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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Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts, as a less intense alternative to basketball!
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!
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