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Willam Morgan a P.E. director at Y.M.C.A. in 1895 was demonstrating the game when a spectator said it included a lot of "volleying" therefore it was renamed Volleyball
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What was the original name of volley?
mintonette
What is the first name of volley ball?
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.
What is the formal name for a ball that starts with a c?
volley ball
What is the name of 4 way to hit the volley ball?
k
In tennis what is the name of the play when the ball doesnt hit the floor?
volley
How do you say you like volley ball in french?
Volley, volley-ball
How do you say volleyball in French?
Volley-ball
Name 5 different tennis shots?
Forehand, Backhand, Smash, Volley and Serve(which i dont think is counted as a shot)
How did volleyball get it name?
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.
What is the plural of volley?
The plural of volley is volleys.
Is there a volleyball hopper?
A hopper is another name for a container where you keep/store your volley balls.
