Thursday, September 22, 2011

VOLLEYBALL

I remember when i was a kid, me, my relatives and friends used to play volleyball in a farm near our place. We set up a net in the middle and make water marking for our outside line. That is the time I learned to play that sport. Here is a brief history of volleyball. 
 
In 1895, William G. Morgan, an instructor at the Young Men's Christian Association in Holyoke, Mass., decided to blend elements of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball to create a game for his classes of businessmen which would demand less physical contact than basketball. He created the game of Volleyball (at that time called mintonette). Morgan borrowed the net from tennis, and raised it 6 feet 6 inches above the floor, just above the average man's head.
 
During a demonstration game, someone remarked that the players seemed to be volleying the ball back and forth over the net, and perhaps "VOLLEYBALL" would be a more descriptive name for the sport.

In 1896, July 7th first volleyball game was first played at Springfield College.
 
Year 1900 the creation and designed of a special ball for the sport.
  
Volleyball positions in a team are compose of a Outside hitter (also called wing spiker, left side), Right side hitter (wing spiker, right side), Opposite Hitter (attacker), Setter, Middle Blocker (center, middle hitter), Libero, and Defensive Specialist.


How about you? Do you play volleyball?

41 comments:

KM said...

yes, i do ! :D

Mommy Liz said...

Nope! I am scared that I would get hit by the ball, so I try to avoid it when it's coming to me. I had to donate a medal when I was in college to get a 2.5 grade hmm...pasang awa :)

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Unknown said...

high school pa yata ang huling laro ko ng basketball...tagal na noh
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Mai Yang said...

nope. haha! di nga ako nag eenjoy manuod nun eh :D

reina said...

nice posts.. ayaw ko ng volleyball.. takot ako sa bola..

L.Torres, RN said...

i like volleyball. I just don't have time to play...hehe.

:)

kimmyschemy said...

though i've never been a good player, i loved volleyball, it's one nice sports! left you some love and i'm following you now, hope you do the same, thanks!

Con said...

Hindi ako naglalaro nyan,takot ako sa bola.Feeling ko lagi ako sinusundan sa ulo ng bola nyan.lol

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Drummer said...

i like volley ball. thanks

Bayu Pecek said...

i don't like playing volleyball.. i don't know why...

Ayielle said...

I do when I have to. haha, but regularly, NO. I'm not a sporty person. but i think it's fun. haha!

Cik Orkid said...

volleyball? yeah i'm not good on it. haha. anyway follow me back k ? really nice blog for sure :D

simply pochi said...

haha. I'm not into sports. but my sister is a varsity in Assumption College :)

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Ibnu Siswoyo said...

I like volley ball...
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Hariyanto Wijoyo said...

volleyball...wow i love this game :)

Anonymous said...

so you like volleyball when you were kid?
how's today?

krykie said...

hello :) sorry for my late visit. i hope you do well. take care! Ü

volleyball is the only sport i enjoy :>>

Cik tikah said...

I prefer handball rather than volleyball. :)

Sam D. said...

I do like to play volleyball but when I try it I didn't do good playing it. I guess Volleyball isn't the sport for me. Dropped you some $$$. Hope I'll get some back too. :-)

Dj Surendeng said...

love volleyball... the problem is.. i m not strong enough to perform serve )

Yannie said...

I love volleyball. thanks for the info

Unknown said...

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RoseMena ArLia said...

Hi....thanks for the visit....I like volleyball.....;D

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ladyyy said...

hahaha i like badminton and swimming <3

when i was in high school i was afraid of the ball. u kno it might hit my face=))

Aliz said...

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Edanes said...

i such a loser on volleyball... lol!

Anonymous said...

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J.E.H. said...

I also love to play volleyball, but I'm not good with it.. hehe

Annie said...

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