What is volleyball, Volleyball is a sports consisting of two teams of 2, 4 or 6 players, where they compete over a net by trying to force the ball down on the oppositions court under a set of rules. Today with the phenomenal growth and popularity of the sport Volleyball is arguably one of if not the most popular participant sport in the world.
Over a billion people play Volleyball each week making it the most popular sport in the world based on the number of participants each week. In addition the FIVB boost the largest organized Federation in the world with the most participants of any sport. If this was not enough the Beijing Olympic Beach Volleyball Finals had the most views of any Olympic Sport in the world.
Volleyball history is extensive with the game originally known as Mintonette. Mintonette was started by William G Morgan to be played as an alternative to the more physical basketball. The idea was to incorporate features of handball and tennis into a sport that could be played by older members of the YMCA where William Morgan was a physical education director. Click here for more history of volleyball game.
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