History of Volleyball YEAR EVENTS 1895 William G. Morgan (1870-1942) created the game of volleyball but called the game Mintonette. 1896 The first exhibition match of volleyball is played at Springfield College (called International YMCA Training school in 1896). Volleyball was presented at the Playground of America Convention 1907 1916 1917 1919 1920 1928 1930 1947 LATE 1940S In the Philippines, an offensive style of passing the ball in a high trajectory to be struck by another player (the set and spike) were introduced. The game was changed from 21 to 15 points. American Expeditionary Forces Distributed 16,000 volleyballs to its troops and aliens Three hits per side and back row attack rules were instituted. It became clear that tournaments and rules were needed, the United States Volleyball Association (USVBA, now USA Volleyball) was formed. The first U.S. Open was staged, as the field was open to non-YMCA squads. The first two-man beach volleyball game is played in Santa Monica, California. The Federation Internationale De Volley-Ball (FIVB) was founded. Forearm pass introduced to the game 1951 Volleyball was played by over 50 million people each year 1957 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) designed volleyball as an Olympic team sport. New techniques added to the game 1960S 1964 1974 1975 1983 1984 1988 1995 TODAY Volleyball was introduced to the Olympic games in tokyo The World Championships in Mexico were telecast in Japan. The U.S. National Women’s team began a year-round training regime in Pasadena, Texas (moved to Colorado Springs in 1979, Coto de Caza and Fountain Valley, CA in 1980, and San Diego, CA in 1985). The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) was formed. The U.S. won their first medals at the Olympics in Los Angeles. The Men won the Gold, and the Women the Silver. The U.S. Men repeated the Gold in the Olympics in Korea. The sport of Volleyball was 100 years old! Second most popular Sport in the World. History of Sepak Takraw YEAR 500 YEARS AGO 1945 1960 1965 1992 EVENTS Originated in Malaysia around 500 years ago. The first official Sepak Takraw competition was held at a swim club on May 16th, 1945 Malaysian sepak raga federation was founded at Penang It was formally named as Speak Takraw. The International Speak Takraw Federation (ISTAF) was formed as the world governing body of the game.