VOLLEYBALL: AN INTRODUCTION   VOLLEYBALL    BEACH VOLLEYBALL    WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS   

OLYMPIC VOLLEYBALL    OLYMPIC BEACH VOLLEYBALL

The Game

VOLLEYBALL - AN INTRODUCTION 

Volleyball has come a long way from the dusty-old YMCA gymnasium of Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA, where the visionary William G. Morgan invented the sport back in 1895. It has seen the start of two centuries and the dawn of a new millennium. Volleyball is now one of the big five international sports, and the FIVB, with its 220 affiliated national federations, is the largest international sporting federation in the world. 

Volleyball has witnessed unprecedented growth over the past few years. With the success of world competitions such as the FIVB World Championships, Olympic Games, the US20$ million FIVB World League, FIVB World Grand Prix, FIVB World Cup, and FIVB Grand Champions Cup the level of participation at all levels internationally continues to grow exponentially. 

The Beach Volleyball phenomenon also continues to amaze. The overwhelming spectator and television success of Beach Volleyball since its introduction to the Olympic Games at Atlanta 1996 and the stunning success of the SWATCH FIVB World Tour and SWATCH FIVB World Championships has opened up Volleyball to a completely new market.

 


 

Tokyo, Japan, 1948:  9 against 9 Volleyball was a popular event