1. Volleyball A sport for all people KNES 430 Tonnie Glover
Dr. Kirkpatrick

2. History of Volleyball William G. Morgan in 1895 FUN FACTS:
INVENTED BY:
William G. Morgan in 1895
FUN FACTS:
William was very close friends with the guy who invented Basketball, James Naismith
William invented volleyball at a school called Young Men’s Christian Association Training School. (Can you tell me what the 1st letters of the 1st 4 words spell?)

3. History of Volleyball IS OVER 100 YEARS Old –
Fun Fact: I was 18 years old when volleyball celebrated it’s 100th birthday
IS CONSIDERED A NET GAME–
Fun Fact: Morgan “borrowed” the net idea from the game of tennis

4. History of Volleyball ORIGINAL NAME: Mintonette
Fun Fact: While watching the game being played, another professor at the college suggested another name… Volley Ball. Thank goodness it stuck!
1st VOLLEYBALL: Tried a basketball, but was too hard; tried the inside but it was too soft
Fun Fact: Because Morgan couldn’t find a ball he could use, he enlisted the help of a local sporting goods manufacture by the name of A.G. Spalding
THEN
NOW

5. History of Volleyball OLYMPIC DEBUT: 1964 Tokyo Olympics
1ST OLYMPIC MEDALS FOR USA:
1984 Los Angeles Olympics - Men’s Team won gold and Women’s Team won Bronze

6. Can be played by MALES or FEMALES
Volleyball…
Can be played by MALES or FEMALES

7. Can be played INDOORS or OUTDOORS
Volleyball…
Can be played INDOORS or OUTDOORS

8. Can be played by YOUNG or OLD
Volleyball…
Can be played by YOUNG or OLD

9. Can be played for RECREATION or COMPETITION
Volleyball…
Can be played for RECREATION or COMPETITION

10. Volleyball Game Specs:
PURPOSE:
To use the skills of volleyball get to 25 points before the other team
Main Offensive Strategy -
To put the ball where the other team IS NOT!
Main Defensive Strategy -
To keep the ball from hitting the floor within the boundaries of your court!

11. Volleyball Game Specs:
COURT:
60 x 30
Each Team plays on 30 x 30 side
NET HEIGHT:
Men: 7’ 11”
Women: 7’ 4”

12. Volleyball Game Specs:
PLAYERS:
6 players on each court
3 front row and 3 back row
CONTACTS:
3 contacts before the ball must go over to the net

13. Volleyball Game Specs:
SCORING:
Rally Scoring
Regulation match can be the best 2 of 3 games or 3 of 5 games
Score to 25 points
Score to 15 points for tie-breaker game
Must win by 2 points

14. Volleyball Game Specs: RULES OVERVIEW
If the offensive team’s ball travels outside of the court boundaries, it is considered “OUT” and the point is awarded to the opposing team.
If the offensive team’s ball touches any part of the court boundary line, it is considered “IN” and the point is awarded to their team.
You may only contact the ball 3 times.
You may not touch any part of the net.
If 2 parts of your body contacts the ball in a row it is considered a “DOUBLE HIT” and the point is awarded to the other team.
Rotation occurs each time a team regains the serve after having lost it. Always rotate CLOCKWISE facing the net.

15. Main Volleyball Skills: FOREARM PASSING:
Using both arms joined together to make a platform for the ball to bounce off of.
Must be in a low, ready, and stable position with arms held in front of your body
One of the most used skills in volleyball
AKA “Bumping”
It all starts with a pass!

16. Main Volleyball Skills: OVERHEAD PASSING/SETTING:
Using both hands simultaneously at your forehead area to push the ball up to set an attack.
A Setter is similar to the quarterback on a football team, calling plays and making decisions in a split second.
Can be used interchangeably with the forearm pass if the ball is at head height.

17. Main Volleyball Skills: OVERHAND SERVING:
Using your dominate open hand to contact the ball at your highest point after tossing it up.
Used to begin the game. The team that scores the point will continue to serve until the opposing team scores a point.
Must be contacted behind the back outline in a regulation game.

18. Main Volleyball Skills: UNDERHAND SERVING:
Using your dominate open hand to contact the ball at your waist area with a flat fist.
Used to begin the game. The team that scores the point will continue to serve until the opposing team scores a point.
Must be contacted behind the back outline in a regulation game.
Good for beginners

19. Main Volleyball Skills: HITTING/ATTACKING:
Usually the third contact and happens after being set by a setter.
Used to put the ball away as quickly as possible so that it can not be returned.
Use a big open hand (similar to overhand serving), a number of progressive steps to gain speed, then jumping to contact the ball as high as possible, while “snapping” the ball down.

20. Main Volleyball Skills: DIGGING:
Is basically forearm passing an attacked ball that is traveling at a much faster speed.
Involves absorbing speed and force off of the ball
May involve collapsing to the ground.
Is a defensive skill

21. Variations of Volleyball: What is Sitting Volleyball?
There are many variations of volleyball played around the globe. Some are: Grass Volleyball, Sand Volleyball, Indoor Volleyball, Wallyball, and Sitting Volleyball.
“Sitting volleyball (sometimes known as Paralympic volleyball), is volleyball for disabled athletes entered the Paralympic Games as a demonstration sport for amputees in 1976 in Toronto Canada and played as a medal sport thereafter.”
(sittingvolleyball.org, 2014)

22. Volleyball: A Sport For All People
Volleyball continues to be a sport that all people, of all races, backgrounds, age, and size can play…It truly is a sport for all people.
Special Olympic Volleyball

23. REFERENCES:
Sitting Volleyball - USA. (2007, January 1). Retrieved December 12, 2014, from
Volleyball Hall of Fame - History of Volleyball. (2014, January 1). Retrieved December 12, , from
William G Morgan The Inventor of Volleyball. (2012, September 26). Retrieved December 12, , from
List of Olympic medalists in volleyball. (2014, December 8). Retrieved December 12, 2014, from
USA Volleyball - Features, Events, Results | Team USA. (2014, January 1). Retrieved December 12, 2014, from