Volleyball was first conceived by William J Morgan

Volleyball was first conceived by William J. Morgan of the Holyoke, Massachusetts, YMCA in 1895

William Morgan, the first volleyball team and the YMCA it was invented in.

COURT DEMENSIONS z 30 FEET WIDE z 60 FEET LONG z. NET IS 7’ 4” HIGH –(8 feet for men ) z. The court is divided into two equal halves by the net

RULES z A PLAYER CAN ONLY HIT z THE BALL MUST BE THE BALL ONE TIME IN A HIT IN THE COURT ROW AND NO MORE z THE LINE IS GOOD THAN TWO TIMES z THE TEAM CAN ONLY HIT z THE BALL CAN HIT THE BALL 3 TIMES THE NET ANY TIME z YOU CAN NOT CARRY THE BALL OR CATCH IT z NO PALMS z THE BALL CAN NOT HIT THE GROUND

RULES CONTINUED z. THE SERVE MUST BE IN CORRECT ROTATION ORDER - CLOCK WISE z. FOOT FAULT IS WHEN SERVER TOUCHES OR GOES PAST THE BACK LINE z. THE SERVE CAN BE MADE FROM ANY WHERE BEHIND THE BACK LINE. z. SIX PLAYERS 3 FRONT - 3 BACK

RULES CONTINUED z. PLAYERS MUST BE IN CORRECT POSITION z. BACK LINE PLAYERS MUST NOT SPIKE THE BALL IN FRONT OF THE 10 FOOT LINE z. THE PLAYERS CAN NOT GO UNDER THE NET z. THE PLAYERS CAN NOT TOUCH THE NET

RULES CONTINUED z. THERE ARE ONLY SIX PLAYERS ON THE COURT AT TIME z. A MATCH CONSISTS OF 5 GAMES z. UNSPORTSMANSHIP LIKE CONDUCT y. YELLOW CARD y. RED CARD - OTHER TEAM RECIEVES A POINT z. THE BALL MAY NOT BE CARRIED, THROWN OR LIFTED