Where did volleyball originate in?

Answer 1

On February 9, 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts (USA), William G. Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, created a new game called Mintonette as a pastime to be played preferably indoors and by any number of players. The game took some of its characteristics from tennis and handball. Another indoor sport, Basketball, was catching on in the area, having been invented just ten miles (sixteen kilometers) away in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, only four years before. Mintonette (as volleyball was then known) was designed to be an indoor sport less rough than basketball for older members of the YMCA, while still requiring a bit of athletic effort.

The first rules, written down by William G. Morgan, called for a net 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) high, a 25×50 ft² (7.6×15.2 m²) court, and any number of players. A match was composed of nine innings with three serves for each team in each inning, and no limit to the number of ball contacts for each team before sending the ball to the opponents' court. In case of a serving error, a second try was allowed. Hitting the ball into the net was considered a foul (with loss of the point or a side-out)-except in the case of the first-try serve.

Answer 2

Volleyball, originally called Mintonette, originated in February of 1895 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, by William G. Morgan. It was officially made a part of the Summer Olympics Program in 1964.

Answer 3

The sport of volleyball was created by William G. Morgan, an instructor at the Springfield College of the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association - but you don't have to be Christian to join today) in Holyoke, Massachusetts (USA), in 1895. He created it so that his businessman athletes could participate in a sport similar to basketball and other such sports, but without the same amount of physical contact.

When the game was first created, Mr. Morgan called it "mintonette". It was not until during a demonstration game that someone mentioned that the players were "volleying" the ball. On July 7, 1896, at Springfield College, the first game of "volleyball" was played.

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Answer 4

On February 9, 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts (USA), William G. Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, created a new game called Mintonetteas a pastime to be played preferably indoors and by any number of players. The game took some of its characteristics from tennis and handball. Another indoor sport, basketball, was catching on in the area, having been invented just ten miles (sixteen kilometers) away in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, only four years before. Mintonette was designed to be an indoor sport less rough than basketball for older members of the YMCA, while still requiring a bit of athletic effort.

The first rules, written down by William G Morgan, called for a net 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) high, a 25×50 ft (7.6×15.2 m) court, and any number of players. A match was composed of nine innings with three serves for each team in each inning, and no limit to the number of ball contacts for each team before sending the ball to the opponents' court. In case of a serving error, a second try was allowed. Hitting the ball into the net was considered a foul (with loss of the point or a side-out)-except in the case of the first-try serve.

After an observer, Alfred Halstead, noticed the volleying nature of the game at its first exhibition match in 1896, played at the International YMCA Training School (now called Springfield College), the game quickly became known as volleyball (it was originally spelled as two words: "volley ball"). Volleyball rules were slightly modified by the International YMCA Training School and the game spread around the country to various YMCAs.

Answer 5

The game of volleyball originated in the year 1895 in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The game was based off of tennis and handball, it was originally called mintonette and was meant to be less physical then the sport of basketball.

Answer 6

DGVA- Dan Gladstone volleyball assossiation

Answer 7

Holyoke, Massachusetts

Answer 8

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