HISTORY OF VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball as a sport was started in Hollyyoke, Massachusettes, in the U.S. in 1895 by Mr. Willie Morgan. In the beginning the sport was called mintonete and eventually switched to volleyball by Mr. Haise Springfield Masachusettes, USA because the basic idea of this game of volley the ball from one side to another network.Volleyball as a game was basically designed as a recreational activity for men of business and is now extremely popular in the summer fields and ballparks around the U.S., in 1900 Canada became the first foreign country that adopted the sport. The movement of international YNCA was instrumental in the expansion of the popularity of volleyball in the world. It first played in Cuba in 1905 in Puerto Rico in 1909 in the Philippines in 1910, in Uruguay in 1912, China and Japan in 1913, in Mexico in 1917.Volleyball Europe was through the American troops during World War I and soon spread in countries such as France, Czechoslovakia, Poland and USSR. The style of play and rules are developed differently in each area and country in the world. The first step was the attempt to organize an international federation of volleyball during the Olympic Games in 1936, but these efforts failed. In Asia, due to the low stature of the population were drawn from the Far East rules pursuant to these characteristics. For example there were 9 players per team instead of 6, in games there was no change or rotation, allowed two attempts at service and the pitch was narrower. The net height was reduced by 15 centimeters. Asian These rules are still used in Japan, however this form of game has lost popularity in favor of 6 players. Have developed other variants of volleyball on the beaches of southern California, Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro and the Mediterranean beaches in France. Volleyball pairs (2 players per team) outdoors is very popular not only in form but also as a recreational sport both highly competitivo.Mientras Eastern European countries developed the sport to such an extent that players asked high fill athletic requirements. Official matches attracted 30,000 to 60,000 spectators and completely filled outdoor stadiums. The rapid advancement of volleyball in the world experienced another big jump after the second world war.Previous attempts to organize an international federation in 1936 resumed in Paris in 1946, and this time successfully. On the initiative of France, USSR, Poland, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia, founded the FIVB in which 14 countries were represented.