Volleyball was created in 1895 by William G. Morgan. Volleyball is one of the 5 biggest sports and one of the most popular sports. Volleyball started in Holyoke, Massachusetts in the USA. On July 7th,1896 the first volleyball game was played by a 2 groups of men and women. Volleyball did not become a Olympic sport until 1964. Volleyball was created by William G.Morgan. He decided to make a sport in a blend of basketball, base ball, tennis, and hand ball. It was first named mintonette before being called volleyball.
Volleyball was first played by a lot of men but now it is really played by women. It started as a competitive sport but now there is beach and pool volleyball too. It's now recognized in schools and colleges.Volleyball is most popular in Brazil,the USA,and Russia. Brazil remains the number one volleyball country. In the US the most popular state to play volleyball is California . It is estimated to be 800 million people to play volleyball. it is also estimated that there are over 900 million fans. Volleyball is most popular in 21 states. Volleyball is a team sport that involves two teams and 6 players each .The objective is to score points by hitting the ball over the net without dropping it on your side.The game startes with a sereve ,where the other team hits it over the net to the other team. it is fast and u need teamwork.The game has a lot of strategy work to it.
I like volleyball because you play as a group and you're not by yourself. My personal favorite position was the middle back row because you get a chance to hit it more. I have had amazing coaches that help me and others. Having good teammates means good team work.