Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms, or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. Each team is allowed three hits to get the ball over the net to the other team. A point is scored if the ball hits the ground in the opponents' court, if the opponents commit a fault, or if they fail to return the ball properly. Volleyball can be a very active sport that can be an excellent source for aerobic exercise. It also helps players improve their hand-eye coordination and the ability to override the instinctive desire to dodge a fast-moving object such as a ball.

History of the game

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On February 9, 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, William G. Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, created a new game called Mintonette as a pastime to be played preferably indoors and by any number of players. The game took some of its characteristics from tennis and handball. Another indoor sport, basketball, was catching on in the area, having been invented just ten miles (sixteen kilometres) away in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts only four years before. Mintonette (as volleyball was then known) was designed to be an indoor sport less rough than basketball for older members of the YMCA, while still requiring a bit of athletic effort.

The first rules, written down by William G. Morgan, called for a net 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 metres) high; a 25 × 50 foot (7.6 × 15.2 metre) court; any number of players. A match was composed of 9 innings with 3 serves for each team in each inning; and no limit to the number of ball contacts for each team before sending the ball to the opponents’ court. In case of a serving error, a second try was allowed while a ball hitting the net was to be considered a foul (with loss of the point or a side-out) — except in the case of the first-try serve. To protect the fingers of the ladies, they were allowed to catch the ball and then throw it back into play.

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SO NOT GOING TO THE VOLLEYBALL GAME TOMORROW!!
maxinetiongson (MaxineTiongson) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:25:42 -0000
SO NOT GOING TO THE VOLLEYBALL GAME TOMORROW!!
working on poster or something for volleyball showcase later. sian WASTE MY TIME..
yuanteng (yuanteng) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:25:29 -0000
working on poster or something for volleyball showcase later. sian WASTE MY TIME..
Still waiting for a response on our offer, another volleyball game tonight...third one this week!
tara1973 (Tara Ingro) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:25:28 -0000
Still waiting for a response on our offer, another volleyball game tonight...third one this week!
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