Volleyball !
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) designated volleyball as an Olympic team sport, to be included in the 1964 Olympic Games.
Volleyball equipment hasn't changed much over the years, except that they used to not wear kneepads, until there was an accident and it crushed someones knee and they substituded with shoulder pads, until they created knee pads.
The Volleyball Rule Book
- In 1995 volleyball celebrated it's 100 birthday!
Volleyball was
invented in 1895 by
William G. Morgan
in Massachusets.
- The net must be at least 2 feet wide and 27 feet long.
- In 1897 all volleyball games had to have 9 sets to finish a game.
- The net must be 6 feet 6 inches from the ground.
- The server must stand with one foot on the back of the lineand must never cross the front line.
In 1913 volleyball was held in the Far Eastern Games.
- To recieve a point the first team must serve the ball over the net and if the ball hits the floor on the other teams side before they hit it then the first team will recieve a point.
- If the ball is hit outside the court it is then the other teams point.
- In 1900 the 9 set was eliminated from the game and went until one team got 21 points.
- In 1964 volleyball was played for the first time in Tokio.
- The rotation was added in 1922.
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Started playing it in Cuba.
The name was
changed from Mintonette
to Volleyball.
First official game at Springfield college.
Created by
William Morgan
- no more major rules were changed or added since 1922.
In 1924 volleyball was played in Paris. That was the sports first olympics.
- The first World Champinship was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
In 1924 volleyball had its first olympics in Paris, France.
Volleyball was one of the most popular sport. (Playground of America Convention)
- Official volleyball
- referies were hired.
- In 1930 the first two-man beach game was played.
Volleyball was held in the far Eastern Games.
Nicole Fawcett
- The position Nicole plays is left side hitter. She is known foer her killer serves and powerful spikes.
- Nicole Fawcett is an olympic volleyball player
- Nicole was atwo year member of the USA junior national volleyball team, including the 2004 team that won the NORCECA gold medal in Winnipeg Manitoba.
- Nicole won the Texas Most Valuble Player award in 2007.
Equipment
- Nicole set an NCC tournament record for her number of hits in a single game.
- Nicole fawcett was born December 16 1986 in San Antonio, Texas.
Greatest Volleyball Rally!
- In 2005 Nicole Fawcett was considered one of the best volleyball players of her time.
- In 2008 Nicole was named National Player Of The Year.
- Nicole grew up in Zanesfield, Ohio.
- She was a member of the 2003 USA youth national volleyball team aswell.
- In 2006 Nicole reached her goal of 1000 kills in the first match of the season.
Training and scouting
- College coaches assess potential volleyball players on their skill, potential, academics and their fit with the program.
To train for volleyball you need a good high jumping skill, and lower body power and lots of power and agility in the legs for quick reaction time.
The US National Men's team began year-round training in Dayton, Ohio. Then moved to San Diego, CA.
The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) was formed.
The US 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).
The World League was created.
The Women's Professional Volleyball Association (WPVA) was formed.
Volleyball was played by over 50 million people each year in over 60 countries
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) made volleyball their fifteenth competitive sport.
New techniques added to the game included - the soft spike (dink), forearm pass (bump), blocking across the net, and defensive diving and rolling.
The sport of Volleyball was 100 years old!
Volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
International University Sports Federation (FISU) held the first University Games in Turin, Italy. Volleyball was one of the eight competitions held.
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