2017-02-09 Thu

There are so many Sports and Games about which we don’t know how they were introduced. So today we will brief you out about the Volley Ball!

There are so many crazy sports fan reading this who might be very curious to know more about it.

The game of volleyball, originally called “mintonette,” was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan after the invention of basketball. He wanted to design a game which was a combination of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball.

The first volleyball net, borrowed from tennis, was only 6’6?. The offensive style of setting and spiking was first demonstrated in the Philippines in 1916. Over the years that followed, it became clear that standard rules were needed for tournament play, and thus the USVBA (United States Volleyball Association) was formed in 1928.

Two years later, the first two-man beach volleyball game was played, though the professional side of the sport did not emerge until much later. Not surprisingly, the first beach volleyball association appeared in California (1965), and the professional players united under the AVP (American Volleyball Professionals) in 1983. Every year in the United States, the Morgan Trophy Award is given to the best male and female college volleyball players.

After that Volley ball has become one of the trending games in the world. Many counties have issued various stamps on it. India Post has issued a stamp of 20 INR in 2012 depicting this game with the words ‘London 2012 Olympic Games’ on the right side of the stamp.

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