History & Origins
Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts, as a less intense alternative to basketball!
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History & Origins
Tennis began over 800 years ago in French monasteries, where monks played by hitting the ball with their hands against monastery walls!
There are two main types of football played around the world: soccer (also called association football) and American football, which are completely different sports with different rules!
The first volleyball was actually part of a basketball bladder, and players had to return it over a rope that was 6 feet (1.83 m) 6 inches (15 cm) high!