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 William G. Morgan Invents VolleyballWilliam 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 deemed basketball too rough. The name volleyball came from the nature of the game: "volleying" a ball back and forth over a net. Players can also “spike” the ball and drive it downward into the opponents' court. What is a "pancake”? More...
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Pancake: Penn State's Dennis Del Valle
Definition: A dig in which the player gets the ball up by placing a flat hand on the ground (palm down) and letting the ball bounce off the back of his hand.http://volleyball.about.com/od/glossary/g/Pancake.htm
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it's enjoy all over the world
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Ah, but the person who truly deserves praise is the one who invented beach volleyball in bikini's!...
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PennState Woman's team is much better than the men's team
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Why Gary98, because the PennState team wear bikinis?
I thought my brother invented the volleyball for the fun of bouncing it off of my head. Boys...bad, bad boys!
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Is a fun game that I have enjoyed playing for over 60 years, but lately I'm starting to slow up somewhat.
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