He devised the game of  Minonette, later to be called Volleyball. Morgan adapted the net from tennis, and raised it six feet six inches above the floor, just above the average man's head. During a demonstration game, someone said to Morgan that the players seemed to be volleying the ball back and forth over the net, and perhaps "volleyball" would be a more apt name for the game.    In 1900, a special ball was designed for the sport. 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. In 1917, the number of points was changed from twenty-one to fifteen. In 1920, 3 hits per side and back row attack rules were instituted.

 In 1922, the 1st YMCA national championships were held in Brooklyn, NY. twenty-seven teams from eleven states were represented.

In 1928, it became clear that tournaments and rules were needed, the United States Volleyball Association (USVBA, now USA Volleyball) was formed. The first U.S. Open was staged, as the field was open to non-YMCA squads.

In 1930, the first 2-man beach game was played.

In 1934, the recognition and approval of national volleyball referees.

In 1937, at the AAU convention in Boston, action was taken to recognize the United States. Volleyball Association as the official national governing body in the U.S.A.

In 1947, the Federation Internationale De Volley-Ball (FIVB) was founded.

In 1948, the 1st two-man beach tournament was held.

In 1949, the 1st World Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

In 1964, Volleyball was introduced as a sport to the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

n 1965, the California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) was formed.

In 1974, the World Championships in Mexico were televised in Japan.

In 1975, the US National Women's team began a year-round training regime in Pasadena, Texas (moved to Colorado Springs in 1979, Coto de Caza and Fountain Valley, CA in 1980, and San Diego, CA in 1985).

In 1977, the United States National Men's team began a year-long training regime in Dayton, Ohio (moved to San Diego, CA in 1981).

In 1983, the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) was formed.

In 1984, the United States won their 1st medals at the Olympics in Los Angeles. The Men won the Gold, and the Women the Silver.

In 1986, the Women's Professional Volleyball Association (WPVA) was formed.

In 1988, the United States Men repeated the Gold in the Olympics in Korea.

In 1990, the World League was formed.

In 1995, the sport of Volleyball was one-hundred years old!

In 1996, 2-person beach volleyball will be an Olympic Sport.

Beach Volleyball

In the USA alone, there were more than 172,000 volleyball-related injuries that were treated in hospitals, doctors’ offices, clinics, ambulatory surgery centers and hospital emergency rooms according to the U.S. Consumer Safety Product Commission.

The sport of volleyball originated in the USA and is 110 years old but is only now starting to achieve the type of popularity in the United States that it has enjoyed on a global basis, where it ranks behind only soccer among participation sports.

Volleyball in the United States remains second only to basketball in terms of team sport popularity. Volleyball is so popular that there is an estimated 29 million people playing indoor or beach volleyball.

Comprehensive and detailed list of the rules of volleyball.

Men's volleyball is classed as an equivalency sport but women's volleyball is classed by the NCAA as a head count sport. Volleyball recruiting statistics and information.

Junior College Volleyball Scholarships.

Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William Morgan at the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) in Holyoke, Mass., where he worked as Director of Physical Education.

Wallyball, also known as rebound volleyball, is a fast-paced game that was was invented in Calabasas, CA, in the summer of 1979 by Joe Garcia. The word "Wallyball" is a combination of "ball" and "wall".

 Bishop William McKendree who was the 1st United States born bishop of the Methodist church, allowed the Board of Trustees to change the institution's name to McKendree College.

Handcycling was adopted as part of the IPC Cycling Program in 1998 and was also included at the World Cycling Championships for the Disabled in that same year. In 2004, the IPC included a race for handcycles at the Paralympic Games in Athens Greece for the 1st time.

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