THE GAME OF VOLLEYBALL Volleyball is the second most popular sport in the world today‚ exceeded only by soccer. It was invented by William G. Morgan in 1895 at a YMCA in Holyoke for middle aged men who needed something less strenuous than basketball. The sport has changed much over the years and Mr. Morgan would probably not recognize the game today. The sport involves two teams separated by a net who contact a volleyball a maximum of three times before it crosses the net to the other team
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION LEARNING PACKET VOLLEYBALL THIS EDUCATIONAL PACKET CONTAINS INFORMATION PERTAINING TO A SPECIFIC PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITY OR CONCEPT. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE ALL 3 PARTS OF THIS ASSIGNMENT AND RETURN IT TO YOUR PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER BY THE DUE DATE. PART A: SHORT ANSWER READ THE ENCLOSED INFORMATION AND ANSWER ALL 10 SHORT ESSAY QUESTIONS. PART B: CREATE A PROJECT CHOOSE ONE OF THE THREE OPTIONS PART C: CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING COMPLETE ALL ENCLOSED WORKSHEETS
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In the Florida versus USC volleyball game the players used the three touch method. The first person to hit it tended to bump it up the net left corner where the setter stands. The setter would set it to another player and they would spike it over the net. The players would use the proper approach when spiking it (right-handed people‚ left right left and left-handed people right left right.) When the girls dived they would dive and land on the thigh and roll up quickly too. While bumping the ball
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Top Three Offensive Systems Playing volleyball in high school our coaches never told us about the different offensive systems‚ all we knew is that while on the court we had two setters‚ three hitters‚ a backrow and a libero. The setters would be in opposite positions‚ i.e if the first setter was in position 1 then the second setter would be in 4‚ and our offense would work around that format. But after doing a little research I found that there were offensive setups called systems the 5-1‚ the
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VOLLEYBALL While lazing around the house last Thursday in a turkey induced food coma‚ I was letting my mind wander and reflect back to the past times in my life that I normally try to keep myself from thinking of. During all the recollecting of my past memories I came to the dramatic realization: Volleyball saved my life. It wasn’t until 6th grade that I discovered volleyball. My team bonded quickly‚ easily becoming close friends over the next couple of years as we learned the basics of the
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2011 Illustration/Compare-Contrast Indoor and Beach Volleyball have gained immense popularity over the years. They’re both very fun sports that anyone at any age can enjoy. Although most people would think both sports are the same‚ the truth is they are very different. The environment‚ rules of play and the collegiate opportunities that many players have are a few of the main components that separate these sports. Indoor volleyball was invented in Holyoke Massachusetts by William G. Morgan
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Volleyball Serve Biomechanical factors influencing my Performance Contacting the ball at the top of arms reach If I did not contact the ball at the top of arms reach I would loose acceleration because the force is greater when the arm is at full reach. By contacting the ball at full arms reach you are creating a longer leaver and increasing the moment of inertia by increasing the force upon which you can accelerate the arm forward to serve the ball. If the ball contacted beyond the top of arms
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The game of volleyball uses many important techniques; the three most important are passing‚ setting‚ and hitting. These skills allow the players to run an effective offense and defense keeping the game alive. For example‚ without the skills of passing‚ setting‚ and hitting there would be no game of volleyball. All of these aspects allow volleyball to be the incredible sport we see today. The key to getting the ball to the setter is passing. The passer has a very important role in the play‚ whether
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History of Volleyball On February 9‚ 1895‚ in Holyoke‚ Massachusetts‚ William G. Morgan‚ a YMCA P.E. director‚ made a game called Mignonette as a fun game to pass time by ‚ to be mostly be played inside but could be played outside‚ by any number of players. The game took some of its characteristics from tennis and handball. Another indoor sport‚ basketball was becoming popular in the area due to the fact that it had been invented just ten mile away for Springfield Massachusetts‚ four years before
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History of Volleyball By: LuAnn Schindler The history of volleyball combines sports finesse and ingenuity to create a fast-paced athletic competition. Too Slow For Basketball William G. Morgan‚ education director at the Holyoke‚ Massachusetts‚ YMCA watched the game of basketball grow in popularity. His coworker‚ Dr. James Naismith‚ invented basketball‚ but Morgan saw a potential weakness in the game. Older players who weren’t in shape had a tough time keeping up with the action up and down the
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