History of the Jamaican Volleyball?

What is the history of volleyball?

• Im doing a 7th grade level physical education poser on volleyball. I need to know...the history/backround,skills needed to play,equipment, and rules. Thanks to all my answers! :)

• Answer:

  Here is a short summary of volleyball history. Volleyball was created by William G Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, in 1895 but was originally known as Mintonette. It was designed for "older" folk of the YMCA because it was more gentle than basketball but still required some physical activity. Initial rules where pretty basic: - any number of players were allowed - any number of contacts permitted before a ball is passed over the net - court size was 25 foot x 50 foot with a net of 6 feet and 6 inches - each match had 9 innings with 3 servers per team per innings - if a serve hit the net it was considered a foul that resulted in a point loss - ladies were allowed to catch the ball and then throw it back (beginning of the "set") In 1896, one year later, Alfred Halstead coined the name "Volley Ball" because of the nature of the game. Only around 1900 was a proper volleyball created for the sport. The Set and Spike were only introduced and mastered around 1916 and the scoring changed from 21 to 15 points a year later. The three hits and back row hitting rules were only introduced in 1920. Volleyball was taken to the world during 1919 when 16,000 volleyballs were issued to troops and allies. Canada was the first country outside the US to adopt volleyball. It is estimated that about 17% of the world participate or observe volleyball, beach volleyball or recreational volleyball as it's a sport that is played in most parts of the world. So that's a very quick version of the history of volleyball. For a more expanded version of Volleyball History try this link. 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 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.[2][3]