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 William G. Morgan Invents Volleyball (1895)William G. Morgan invented volleyball in Holyoke, Massachusetts, just four years after basketball was invented in the neighboring town of Springfield. Morgan, a physical education director, created "Mintonette" for older athletes who wanted to play indoor sports but for whom basketball was too rough. Mintonette was later renamed volleyball because the point of the game is to "volley" the ball back and forth over a net. Morgan's game took several of its characteristics from what two sports? More...
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What is your favorite type of volleyball--regular court, beach, or pool?
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Regular court. Family reunion volleyball with all the kids is great, we all have fun.
"He who never made a mistake never made a discovery." Samuel Smiles
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