Invention and History of Volleyball

Innovation and History of Volleyball William Morgan developed volleyball in 1895 at the Holyoke, Massachusetts, YMCA (Young Mens Christian Association) where he filled in as Director of Physical Education. Morgan initially called his new round of Volleyball, Mintonette. The name Volleyball came to fruition after a show round of the game, when an observer remarked that the game included much volleying and game was renamed Volleyball. William Morgan was conceived in the province of New York and learned at Springfield College, Massachusetts. Unexpectedly at Springfield, Morgan met James Naismith who created ball in 1891. Morgan was inspired by Naismiths round of ball intended for more youthful understudies to design a game reasonable for the more established individuals from the YMCA. William Morgans reason for the new game of Volleyball. was the then famous and comparable German round of Faustball and a couple of different games including: tennis (the net), b-ball, baseball and handball. The Morgan Trophy Award is introduced every year to the most remarkable male and female university volleyball player in the United States. Built up by the William G. Morgan Foundation in 1995 during the centennial year of volleyball, the trophy is named to pay tribute to William Morgan.