Okay, folks, let’s dive into my little adventure exploring the history of volleyball.
It all started with a simple question: Where did volleyball even come from? I mean, I’ve played it a few times, beach volleyball mostly, but I realized I knew absolutely nothing about its origins. So, I decided to do some digging.
The Beginning
First, I fired up my trusty search engine. Just typed in “history of volleyball” and boom, tons of stuff popped up. I started clicking around, reading through various articles and websites.
It turns out, this guy named William G. Morgan invented the game back in 1895. He was a YMCA physical education director in Massachusetts and wanted to create a sport that was less rough than basketball. He called the sport Mintonette at first.
The Evolution
I spent hours to read how it became more popular, with many details as follows.
- 1896:First exhibition game of volleyball.
- 1900: A special ball was designed for the sport.
- 1900:YMCA spread volleyball to Canada, and other places.
- 1916:The set and spike were introduced in the Philippines.
- 1920s:There are reports, the beach volleyball started in Santa Monica, California.
- 1930s:Volleyball grows as an international.
- 1947: The Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) was founded.
- 1964:Volleyball adds to Olympic Games in Tokyo.
- 1996:2-person beach volleyball was added to Olympics.
After gathering and browsing through these, I realized that I actually learned something new! It’s pretty cool to see how a simple idea turned into a global sport. It made me appreciate those beach volleyball games a little bit more, knowing the whole story behind it.
