VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball is a popular, competitive sport that can be played both indoors and outdoors. The game is a mixture of spiking, passing, blocking and setting, requiring fast reactions and flexibility.

RULES

• Two teams of at least six players are divided onto either side of a court.
• Each team has a max of 3 hits to get the ball over the net.
• When the ball falls on the court, the opposite court (team) receives a point.
• Whoever wins 3 out of 5 games and reaches 25 points first, wins the entire match.
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ORIGIN:
The game of volleyball, originally called "mintonette," was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan in America. The game was designed to be a combination of basketball, baseball, tennis and handball.

Common in countries like... Germany, Italy, Serbia and Russia.

EUROPEAN LEAGUES

• Olympiacos (Greece)
• Landstede Zwolla (The Netherlands)
• CEV European League (multiple European Countries)

The CEV Volleyball European tournament is a major, annual sporting event in Europe.

EUROPEAN ATHLETES

• Ivan Zastev (Italy)
• Earvin Ngapeth (France)
• Lorenzo Bernardi (Italy)

WORKS CITED
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