William G. Morgan
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William G. Morgan was an American educator and the inventor of volleyball. In 1895, Morgan, who was the physical director of the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts, created volleyball as a less strenuous indoor sport for businessmen than basketball. He initially called the sport "mintonette," but it was later renamed volleyball due to the game's volleying nature. The game quickly gained popularity and spread internationally.12
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Holyoke…volleyball, invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan, physical education director of the local Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA). Holyoke Community College was founded in 1946. Mount Holyoke College (1837) is in the town of South Hadley (in Hampshire county), to the northeast. Recreational areas include the Mount Tom Ski…
Read More…volleyball, invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan, physical education director of the local Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA). Holyoke Community College was founded in 1946. Mount Holyoke College (1837) is in the town of South Hadley (in Hampshire county), to the northeast. Recreational areas include the Mount Tom Ski…
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volleyballHistory…was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan, physical director of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It was designed as an indoor sport for businessmen who found the new game of basketball too vigorous. Morgan called the sport “mintonette,” until a professor from Springfield College in…
Read More…was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan, physical director of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It was designed as an indoor sport for businessmen who found the new game of basketball too vigorous. Morgan called the sport “mintonette,” until a professor from Springfield College in…
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