History Of Volleyball in the World
History of volleyball in the world - Which of you are part of sports lovers? For those of you who are a part of sports lovers, you must be quite familiar with this one handball sport. Yep, that's right, volleyball. In short, the game or sport of volleyball is a sport that is carried out by two opposing teams or groups.
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Even though volleyball is very fun when played with friends, sometimes a question arises that maybe ordinary people don't know about it. When talking about volleyball, there will certainly be lots of questions, one of the questions that often arises is "what is the history of volleyball?"
In this article, we will discuss more about the history of volleyball that Grameds can know. So, take a look at this review, until it's finished, yeah, Grameds. However, before entering the main discussion, a brief overview of volleyball as a sport that is played in teams or groups will be given.
In the game of volleyball, it focuses more on using the strength of the hands, feet and proper jumping techniques. In addition, volleyball also requires the strength of the fingers to hit the ball or pass the ball to friends.
A. Definition of Volleyball Game
The game of volleyball or what is known in English as volleyball is a type of sports game that contains games from two opposing teams or groups. A team or group in a volleyball game contains six players.
During its development, volleyball received a variation known as beach volleyball. Unlike indoor volleyball, beach volleyball only contains two players. In addition, the field is not as large as an indoor volleyball court.
Like other sports, the game or sport of volleyball has a parent organization that oversees it. The world volleyball sports organization is overseen by the FIVB (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball) organization which acts as the parent organization for international coverage.
B. Volleyball Game
As you already know, this volleyball game or sport is played by 2 opposing teams or groups. In each team or group there are six players who are competing to achieve the goal, namely victory. Victory can be achieved by a team or group by collecting or achieving a score of 25 and a game will occur if you have experienced the same score of 24.
In the game or sport of volleyball there are several size provisions, such as provisions for the size of the field, ball and net. The general size of the volleyball court itself is 9 meters x 18 meters. The size for the boundary line used as the attacker's place is 3 meters measured from the center line. The size for the border is 5 meters.
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The size of the ball has been determined by regulations from the FIVB which states the size of a ball with a circumference of 65-67 cm. The ball is made of leather, both genuine and synthetic. The inside of the ball is made of rubber or something similar. The ball weighs about 260-280 grams.
As for the size of the net is about 9.5-10 meters long. The net used by male players is about 2.43 meters high, while the women's net is about 2.24 meters high. Meanwhile, the net has a width of about 1 meter.
C. Role of Volleyball Players
Like other games or sports, in a volleyball game or sports team there are also players and their respective roles. In the game or sport of volleyball itself is divided into four roles, namely the tosser/setter role, the spiker/smash role, the libero role, and finally the defender role (defender).
Tossers/Setters
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Spikers/Smash
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Players with the spike or smash role play the role of hitting the ball with the focus on falling in the opponent's area so that the team gets a score.
Liberos
Players with the libero role are also known as defenders who have the privilege of being able to freely enter and leave with conditions that are not allowed to produce smash hits across the barrier/net.
Defend/Defender
Then the last one is the defender who has a role as a defender in blocking or withstanding various types of attacks launched by the opponent.
D. History and Developmental Phases of the Game of Volleyball
History or the beginning of the creation of the game or sport of volleyball itself originates from the United States until finally the game which became one of the sports at the Olympics developed to all corners of the world.
1. History of the Name of the Game of Volleyball
Do you know? The volleyball game or sport itself is a form of a combination of four big ball games or sports. What are the four big ball sports? The four big ball branches consist of basketball, tennis, baseball and handball.
In the past, when volleyball was just created, the game was not known as volleyball game. At that time, people were more familiar with and called this game or sport as Mintonette.
Then, who created or invented the game or sport of volleyball is a physical education teacher at the YMCA (Young Men Christian Association) named Willian G. Morgan.
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2. History of the Creation of the Game of Volleyball
The creation and discovery of the game or sport of volleyball began with a meeting between the two physical education teachers, namely Willian G. Morgan who was the originator of the game or sport of volleyball with one of the originators of the game or other sport which contributed to the creation of the game or sport of basketball.
Do you know who is the creator or originator of this big handball game? Yep that's right, he is Dr. Naismith James.
After meeting with Dr. Naismith James, within a period of four years later, William G. Morgan created and initiated the game or sport of Mintonette or what is currently known as the game or sport of volleyball.
According to historical records, it is said that the beginning of creation and the emergence of this volleyball game or sport was only intended for students who were studying at the YMCA (Young Men Christian Association) who were adults or were no longer young.
Because of that reason, Willian G. Morgan created this game or sport of volleyball, which is set at a tempo that is not as fast as the tempo of the game of basketball, which was coined by Dr. Naismith James.
3. History of the First Rules of Volleyball Game
The game rules of volleyball are of course made and determined by the originator of the game or sport, namely William G. Morgan. He stipulated a number of initial regulations such as the provisions for the size of the net or what was originally created as a net with a height of 1.98 meters, then the net with a height of 1.98 meters was installed in the middle of the field.
Then, for the second rule, namely setting rules or conditions for the size of the field, namely with a fixed size, of 7.6 meters x 15.2 meters. Then, the last one is the provisions for the rules for the duration or length of time of the game.
In a match there are nine sessions with three chances to hit with serve technique for each team in a match or volleyball game.
4. Changing Mintonette's Name to Volleyball
Over time, the game or sport that used to have the name Mintonette has changed its name to volleyball or in Indonesian it is defined as volleyball. The change in the name of the game or sport occurred in 1896.
When Willian G. Morgan changed the name from Mintonette to volleyball, it was marked by the first match simulation event held at the YMCA (Young Men Christian Association) Training School.
Willian G. Morgan received an invitation from Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick around in early 1896. Willian G. Morgan took advantage of this invitation by fulfilling the arrival of an invitation given by Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick as a means to demonstrate how the flow and provisions of the game of volleyball that he created and sparked.
Apart from that, Willian G. Morgan also conducted several seminars to explain the various aspects contained in the volleyball game or sport he created.
One aspect that can be learned from Willian G. Morgan's explanation is that the place for the game of volleyball is that it can be done indoors or outdoors.
The second aspect that can be learned from the explanation that Willian G. Morgan explained is that the game of volleyball can be followed by many players. Why is that? At that time, there was no limit to the number of players in volleyball.
Then, the last aspect that can be picked up from the explanation that Willian G. Morgan explained is that the main goal or achievement of volleyball is to train or defend one's own area or area from opponent ball attacks and score as much as possible by passing the ball through the net.
5. History of the Development of Volleyball in the World
Over time and the development of the era, volleyball games or sports have changed the rules and regulations in the game. This can be proven by the change in using the smash technique.
Changes in the use of this technique were first introduced in 1916. Four years later, in 1920 to be exact, new rules and regulations were created regarding the three-touch rule in volleyball. After that, a new regulation was born regarding the number of scores or scores that were previously 15 changed to a score of 21.
It is known that starting in 1900, the game of volleyball began to spread to countries outside the United States, namely in Canada. After experiencing spread through Canada, the sport or game of volleyball has spread and developed to all corners of the world.
After the game or sport of volleyball spread to all corners of the world, an organization was formed which acted as the international parent organization that overshadowed the sport of volleyball. The name of the international volleyball parent organization is FIVB which stands for Federation Internationale de Volleyball.
Two years later, an official world-class volleyball game or sport championship was held. The world championship was held precisely in 1949.
That's some information about the history of the game or sport of volleyball, both the history of its formation and the history of the spread of this game or sport throughout the world.