History Of A Volleyball. The original name for the sport was mintonette but changed to volleyball very early on. However the spirit that volleyball was created in has been carried on through over a century.
Morgan who came up with the idea for the new sport in 1895. Mintonette br william morgan the ymca in holyoke massachusetts br blend of elements of basketball baseball tennis and handball br 3. The longest volleyball marathon on record was played in amstelveen netherlands from december 27 to december 30 2011.
1896 july 7th br at springfield college the first game of volleyball was played br.
Morgan 1870 1942 created the game of volleyball but called the game mintonette. The original name for the sport was mintonette but changed to volleyball very early on. Mintonette br william morgan the ymca in holyoke massachusetts br blend of elements of basketball baseball tennis and handball br 3. Over 800 million people around the globe play volleyball weekly.
