One of the 3 questions I had was, What was the first name for volleyball? The first name for volleyball was “Mintonette”. The game was created by William G. Morgan in 1895. The game of volleyball was also played by professionals …show more content…
The biggest part about this is sportsmanship. It is a big part because without sportsmanship, equality would have no meaning. When playing volleyball, you should always have a positive attitude. You wouldn’t want to say anything disrespectful and hurt some person’s feelings. Showing sportsmanship is a great start with even the opposing team. Showing sportsmanship to another team is like being happy because they won.
Volleyball is played on a court that is approximately 29 feet and 6 inches wide, and 59 feet long. The net that divides the court into two sides is about 7 feet off the ground. The volleyball is about the size of a soccer ball, about 26 inches. When serving the ball, you can not step on the endline or else, it’s an automatic out. Overall, Volleyball is just another sport.
In conclusion, I say that more people should play volleyball than sports like soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, football, tennis, rugby, and swimming. Volleyball is a very great sport. There are many teams around that have won a ‘Junior league’ title. Hopefully, after reading my paper you all understand how good of a sport volleyball is. Right now, about 14 million people play volleyball as a normal sport at schools, colleges, organizations, and