Volleyball History!

• William G. Martin created volleyball in 1895.
• The National YMCA Physical Education Committee held the inaugural national competition in the United States in New York City in 1922.
• The United States Volleyball Association (USVBA), which was established in 1928, is acknowledged as the country's governing and rule-making body.
• During World War I, when national organizations were founded, volleyball was first played in Europe.
• Founded in Paris in 1947, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) relocated to Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1984.
• The first Far East Games in Manila in 1913 marked the start of international volleyball competition.
• Volleyball was played in Asia in the early 1900s and lasted until after World War II on a bigger court with a lower net and nine players per team.
• Standardized playing regulations and officiating were adopted as a result of the FIVB-sponsored world volleyball championships (for men only in 1949; for men and women in 1952 and consecutive years).
• More men's and women's titles have been won by Soviet teams at the international and Olympic levels than by any other country.
• Their success was credited to broad public interest, organized play, and training at all ability levels.
• Volleyball was added to the Pan American Games (which include South, Central, and North America) in 1955, and Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Cuba, and the United States frequently compete for the top prizes.
• Introduced in California in 1930, beach volleyball is typically played on a sand court with two players per team.
• The first official beach volleyball competition took place in 1948 at Santa Monica, California's Will Rogers State Beach, and the first FIVB-sanctioned world championship took place in Rio de Janeiro in 1986.