Volleyball

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Volleyball was invented in 1895 in Holyoke, Massachusetts. William G. Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, created volleyball. The game took some of its characteristics from tennis and handball. Volleyball was first called Mintonette and was then replaced with Volleyball in 1896. Canada was the first "foreign" country to adopt volleyball in 1900. Volleyball became part of the program of the NCAA, the body that overseas college and university sports in the USA. In 1918, the number of players …

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…the right to serve and the players rotate once clockwise. <Tab/><Tab/>-Sideout Scoring: <Tab/><Tab/> <Tab/><Tab/>Only the serving team may score a point and when the receiving team wins a rally. When the receiving team wins a rally they gain the right to serve and their players rotate.