Most people will talk about their family history and go back to their grandparents or even great-grandparents to see where they came from, but most people don’t think about America and how that became the great country it is today! Columbus came over to America, thinking it was India, looking for undiscovered land. Even though he made a big mistake, it led him to discover America and now millions of people live here. One main connection I have to America is that I was born here in Abington Hospital, on February 6, 1996. Fourteen years later I made my own discovery: volleyball. Like me, volleyball originated in the United States. In 1895, William G Morgan, the Instructor of Young Men’s Christian Association in Massachusetts (YMCA), blended basketball, baseball tennis and handball to create a game for his businessmen to
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The game was intriguing, fast paced and looked like loads of fun! Volleyball has not only been a way for me to stay in shape but also a way to make friends. Although it is very competitive, it is a sport where your team must come together to accomplish goal which helps create teamwork, leaderships skills and friendships as well. I had no idea of all the changes, additions and techniques were made to create the sport I love. Looking at the way people used to play and how we play now is so unlike and different. Rules and regulations are still being made to the sport today; for example, in club you can touch the top and bottom white tape on the net but in high school volleyball you cannot. Another rule was made about one year ago that said a played can cross the line under the net as long as he/she does not interfere with the play or the ball. Before that, players could only touch the line with their shoe, as long as not crossing it completely, in order for the play to be legal. These rules, along with numerous others, have made volleyball the sport it is
The game was intriguing, fast paced and looked like loads of fun! Volleyball has not only been a way for me to stay in shape but also a way to make friends. Although it is very competitive, it is a sport where your team must come together to accomplish goal which helps create teamwork, leaderships skills and friendships as well. I had no idea of all the changes, additions and techniques were made to create the sport I love. Looking at the way people used to play and how we play now is so unlike and different. Rules and regulations are still being made to the sport today; for example, in club you can touch the top and bottom white tape on the net but in high school volleyball you cannot. Another rule was made about one year ago that said a played can cross the line under the net as long as he/she does not interfere with the play or the ball. Before that, players could only touch the line with their shoe, as long as not crossing it completely, in order for the play to be legal. These rules, along with numerous others, have made volleyball the sport it is