History and rules of volleyball

The volleyball history

The volleyball was created on February 9, 1895 by William George Morgan in the United States. The aim of Morgan, who worked in the "YMCA" was to create a team sport with no physical contact between opponents, so as to minimize the risk of injury. Initially playing with a tube of basketball ball was called Mintonette but quickly gained popularity with the name of volleyball. The creator Volleyball died on December 27, 1942 at 72 years of age. In 1964 volleyball became part of the program of the Olympic Games, it has remained until today.

Volleyball rules

Each volleyball team consists of 12 players: six permanent and six alternates. In court, therefore, are two teams of six players.

The teams are separated by a net in the middle of the court. The game begins with one of the teams that should serve. Soon after looting the ball exceed the net and follow the opponent's court where players try to prevent the ball from entering your field using any part of the body (before it was valid to use members from the waist down, but the rules were changed .) The player can hit the ball so that it passes to the opposing side being allowed to give three touches on the ball before it passes, always giving the players alternating touches.