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Towel volleyball: towel volleyball is a popular form of outdoor entertainment. The game takes place in a volleyball court, and players work in pairs, holding towels in their hands and attempting to throw the ball into the opponent's field. This version can also be played with blankets held by four people. There are several variations. [54]
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]
The history of Olympic volleyball can be traced back to the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where it was an unofficial demonstration event.Its addition to the Olympic program, however, was given only after World War II, with the foundation of the FIVB and of some of the continental confederations.
Tournament Article Records and statistics Summer Olympics: Volleyball at the Summer Olympics: Results summary (men, women), participating nations (men, women), medal table, MVP by edition, win–loss records
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The Texas athletic department made history Saturday night when the Longhorns’ volleyball team shocked top-seeded Stanford 3-1 to reach this week’s NCAA volleyball Final Four in Tampa, Fla.
Last week, Hord got to play in front of the largest crowd for a volleyball game in NCAA history — 15,797 fans — in a victory over Creighton. Nebraska entered this week at No. 2 in the national ...
Even those states that do sanction volleyball for both sexes typically have considerably fewer schools sponsoring the boys' game and thus fewer participants. Of the remaining 12 high-participation girls' volleyball states, only California, with over 45,000 girls and about 25,000 boys, had even half as many boys competing as girls.