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In 2016, the sport of Volleyball is over 120 years old!

The sport originated in the United States, and is now just achieving the type of popularity in the U.S. that it has received on a global basis, where it ranks behind only soccer among participation sports.

Today there are more than 46 million Americans who play volleyball. There are 800 million players worldwide who play volleyball at least once a week.

In 1895, William G. Morgan, an instructor at the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke, Mass., decided to blend elements of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball to create a game for his classes of businessmen which would demand less physical contact than basketball. He created the game of Volleyball (at that time called, Mintonette). Morgan borrowed the net from tennis, and raised it 6 feet 6 inches above the floor, just above the average man's head.

During a demonstration game, someone remarked to Morgan that the players seemed to be volleying the ball back and forth over the net, and perhaps "volleyball" would be a more descriptive name for the sport. On July 7, 1896 at Springfield College the first game of "volleyball" was played.

1895: William G. Morgan (1870-1942) created the game of volleyball but called the game Mintonette .

1896: The first exhibition match of volleyball is played at Springfield College (called International YMCA Training school in 1896).

1900: A special ball was designed for the sport.

1916: In the Philippines, an offensive style of passing the ball in a high trajectory to be struck by another player (the set and spike) were introduced.

1917: The game was changed from 21 to 15 points.

1920s: There are unconfirmed whispers of men's teams playing on the beach in Hawaii, but most accounts place the sport's origin in Santa Monica, California where the first Volleyball courts are put up on the beach at the Playground. Families play 6 vs. 6.

1920: Three hits per side and back row attack rules were instituted.

1922: The first YMCA national championships were held in Brooklyn, NY. 27 teams from 11 states were represented.

1928: It became clear that tournaments and rules were needed, the United States Volleyball Association (USVBA, now USA Volleyball) was formed. The first U.S. Open was staged, as the field was open to non-YMCA squads.

1930s: The first two-man beach volleyball game is played in Santa Monica, California.

1934: The approval and recognition of national volleyball referees.

1937: At the AAU convention in Boston, action was taken to recognize the U.S. Volleyball Association as the official National Governing Body (NGB) in the U.S.

1947: The Federation Internationale De Volley-Ball (FIVB) was founded.

1948: The first two-man beach tournament was held.

1949: The initial World Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

1964: Volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

1965: The California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) was formed.

1974: The World Championships in Mexico were telecast in Japan.

1975: The U.S. National Women's team began a year-round training regime in Pasadena, Texas (moved to Colorado Springs in 1979, Coto de Caza and Fountain Valley, CA in 1980, and San Diego, CA in 1985).

1976: First professional beach volleyball tournament was called the Olympia World Championship of Beach Volleyball. It took place at Will Rogers State Beach during late summer in 1976.

1977: The U.S. National Men's team began a year-round training regime in Dayton, Ohio (moved to San Diego, CA in 1981).

1983: The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) was formed.

1984: The U.S. won their first medals at the Olympics in Los Angeles. The Men won the Gold, and the Women the Silver.

1986: The Women's Professional Volleyball Association (WPVA) was formed.

1988: The U.S. Men repeated the Gold in the Olympics in Korea.

1989: The FIVB Sports Aid Program was created.

1990: The World League was created.

1992: The U.S. Women's Volleyball team wins Bronze at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.

1995: The sport of Volleyball was 100 years old! This Web site - Volleyball.Com goes live!

1996: 2-person Beach Volleyball debuted as an Olympic sport.

1997: Dain Blanton (with Canyon Ceman) becomes the first African-American professional beach volleyball player to win a tournament on the Miller Lite/AVP Tour.

1998: For the first time in the FIVB World Tour, men and women players are rewarded at the same level with $170,000 in total prize money per Open event.

1999: For the first time beach volleyball was included in the Pan American Games which were held in Canada.

2000: Olympic Beach Volleyball Men's Gold medallists: Eric Fomoimoana & Dain Blanton (USA). The women's Beach Volleyball America (BVA) announces their inaugural season of play.

2001: Christopher "Sinjin" Smith plays the final match of his impressive career, a 21-19 and 24-22 loss with George Roumain to Dax Holdren and Todd Rogers in the 4th round of the contender's bracket at the AVP Manhattan Beach Open. Sinjin retires as the leader in tournaments played with 416, 2nd in all-time victories with 139, and 4th in all-time winnings with over US$1.6 million earned.

2002: Beach volleyball court dimensions reduced to 8m x 8m per side.

2003: Karch Kiraly becomes the first player to earn US$3M in prize money and oldest player to win an AVP tournament at age 42 years, 9 months and 14 days. (You're never too old for volleyball!)

2004: U.S. Women's team Kerri Walsh and Misty May Win the Gold medal in the Women's Olympic Beach Volleyball Title in Athens, Greece.

2005: Olympic gold medalists Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor win their second Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Open women's title and the 2005 overall women's championship.

2006: Elaine Youngs' second place finish (with Rachel Wacholder) in Seaside Heights pushes her career earnings past $1 million. She becomes the third American woman to achieve that mark.

2006: In Seaside Heights, both Casey Jennings (with Matt Fuerbringer) and Kerri Walsh (with Misty May-Treanor) won titles, becoming just the second husband-wife duo to win pro beach events on the same weekend. They join Mike and Patty Dodd, who accomplished the feat four times in 1989, but each time in different locations.

2006: Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor win in Chicago as Walsh joins the millionaire club. She is the 18th person worldwide to win over $1 million in her career, and did so in fewer events (90th tournament) as well as being one of just four to reach the mark before turning 28 years old.

2007: Misty May-Treanor passes Brazilians Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede as the most winning player since the women's competition on the international beach volleyball circuit began in 1992.

2007: Misty May-Treanor becomes the women's all-time wins leader by capturing her 73rd victory, surpassing Holly McPeak's record by winning with Kerri Walsh in Hermosa Beach. She reached this total in just 123 tournaments - winning 57.5% of her events.

2007: In a championship match that lasted 1:41, Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs defeat Jennifer Boss and April Ross 21-19, 18-21, 16-14 in Seaside Heights. The marathon set the record for the longest match in rally scoring, men or women, in domestic or international play.

2007: Karch Kiraly retires to close an impressive career on the beach, leaving as the all-time wins leader and money earner. His longevity was marked by the fact he won a tournament in 24 different years, and he advanced to the semifinals in over 75% of all the events he ever played and was named as the AVP's MVP a record-most six times.

2008: Hot Winter Nights, a series of 19 events in January and February, kicks off in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma marking the first ever indoor beach volleyball tour. Mark Williams and Nancy Mason are the first winners in the "King of the Beach format" events.

2008: The U.S. Women's Volleyball team wins Silver at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

2008: U.S. Women's Beach Volleyball team Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh take the Gold medal in Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. China placed in both Silver and Bronze categories. U.S. Beach Volleyball's Men's team Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rodgers also took the Gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Brazil men's teams placed in both Bronze and Silver categories.

2012: The U.S. Women's Volleyball team wins Silver at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

2012: U.S. Women's team Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh-Jennings return to the Summer games in London to successfully defend their Gold medal wins of 2008 and 2004 and become the only Women's team in the sport's history to ever win three consecutive Olympic Gold medals. Jennifer Kessey and April Ross of the United States win the Silver medal the same year.

2016: The U.S. Women's Volleyball Team qualifies to play at the Summer Olympics in Rio.

2016: Today, people all over the world play volleyball. Research shows volleyball is one of the top 3 most popular sports for women to play in high school. However, people of all ages find enjoyment in recreational volleyball, as its' popularity continues to grow.

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In 2016, the sport of Volleyball is over 120 years old! The sport originated in the United States, and is now just achieving the type of popularity in the U.S. that it has received on a global basis, where it ranks behind only soccer among participation sports.

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BASIC EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES IN VOLLEYBALL || #PhysicalEducation #MSUNaawan #Volleyball

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Volleyball is an easy sport to learn with only a few basic skills. In fact, if you have played handball, basketball or tennis, you have essentially mastered the basic skills required for volleyball. With a little bit of practice, you can be playing volleyball like a pro in no time! In this article, we will discuss the 6 essential skills that every volleyball player should master.

Identify and Develop Basic Fundamental Skills

An easy possession to understand is called a basic fundamental.

Basically, these are the skills that are required to play basic volleyball. Unfortunately, not many people make these an important part of their game.

In addition to those skills, you will also need to be able to pinpoint your weaknesses so that you may take measures in order to improve on that.

What if you end up in a position where you really need to play these skills, but all of a sudden in the middle of set, you tear your hamstring or get hit in the head again to get dizzy?

Whatever the reasons, these play these fundamentals is important. And remember, all the skills can be practiced in the gym.

Once you master the basic fundamentals of volleyball, you will be prepared and ready for every match for the rest of your volleyball career.

All right, everyone, let's volley this halfway court of energy back to our admin to make sure you spend less time getting injured and more time watching on the game.

Basic Fundamental Volleyball Skills

If you are new to volleyball, then these 6 fundamental volleyball skills will ensure your experience will be a success. Looking for these basic essential volleyball skills will enable you to embrace volleyball and enjoy your time.

These skills focus on basics, which include defensive footwork, catching, serving and offensive footwork.

These skills, if implemented properly, will improve your performance as a volleyball athlete. 6 These skills are not go-to-sets and the game could be destroyed if not mastered properly, they would be fundamental.

Through practice, you will develop a sophisticated ability to perform quality touches. These basics need to be mastered for them to be involved in your game.

I strongly recommend that if you are learning any sport for the first-time, then try to master the fundamentals of that game.

It is very important when learning a traditional (Trad.) sport to know the five fundamentals and all the little details about it in order to be a Pro in it. Otherwise, you will find yourself at a disadvantage.

Essential Volleyball Skills

Here are the 6 essential volleyball skills that every beginner should know:

Passing

In Volleyball, the ball is passed-whether to a team-mate or to the opponent using one or both hands depending upon the situation.

Initially passing is simply getting the ball to someone else on your team after it's been served or hit over the net by the opposing team. It's commonly thought of as the most important skill in all of volleyball, because your team can't return the ball without a solid volleyball pass. Forearm volleyball passes are often used to direct the ball in a controlled manner to a teammate, but overhead passing is another option.

Setting

And the setter has the most important position on the team and is often the team leader for this reason. It's their job to make it easy for a teammate to get the ball over the volleyball net, preferably with a spike that the other team can't return. The setting motion gets the ball hanging in the air, ready to be spiked by another teammate with force.

Spiking

A real crowd-pleaser, spiking is the act of slamming the ball in a downward motion across the volleyball net to the other team's side of the court. When done well, spiking is very difficult to return, which is why it's an
essential skill. A proper spike will help accumulate points quickly.

Blocking

Blocking is another important skill, although it's probably the most expendable of the fundamentals. Still, it adds a great dimension to the game, keeping the other team on their toes, so to speak. By timing it right, you can jump up and deflect or block the opponent's attack before it even crosses the volleyball net, which can take them by surprise and give your team an easy point.

Digging

Digging is a defensive maneuver in volleyball that can save your team from an offensive spike or attack. Your job is to keep the ball from hitting the floor, and you do that by diving and passing the ball in a fluid motion. Unlike a typical pass, you'll probably be trying to recover the ball from a steep downward trajectory. This is another great skill to have, but isn't as important as passing, setting, or spiking.

Serving

And players' final fundamental skills are serving. How can you be a great volleyball player without knowing how to serve? There are a variety of ways to serve, but you'll most often see the underhand or overhand serves.

1. Short Shuttle - allow you to play simplified, fast touch or serve to any part of the net with strength desired

2. Power serve - allow you to hit a high float serve shot from any part of the court.

3. Grip like no other - use a vertical grip for better control of the ball.

4. Learn the TOUCH! - learn how to strike the ball

5. Anchored volley plays - complete a volley play as quickly and accurately as possible Keys to include:

Conclusion

There are some basic skills you'll need to master if you want to play as part of a volleyball team. In this article, we've described all six essential skills you should have in your arsenal if you want to be successful on the volleyball court.

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Performance Task# 2 Demonstrate the Basic Skills in Volleyball

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Performance Task# 2 Demonstrate the Basic Skills in Volleyball

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Performance Task #1 Demonstrate the Official Volleyball Hand Signals

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Performance Task #1 Demonstrate the Official Volleyball Hand Signals

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Volleywood - A Volleyball Blog for the Best Volleyball Fans!

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Knowledge is Power!

We never thought and we never knew!

10 Fun Facts About Volleyball

Fact 1: The game of volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan.

Fact 2: The first World Championships were held in 1949 for men and 1952 for women.

Fact 3: Volleyball were first introduced as Olympic sports in 1964.

Fact 4: Most volleyball players jump about 300 times a match.

Fact 5: Volleyball took some of its characteristics from tennis and handball.

Fact 6: The first two-man beach game was played in 1930.

Fact 7: Volleyball was called mintonette at first but it was later changed to volleyball.

Fact 8: The first special designed ball for the sport was created in 1900.

Fact 9: Volleyball is the second most popular sport in the world today, exceeded only by soccer.

Fact 10: The longest recorded volleyball game was in Kingston, North Carolina. It took 75 hours and 30 minutes.

Fact 11: In 2012, the athlete during the match was a powerful potency, later learned that before the match, he took the German Generic Viagra mixed with vitamins.
(source: 10-facts-about.com)

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Knowledge is Power! We never thought and we never knew! 10 Fun Facts About Volleyball Fact 1: The game of volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan. Fact 2: The first World Championships were held in 1949 for men and 1952 for women.

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Task #3 Explain the different equipment used and their functions.

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Task #3 Explain the different equipment used and their functions.

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 TRUE OR FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is correct then FALSE if it is incorrect. 1. Volleyball originated in the Holyoke, Massachusetts United States of America in 1895 as a blend of basketball, baseball, tennis and handball.2. In 1896, William G. Morgan, an instructor at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke.3. In 1896, the first official game of Volleyball was played at Harvard College.4. In the year 1900, Volleyball was popular enough that a new ball was customized for the sport.5. The set and spike were first executed in the Philippines.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter of the correct answer being identified by the statement or question.1.It is the first name of volleyball.a.Volley and ball		b.   Mintonette		c.   Holyoke2.Volleyball originated in what city and state in the U.S.A.a.Holyoke, Massachusetts	b.   L.A., California		c.   Columbus, Ohio3.He created the game of volleyball.a.   William Morgan		b.   James Naismith		c.   Albert Einstein4.It is the year where volleyball was created.a.   1896				b.   1895			c.   19005.It is the year of the first official game of volleyball.a.1896				b.   1895			c.   1900

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MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter of the correct answer being identified by the statement or question.1.It is the first name of volleyball.a.Volley and ball		b.   Mintonette		c.   Holyoke2.Volleyball originated in what city and state in the U.S.A.a.Holyoke, Massachusetts	b.   L.A., California		c.   Columbus, Ohio3.He created the game of volleyball.a.   William Morgan		b.   James Naismith		c.   Albert Einstein4.It is the year where volleyball was created.a.   1896				b.   1895			c.   19005.It is the year of the first official game of volleyball.a.1896				b.   1895			c.   1900