VOLLEYBALL
HIST
ORY
In 1895 the American teacher William G. Morgan invented a new sport first called Mintonette and then Volleyball. It wasn't very expensive and it was a mixture of basket and tennis.
Volleyball was exported in Europe during the first World War. The international Federation was born in 1947 and the game became an Olympic sport in 1967 in Tokyo.
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RULES
TEAM AND GOAL
ROLES
COURT
Setter
The court is rettangular, cut in half by a net.
Two teams compete and the goal of the game is to make the ball touch the floor in the area of the other team.
Central
Free
Opposite
Hammer
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FUNDAMENTALS
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WALL
BAGHER
SMASH
DRIBBLE
It is used for defense and it's done joining the arms forwards with one hand inside the other.
It's used for attack and sends the ball into the area of the other team by jumping and extending the arm.
The dribble is used to lift the ball.
It's used for defense from the smash.
SERVICE
It's the first action of the game.
CURIO
SITIES
First, the number of players was unlimited, but now the players on the court are only six.
The fundamental three touch rule was only introduced in 1914.Before that the number of possible touches was unlimited.
The strongest national teams are Italy, USA and Poland.
The smash was invented by the Filipinos, it was originally called "bomb" and the attacker was called "bomberino".