Volleyball Research Paper For some people, they literally live, breathe, and are volleyball; others hate sports and prefer soccer or football (as many already do). But volleyball has been around for more than 100 years! And it is one of the most popular sports in the world; A worldwide estimate of approximately 800 million people play volleyball at least once a week. But today's volleyball doesn't compare to the one first invented in 1895. Society has modified this trending sport so much in recent decades that some even think that William G. Morgan, the inventor of volleyball, would not be able to do it. to recognize their sport.William G. Morgan was an instructor at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Morgan came up with the new idea by mixing together parts of other sports such as tennis, baseball, basketball and handball. The idea of ​​the net actually comes from tennis (which is probably why it looks so familiar), however Morgan decided to raise it just over six feet above the middle of the court; now, the net can be raised 8 feet above the court due to changes in the game and its rules. Another unoriginal aspect is the word “volleyball”. The game was in fact called "mintonette" when Morgan created it for the first time but after observing a demonstration game, some scholars approached Morgan with a new name, "volleyball", which they found more appropriate to call so because of the way in which the athletes volleyed. the ball back and forth over the net: hence the name was changed and has been the same for more than a century. In 1895, Morgan created only one volleyball but, like everything else, it has revolutionized into subsets and variations of volleyball such as: Indoor/Outdoor, Newcomb, Beach, Footvolley, Shoo...... middle of paper.... apply to tips and serves. For body composition, having lower levels of body fat will be an advantage because it could provide more power, better coordination and possibly better balance. If there was an “excessive” amount of body fat, it is possible that the player's ability to move freely on the field would decrease and the chances of fatigue during exercise would increase. In conclusion, volleyball is a competitive but fun sport that truly anyone could participate in and excel at following the rules and guidelines. From a health perspective, it would be a great addition to a daily workout; an average human could burn up to 600 calories during an hour of competitive volleyball! And not only does it burn calories, but it adds a variety of coordination skills and improves cardiovascular and muscular endurance and body composition.