Volleyball Flashcards
The Physical Edication Director of YMCA who invented volleyball in Holyoke Massachussettes, USA
William G. Morgan
Where does volleyball sport invented?
Holyoke Massachussettes, USA.
When was volleyball invented?
1895
Volleyball was first called __________.
mintonette
Volleyball was first called __________.
mintonette
Who is the Professor from Springfield
College that changed the name of mintonette to volleyball?
Alfred Halsted
When was mintonette name changed to volleyball
1896
The first rules were written by and printed by ___________.
William G. Morgan
When was the first rules written and printed?
1897
When was the Physical Directors Society of the YMCA’s of North America adopted a set of
volleyball rules?
1900
When was the international volleyball competitions were initiated with the first Far East Games
being conducted in Manila?
1913
Different organizations were formed when volleyball was introduced by the _________ in
World War I in Europe.
U.S. Troops
When was the United Volleyball Association established to govern the sport and publish its
regulations?
1928
Where was the Federation International de
Volleyball organized?
Paris
When was the Federation International de
Volleyball organized?
1947
When was Volleyball game became an Olympic sport during the Tokyo Olympic Games?
1964
When was Volleyball introduced in the Philippines by the YMCA
1910
When was this sport adopted by
the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation for men as an official event in the National Championships?
1912
Volleyball is played on a smooth surfaced court ___ meters wide and ___ meters long
9m wide and 18m long
A line 3 meters parallel from the center line is called ________.
attack line
