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The Hitory of Volleyball
Title: The Hitory of Volleyball
Category: Recreation & Sports
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The Hitory of Volleyball
The History of Volleyball
William Morgan introduced the game of volleyball in 1895 while he was teaching at the Holyoke Y.M.C.A. in Massachusetts. He wanted to create a game for his classes of businessmen that would have less physical contact than basketball. He combined the elements of basketball, tennis, and handball to form the game he called "mintonette". He borrowed a tennis net and raised it 6 feet 6 inches above the floor.
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court is 59 ft. 0.75 inches long and 29 ft. 6.375 inches wide.
· A men's net is 7 ft. 4.125 inches high, women's net is 7 ft. 4.125 inches high.
· A volleyball weighs between 8.75 and 9.8 ounces.
· A volleyball measures between 25 5/8 to 26 3/8 inches in circumference.
· In 1930, the first 2 man beach volleyball game was played.
· In 1964 volleyball was introduce to the Olympic games in Tokyo.
· Up until 1916, volleyball was played in innings.
· The game of volleyball was first called "mintonette" because it looked like badminton.
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