstration game of the sport, when a spectator commented that the game involved much "volleying" and game was renamed Volleyball. from the site http://inventors.about.com/od/uvstartinventions/a/Vollyball.htm
the former name of volleyball is called "Mintonette" , it was just change when Dr. Alfred S. Halstead suggested to change the name of the game to "Volleyball" in 1932. It's first olympic game hall in Tokyo, Japan. editor -Aimee Gillespie writer- Maddie Finn