Volleyball in India is a sport that is played outdoors and indoors. The ball in this game is hit backward and then forward towards the net.
Volleyball is a popular sport in India. It is cheap and is played throughout the country and year.
The origin of this sport was in the United States and officially it was in 1896 played at the Springfield College.
This was combined with few principles of tennis as well as throw ball by William G. Morgan, a physical education teacher making it an indoor game.
This game was named as Mintonette. Volleyball came to India eight decades ago, but few sports enthusiastic people went to other countries and acquired training for the same game.
Volleyball federation in Indian emerged when this game got its establishment in various other countries. The volleyball championship inter-state sport was conducted twice a year during the period 1936 to 1950 for men.
However, in 1936 the Indian national championship for the first time was held at Lahore. Volley ball is now played in many educational institutions as well as the armed forces and police reveal their keen interest in this game. Volleyball in 1958 Asian games achieved the bronze with third position.
Volleyball is a team of six players in each and this is accounted by scoring the points of ball being thrown on the opponent’s court. Volleyball follows the rules and is an Olympic game.
The rules are that a team gains points when it throws ball in the court of the opponent and also acquires points even if the opponent team throws the ball in the same by fault.
The team that gets first 25 points is declared to win the set and in this manner three sets are won to make a complete victory in a match. The ball can be touched thrice prior to reaching the net and only arms are used to hit the ball.
In India the volleyball court is 18 x 9 and this is divided as 9 x9 courts. The team stands as back row and front row. Volleyball acquired a secured place in 1987 south Asian Federation games in Calcutta. However, in 1989, India accomplished a gold medal against Pakistan and in 1991 as well acquired gold medal.
Later women volleyball also came up with talents, but has not proved in the Asian games. The body movements are expected much in a volleyball game in association to the leaps and high jumps. So, strong muscles as well as limbs are the added advantage to play volleyball. |
