2016 Summer Olympics by gilberto camacho

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The first two-man beach volleyball game was played in 1930.

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The game of volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan. The first World Championships were held in 1949 for men and 1952 for women

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

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Volleyball was first introduced as an Olympic sport in 1964. Most volleyball players jump about 300 times a match.

history of indoor volleyball

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Indoor volleyball began as an Olympic sport for both men and women in the 1964 Tokyo Games. For the women, Japan won gold, the USSR won silver and Poland won bronze. The United States came in fifth place. For the men, the USSR won gold, Czechoslovakia won silver and Japan won bronze. The United States came in ninth place.

rules

gc2433775 — 2016-01-21 16:45:32 UTC

Indoor volleyball at the Olympics is played best of five sets. Each set is played to 25 but if a fifth set is needed, it's only played to 15. A team must win a set by two points and points are given by rally scoring. In beach volleyball, the game is played as best of three sets. The first two sets are played to 21 and the last set, if necessary is played to 15. A team must win by two points.

set up

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Olympic volleyball gets its rules from the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB). An indoor team may consist of up to 12 players, a coach, assistant coach, trainer and doctor. In official competition, a beach volleyball team can only consist of two players. For world competition, there isn't any coaching allowed. Three balls are used during the game, each being exchanged out during play. Six ball retrievers are positioned in both beach and indoor volleyball. They're positioned at each corner of the boundary lines and behind each referee.

discipline

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Beach volleyball teams at the Olympics are composed of either two men or two women. Indoor
volleyball, which also awards separate medals for men's and women's teams, consists of six players on the court for each team. Whether indoor or beach, the men's net is set at 7 feet, 11-5/8 inches high and the women's net is set at 7 feet, 4-1/4 inches.

history of beach volleyball

gc2433775 — 2016-01-21 17:12:46 UTC

Beach volleyball came into the Olympics as a sport for men and women in the 1996 Atlanta games. The United States men won both gold and silver in beach while Canada won bronze. For the women, Brazil won gold and silver while Australia won the bronze medal.