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Intention and History of
Volleyball
 William
Morgan based Volleyball on the popular
German game called Faustball.
William Morgan invented volleyball in 1895
at the Holyoke, Massachusetts, YMCA (Young
Men's Christian Association) where he served
as Director of Physical Education. Morgan
originally called his new game of
Volleyball, Mintonette. The name Volleyball
came about after a demonstration game of the
sport, when a spectator commented that the
game involved much "volleying" and game was
renamed Volleyball.
William Morgan was born in the state of New
York and studied at Springfield College,
Massachusetts. Ironically at Springfield,
Morgan met James Naismith who invented
basketball in 1891. Morgan was motivated by
Naismith's game of basketball designed for
younger students to invent a game suitable
for the older members of the YMCA. William
Morgan's basis for the new game of
Volleyball was the then popular and similar
German game of Faustball and a few other
sports including: tennis (the net),
basketball, baseball and handball.
The Morgan Trophy Award is presented
annually to the most outstanding male and
female collegiate volleyball player in the
United States. Established by the William G.
Morgan Foundation in 1995 during the
centennial year of volleyball, the trophy is
named in honor of William Morgan. |
