History of Volleyball PDF

HISTORY OF VOLLEYBALL Volleyball held at YMCA Polycke, Hassachusetts The game was an indoor game called \"mintonette\" created by William J. Morgan on February 9, 1895 at the Young Men\'s Christian Association (YMCA), Holyoke, Massachusetts. From 1970 to the present, Volleyball became big busin...

HISTORY OF VOLLEYBALL Volleyball held at YMCA Polycke, Hassachusetts The game was an indoor game called \"mintonette\" created by William J. Morgan on February 9, 1895 at the Young Men\'s Christian Association (YMCA), Holyoke, Massachusetts. From 1970 to the present, Volleyball became big business. Many of the rules from 1970 to the present differed between Federation (High School), National Association of Girls and Women in Sports, which has now been replaced by the NCAA, USA Volleyball and other amateur and professional associations 1896-The game was called volleyball after Alfred Halstead observed its nature during the first exhibition in Springfield, YMCA. 1916-Set rules for men was formulated 1922-YMCA conducted the first National Championship in volleyball 1924-Rules for girls\' volleyball were published 1947-Federation Internationale of Volleyball (FIVB) was founded 1949-First World Championship for men was held 1953- First World Championship for girls was held 1964-The game was added to the program of the Olympic Games 2000-Federal Republic of Yugoslavia beat Russia in the gold match in 2000 Olympic Games 2004-Brazil won its second volleyball gold medal in the 2004 Olympic Games Volleyball Court Size FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 1\. Court playing court measures 18m x 9m CENTER LINE. The axis of the center line divides the court into two team courts measuring 9m x 9m cach. LINES. All lines on the court are 5cm (2\") wide. 2\. Net and Posts The net has a height of 2.24m for women and 2.43m for men. The post is 2.55m high and preferably adjustable. 3\. Ball-circumference is 65-67cm and weighs 260-280g. As per the FIVB regulations state that the ball must be spherical, made of leather or synthetic leather, have an inside pressure of 0.30-0.325 kg/cm\^2 INDOOR VOLLEYBALL COURT DIMENSIONS Boundary lines mark the perimeter of the court The end lines mark the length or the court, an the sidelines to mark the width of the court. The Attack line is the line that separates the front court (the area near the net) and the bac court (the area between the attack line and cr The Service area is the area beyond the serv line where players serve the ball. REGULATIONS ON HOW TO PLAY VOLLEYBALL 1\. Maximum of three (3) hits per sido. 2\. Player may not hit the ball twice in succession (a block is not considered a hit). 3\. Ball may be played off the not during a volley and on sorve. 4\. A ball touching a boundary line is good. 5\. A legal hit is contact with the ball by a players\' body above and including the waist which does not allow the ball to visibly come to a rest. 6\. If two or more players contact the ball simultaneously, it is considered one play and the players Involved may not participate in the next play. 7\. A player must not block or attack a serve. 8\. Switching positions will be allowed only between front line players. (After the serve only) BASIC VIOLATIONS: Committing any of these volleyball rule violations results in a point for the opponent. 1\. Stepping on or across the service line when serving while making contact with the ball. 2\. Failure to serve the ball over the net successfully, 3\. Ball-handling errors and contacting the ball illegally (double touching, lifting, carrying, throwing, etc.) 4\. Touching the net with any part of the body while the ball is in play. 5\. Blocking a ball coming from the opponent\'s court and contacting the ball when reaching over the net if your opponent has not used 3 contacts AND has a player there to make a play on the ball. 6\. Attacking a ball coming from the opponent\'s court and contacting the ball when reaching over the net when the ball has not yet broken the vertical plane of the net. 7\. Crossing the court centerline with any part of your body, with the exception of a hand or foot. It is only considered a violation if the entire hand or entire foot crosses the court centerline. 8\. Serving out of rotation or out of order. 9\. Back row player blocking (deflecting a ball coming from the opponent) when, at the moment of contact, the back row player is near the net and has part of their body above the top of the net. This is an illegal block. 10\. Back row player attacking a ball inside the front zone (the area inside the 3M/10-foot line) when, at the moment of contact, the ball is completely above the net. This is an illegal attack.