Twenty-seven teams from 11 states were represented. The first U. Open was staged, as the field was open to non-YMCA squads. Volleyball Association as the official national governing body in the U. In , the U. The men won the gold, and the women the silver. NCSA Reviews. Athletic Scholarships. International Email info athleticscholarships. An unlimited number of players could participate, the object of the game being to keep the ball in movement over a high net, from one side to the other.
After seeing the demonstration, and hearing the explanation of Morgan, Professor Alfred T. Halstead called attention to the action, or the act phase, of the ball's flight, and proposed that the name "Mintonette" be replaced by "Volley Ball.
Morgan explained the rules and worked on them, then gave a hand-written copy to the conference of YMCA directors of physical education, as a guide for the use and development of the game. A committee was appointed to study the rules and produce suggestions for the game's promotion and teaching. A brief report on the new game and its rules was published in the July edition of "Physical Education" and the rules were included in the edition of the first official handbook of the North American YMCA Athletic League.
The physical education directors of the YMCA, encouraged particularly by two professional schools of physical education, Springfield college in Massachusetts and George Williams College in Chicago now at Downers Grove, Illinois , adopted volleyball in all its societies throughout the United States, Canada in Canada became the first foreign country to adopt the game , and also in many other countries: Elwood S.
Brown in the Philippines , J. Howard Crocker in China, Franklin H. Brown in Japan , Dr. By the development of volleyball on the Asian continent was assured as, in that year, the game was included in the programme of the first Far-Eastern Games, organized in Manila. It should be noted that, for a long time, Volleyball was played in Asia according to the "Brown" rules which, among other things, used 16 players to enable a greater participation in matches. An indication of the growth of volleyball in the United States is given in an article published in in the Spalding Volleyball Guide and written by Robert C.
Two years later the inaugural World Championships took place in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Beach volleyball , which had its origins on the beaches of California back in , had to wait until for its inclusion on the Olympic programme , and it has helped take the global reach and popularity of the sport to a new level. Today, over years after it was first conceived, volleyball is played by more than million people worldwide, a fact that would surely leave its creator, William Morgan, whose goal was to create a sport open to all, a huge amount of satisfaction.
Volleyball: a brief history. You may be able to tell a legal hand set from a deep dish set from a mile away, but do you know how we got to the point where we can debate such things? The history of the sport goes further back in time than you might think. Read on so you can school your friends on the roots of the greatest game on the planet.
On February 9, , William G. To achieve this goal, Morgan combined elements from basketball, badminton, baseball, tennis, and handball. At this time, players used a basketball ouch or a basketball bladder; a ball specifically designed for volleyball would not be created until Frank Wood and John Lynch, drew up the first 10 rules based on suggestions from the founder.
The new game was meant to be played in gyms or exercise halls, but could also be played outside. Inspired by baseball, a match was made up of nine innings; each team served three times per inning. How did six-serve innings last longer than five minutes? Must be nice.
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