Volleyball (English volleyball from volley — "blow from the fly" and ball — "ball")
It is a type of team sport. There are a lot of classes to play volleyball , it is one of the Olympic Games , so it popular among teenagers and adults all over the world. Sometimes you can learn how to play it at the PE lesson in your school. Also you can play it at the beach or on the sand - it will call beach volleyball.
The inventor of volleyball is William J. Morgan, he created it in 1895. This year it will be 127 years since it has been created. In the gym, he hung a tennis net at a height of 198 cm, and his students began to throw a basketball ball over it. In 1897 , the first rules of volleyball were published in the USA. So it is one of national American sport.
Rules are very simple , but in the same time it sometimes can be hard to play. You have to score the ball on the opponent 's field , touching it only with your hands.
From the equipment you need only a ball and comfortable sportswear.
Volleyball is sometimes similar to the Russian game - pionerball.
The largest volleyball competitions:
Olympic Games, World Cup, World Cup , World Champions Cup, World League (FIVB World League), Volleyball Grand Prix, European Championship , Euroleague.
I enjoy playing volleyball , I think, that it is cool and you can spend time with your friends.