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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.
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Volleyball, at first called mintonette, was invented in 1895 by William Morgan, a phys ed director for the YMCA. Click on the 'History of Volleyball' link on this page to read more about the origins and history of the game.
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