Cagayan State University: Module in Volleyball Lesson 1: Origin and Development of Volleyball Objectives
Cagayan State University: Module in Volleyball Lesson 1: Origin and Development of Volleyball Objectives
Cagayan State University: Module in Volleyball Lesson 1: Origin and Development of Volleyball Objectives
Module in Volleyball
Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
A. acquire knowledge on the history of volleyball;
B. trace the history of volleyball; and
C. identify the evolution of volleyball.
Reading 1
What is Volleyball?
Volleyball is a team sport. Each team consists of six players and the teams are divided on the
court by a net. Three players stand near the net and three near the backline. The objective of
the game is to send the ball regularly over the net to the opposing team in an effort to ground
the ball on their side of the court.
History of Volleyball
Originally, a team could have as few as one player on a side to an unlimited number of
players. The players volleyed the ball back and forth across the net until one team missed and
a point scored. The first team to score 21 was declared winner.
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Evolution of Volleyball
1895: Creation of the game.
1896: The first exhibition match of volleyball is played at Springfield College
1900: A special ball was designed for the sport.
1910: It was introduce in the Philippines.
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.
1917: The game was changed from 21 to 15 points.
1920: Three hits per side and back row attack rules were instituted.
1922: The first YMCA national championships were held in Brooklyn, NY. 27 teams from
11 states were represented.
1934: The approval and recognition of national volleyball referees.
1937: At the AAU convention in Boston, action was taken to recognize the U.S. Volleyball
Association as the official National Governing Body (NGB) in the U.S.
1947: The Federation Internationale De Volley-Ball (FIVB) was founded.
1964: Volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
1989: The FIVB Sports Aid Program was created.
1990: The World League was created.