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Volleyball
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Where did the sport originate? | US |
| What is the only sport the ranks in front of volleyball among participation sports? | Soccer |
| How many Americans play volleyball? | 46 million |
| How many players worldwide play volleyball at least once a week? | 800 million |
| When was mintonette created? | 1895 |
| Who created mintonette? | William G. Morgan |
| Where was William G. Morgan an instructor at? | Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) |
| What sports are blended to make volleyball? | Basketball, Baseball, Tennis, Handball |
| Why dod William G. Morgan create volleyball? For who, and why | For his classes of businessmen, demands less physical contact than basketball |
| What was volleyball first called? | Mintonette |
| Where did Morgan borrow the net from? | Tennis |
| What did Morgan do to the tennis net? | Raised it just above the average man's head |
| How tall is a volleyball net? | 6 feet 6 inches above the floor |
| When did someone remark to Morgan that they should call the sport volleyball? | During a demonstration game |
| Why did someone remark to Morgan that they should call the sport volleyball? | Players seemed to be volleying the ball back and forth over the net |
| When was the first game of "volleyball" played? | July 7, 1896 |
| Where was the first game of "volleyball" played? | Springfield College |
| What is the maximum number of hits allowed per team each time? | 3 |
| How many times can a player hit the ball? | 1 |
| How many points do volleyball games go up to with Rally Scoring? | 25 |
| How many players are there per team? | 6 |
| How many games equal a match | 3 |
| 3 games equal what? a | match |
| Rotating is in what direction | clockwise |
| When can the ball hit the net as long as it goes over? | On a serve and during play |
| Can a player make contact with the net? | no |
| During service, who must call out the score? | server |
| During ______, the server must call out the score. | service |
| A ball that lands on the line is considered... | in |
| What is rallying? When the ball is being... | played back and forth between the teams |
| In rally scoring, a point is awarded when | the ball becomes dead |
| Is catching or throwing the ball a fault? | yes |
| A team needs to win by... | 2 |
| What is the main different between rally scoring and traditional scoring | traditional scoring, only the serving team can win a point, in rally scoring, a point is won every play |
| What is traditional scoring played up to | 15 |
| Where was the YMCA located? | Holyoke, Massachusetts |
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