The History of Volley Ball

In 1995, the sport of Volleyball was 100 years old! The sport originated in the United States, and is now just achieving the type of popularity in the U.S. that it has received on a global basis, where it ranks behind only soccer among participation sports. Today there are more than 46 million Americans who play volleyball. There are 800 million players worldwide who play Volleyball at least once a week. In 1895, William G. Morgan, an instructor at …

…Association (WPVA) was formed. In 1987, the FIVB added a Beach Volleyball World Championship Series. In 1988, the US Men repeated the Gold in the Olympics in Korea. In 1989, the FIVB Sports Aid Program was created. In 1990, the World League was created. In 1992, the Four Person Pro Beach League was started in the United States. In 1994, Volleyball World Wide, created. In 1995, the sport of Volleyball was 100 years old! In 1996, 2-person beach volleyball was added to the Olympics