2007-03-23 21:28:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Volleyball
Volleyball - History
Volleyball is one of the world's most popular sports and is played by more than 800 million people on the planet at least once a week. The game of volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan, a teacher at a YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He combined parts of basketball, baseball, tennis and handball to create a new game to be played indoors by people who wanted less physical contact than basketball. Morgan borrowed the net from tennis and raised it six feet, six inches above the floor, a little higher than an average man's head
2007-03-24 01:10:45 · answer #1 · answered by Dolli 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who Discovered Volleyball
2016-12-12 11:56:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is just a brief answer to the question. If you go to the site at the bottom you will be able to read more into it. All I did was look up Volleyball history.
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.
2007-03-24 06:54:32 · answer #3 · answered by Amanda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That dude on CastAway.
He discovered Wilson.
Seriously,
Invention and History of Volleyball - William Morgan 1870 - 1942
From Mary Bellis,
William Morgan based Volleyball on the popular German game called Faustball
William Morgan invented volleyball in 1895 at the Holyoke, Massachusetts, YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) where he served as Director of Physical Education. Morgan originally called his new game of Volleyball, Mintonette. The name Volleyball came about after a demonstration game of the sport, when a spectator commented that the game involved much "volleying" and game was renamed Volleyball.
William Morgan was born in the state of New York and studied at Springfield College, Massachusetts. Ironically at Springfield, Morgan met James Naismith who invented basketball in 1891. Morgan was motivated by Naismith's game of basketball designed for younger students to invent a game suitable for the older members of the YMCA. William Morgan's basis for the new game of Volleyball was the then popular and similar German game of Faustball and a few other sports including: tennis (the net), basketball, baseball and handball.
The Morgan Trophy Award is presented annually to the most outstanding male and female collegiate volleyball player in the United States. Established by the William G. Morgan Foundation in 1995 during the centennial year of volleyball, the trophy is named in honor of William Morgan.
To learn more about the history of Volleyball as a sport read Scott Hammon's article entitled For The Love of Volleyball. Scott Hammon is our About expert and guide to Volleyball.
2007-03-23 21:33:17 · answer #4 · answered by doublewidemama 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
volleyball wasnt discovered....it was created in massachusetts
2007-03-24 05:54:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not sure who actually discovered the ball itself, but he game was dicovered by William G. Morgan, in Massachusets
2007-03-26 10:08:30 · answer #6 · answered by just that one girl. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it is very difficult question.
Sport is a sport, I think it isn't discovered by someone, it is a talent.
2007-03-23 21:32:51 · answer #7 · answered by Sousy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋