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VOLLEYBALL
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| History |
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It's hard to imagine that the fast-paced, high-powered game of volleyball has its roots in a game played by elderly people! William Morgan, an American sports instructor, was intrigued to see elderly people playing a team game that involved batting a ball made of cloth over a net. The game was called Minton. Morgan adapted the game in that he used a ball filled with air and players lobbed the ball with their hands or arms.
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In 1895, Morgan named his game Mintonette and introduced it to the YMCA in Massachusetts, USA. Dr. A.T. Halstead, also of the YMCA renamed the game 'volleyball' in 1896. In 1917, the rules of the game were decided upon. Since 1964, volleyball has been an Olympic sport. A World Championship was first held in 1949 and continues to be held every four years.
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The Volleyball Federation of India was formed in 1951 and the same year the sport was included in the Asian Games.
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| Aim of the game |
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To keep the ball in play as whenever a team fails to serve/return the ball or commits any other fault, the opposing team wins the rally and gains a point. A match is won by the team that wins three sets. A set is won by the first team to score 25 points with a minimum two points lead.
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| Field Dimensions |
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In international competitions, volleyball is played on wooden or synthetic surfaces.
The playing area is made of up of the playing court and the free zone. The rectangular playing court should measure 18m x 9m. There should be a minimum surrounding free zone of 3m and no obstructions up to a height of 7m. International competitions require a free zone of 5m from the sidelines and 8m from the end lines.
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| Equipment |
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The sport requires a net 1.0m wide and 9.5m long, sidebands, antenna and posts. The ball must be made of real or synthetic leather. The ball should have a circumference 65 to 67 cm and must weigh between 260 to 280 gm. The inside pressure of the ball should be 294 to 318.82m bar.
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| Players require jersey, shorts and sports shoes. Jersey and shorts must be of the same colour. |
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