Volleyball

Paper Summary:

The paper relates that volleyball is among the first team games which were taught to college women in the 1890s. The paper discusses how team sports for women were controversial, but as women continued to work for political freedom, they began to challenge gender restrictions in competitive sporting opportunities. The paper describes volleyball as a sport that plays on teamwork, movement, hand-eye coordination and endurance. The paper explains the motions of volleyball according to the theories of Sir Isaac Newton.

From the Paper:

"Women's volleyball was not always played in today's aggressive manner. In 1895, an instructor at the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), William Morgan, decided to blend elements of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball to create a game that would demand less physical contact than basketball. The YMCA took this new game around the globe and introduced this uniquely American sport to the world as volleyball. (Oglesby et al. 291)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Broer, Marion R. Efficiency of Human Movement. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1966.
• Mitchell, Elmer D., and Bernard S. Mason. The Theory of Play. New York: A. S. Barnes, 1934.
• Oglesby, Carole A., et al., eds. Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1998.
• Weaver, Jefferson Hane. Conquering Calculus: The Easy Road to Understanding Mathematics. New York: Plenum Press, 1998.

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