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This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international indoor volleyball, beach volleyball and sitting volleyball tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the ...
Ball State University (Ball State or BSU) is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana.It has three off campus centers in Fishers, Indianapolis, and Fort Wayne.. In 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball Corporation, acquired the foreclosed Indiana Normal Institute and gave the school and surrounding land to the State of Indiana.
G. Gatorade Player of the Year awards. German Volleyball Player of the Year. Greek Volley League MVP.
Shondell is a founding member of Munciana, a volleyball club for 12- through 18-year-old girls. Steve coached the 14-year-old open club (Chipmunks) until 1996, and now coaches the 12-year-old club (Peppers). In addition to AAU titles, the Chipmunks won Junior Olympic National Championships in 1989, 1990, and 1996, and appeared in the finals in ...
William G. Morgan. William George Morgan (January 23, 1870 – December 27, 1942) was the inventor of volleyball, originally called "Mintonette", a name derived from the game of badminton which he later agreed to change to better reflect the nature of the sport. [ 1] He was born in Lockport, New York, U.S. [ 2]
Footvolley ( Portuguese: Futevôlei [futʃiˈvolej] in Brazil, Futevólei [ˌfutɨˈvɔlɐj] in Portugal) (first known as pevoley) is a sport that combines aspects of beach volleyball and association football. [ 1] Similar to Kick Volleyball and Futnet . Footvolley was created by Octavio de Moraes in 1965 in Brazil. [ 2]
Volleyball (ball) A volleyball is a ball used to play indoor volleyball, beach volleyball, or other less common variations of the sport. Volleyballs are spherical in shape and typically comprise eighteen nearly rectangular panels made from synthetic or genuine leather. These panels are organized into six identical sections, each consisting of ...
James Naismith. James Naismith ( NAY-smith; November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was an American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball. [ 1][ 2][ 3] After moving to the United States, he wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the University of ...