2007-02-17 12:16:36 · 4 answers · asked by FaerieWhings 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Volleyball.
(Basketball is Springfield, Massachusetts.)
Wikipedia says, "On February 9, 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, William G. Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, created a new game called Mintonette ... Mintonette (as volleyball was then known) was designed to be an indoor sport less rough than basketball ..."
2007-02-17 12:54:00 · answer #1 · answered by K ; 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Volleyball !
In 1995, the sport of Volleyball was 100 years old!
The sport originated in the United States, and is now just achieving the type of popularity in the U.S. that it has received on a global basis, where it ranks behind only soccer among participation sports.
Today there are more than 46 million Americans who play volleyball. There are 800 million players worldwide who play Volleyball at least once a week.
In 1895, William G. Morgan, an instructor at the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke, Mass., decided to blend elements of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball to create a game for his classes of businessmen which would demand less physical contact than basketball. He created the game of Volleyball (at that time called mintonette). Morgan borrowed the net from tennis, and raised it 6 feet 6 inches above the floor, just above the average man's head.
During a demonstration game, someone remarked to Morgan that the players seemed to be volleying the ball back and forth over the net, and perhaps "volleyball" would be a more descriptive name for the sport.
On July 7, 1896 at Springfield College the first game of "volleyball" was played.
In 1900, a special ball was designed for the sport.
1900 - YMCA spread volleyball to Canada, the Orient, and the Southern Hemisphere.
1905 - YMCA spread volleyball to Cuba
1907 Volleyball was presented at the Playground of America convention as one of the most popular sports
1909 - YMCA spread volleyball to Puerto Rico
1912 - YMCA spread volleyball to Uruguay
1913 - Volleyball competition held in Far Eastern Games
1917 - YMCA spread volleyball to Brazil
In 1916, in the Philippines, an offensive style of passing the ball in a high trajectory to be struck by another player (the set and spike) were introduced. The Filipinos developed the "bomba" or kill, and called the hitter a "bomberino".
1916 - The NCAA was invited by the YMCA to aid in editing the rules and in promoting the sport. Volleyball was added to school and college physical education and intramural programs.
2007-02-17 16:08:50 · answer #2 · answered by Kate 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The sport is Volleyball.....Invented by a YMCA physical fitness director in 1896. He mixed elements of several sports together including...Handball,Tennis, and Basketball
2007-02-17 16:36:46 · answer #3 · answered by crazycanadien 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Basketball
2007-02-17 12:20:09 · answer #4 · answered by bullwinkle 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋