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William
Morgan invented the game of volleyball
The history of volleyball and the
ymca connection
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.
Morgan christened his new game Mintonette. The name Volleyball
became the official name of the sport after a demonstration game
when a spectator remarked that there was a lot of "volleying"
during the game.
William Morgan studied at Springfield
College, Massachusetts and was born in the
state of New York. He met
James Naismith, the inventor of
basketball while at Springfield. Morgan liked
Naismith's game which was designed for younger students and decided
to invent a game more suited for the older members of the YMCA. He
based his new game around the German game of Faustball and included
elements from tennis (the net), baseball,
basketball and handball.
After his graduation Morgan spent his 1st year at the Auburn
(Maine) YMCA and in the summer of 1896, he was
appointed Director of Physical Education at the
YMCA at Holyoke.
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He was very popular and his classes grew in
numbers.
Today Volleyball is the second
most popular sport on Earth, just behind soccer.
From its beginnings more than 110 years ago it has
now spread to every corner of the world and the
number of players is close to one billion.
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