Volleyball
1800's
1895- Volleyball was invented in Holyoke, MA. By the 1990’s, volleyball was the second-largest participated sport in the United States. More than 42 million people played, the game included indoor and outdoor competitions.
1900's
1900- A special ball was designed and created for the unique sport.
1900- YMCA introduced volleyball to Canada, and the Southern Hemisphere.
1907- At the Playground of America convention Volleyball was presented
as one of the most popular sports to date.
1916- Within the Philippines, an offensive style of passing
the ball in a high trajectory in order to be struck by another player (the
set and
spike) was invented.
1916- The YMCA invited The NCAA to aid in editing the rules and in
promoting the sport. Volleyball was then added to school and college
physical
education programs.
1917- The amount of points in the game of volleyball was
changed from twenty-one to fifteen points.
1922- The first YMCA national championship was held
in Brooklyn, NY.
1928- The United States Volleyball Association (USA
Volleyball) was formed. The first U.S. Open was held.
1930- The very first two-man beach volleyball game was
played.
1934- The approval and recognition of national volleyball
referees was made in order to keep everything fair.
1949- The U.S. Volleyball Association began sponsoring the
women's open title.
1964- Volleyball was added to the Olympic Games.
1970- Mary Jo Peppler of the United State's was voted the
most outstanding volleyball player in the world at the International Games
in Bulgaria.
1975- National team member and also Olympian, Debbie Green
became volleyball's youngest All-American at the age of sixteen.
1975- Mary Jo Peppler was also named the International
Volleyball Association's Coach of the Year.
1986- The Women's Professional Volleyball
Association (WPVA) was created.
1987- The first Women's Professional Volleyball
event was held in Newport Beach, CA.
2000's
2000- The Nebraska Cornhuskers beat Wisconsin 3-2 for the NCAA Volleyball crown.
2001- The Stanford Cardinals earned a record fifth NCAA women's volleyball
title by defeating Long Beach State.
2004- Holly McPeak captured her 68th pro beach volleyball title, setting
a new women’s career record for tournament wins.
2005- Stanford’s Ogonna Nnamani won the Honda-Broderick Cup as the
NCAA woman athlete of the year. An outside hitter on the volleyball team
and she was a member of the Olympic women’s volleyball team in Athens.
2005- 2004 Olympic gold medallists Misty May-Treanor and
Kerri Walsh won their second Association of Volleyball Professionals Open
women’s
title and the 2005 overall women's championship together.