The Informative Essay: The Sport Of Volleyball

The game of volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan in 1895. All other materials were added, some created, and others improved to fit this newfound mixed sport of “don’t let the ball touch the ground”. The net was borrowed from tennis during the same year, the number of players reduced from the total that all could fit on the court, to nine, and finally to six. Basic rules were established from 1895 up until 1970 and are still subject to change depending on the school or association who wishes to do so. One of the most influential aspects of the sport itself is the shoes. Volleyball shoes were not included in the sport until there became a matching team uniform rule. The importance of the shoe itself is not when it was created but rather …show more content…
As the sport became more popular for men and women, an outdoor court would be on the beach and an indoor court would be made of varnished wood with painted regulation lines. “Most varnishes are a blend of resin, drying oil, drier, and volatile solvent. When varnish dries, its solvent portion evaporates, and the remaining constituents oxidize or polymerize to form a durable transparent film. ” (varnish. (2015). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/technology/varnish) When varnish dries, it leaves a shiny, but almost slippery coat to the type of sole made out of carbon rubber. Varnished wood provides traction for the types of soles used in indoor sports, in a gymnasium for volleyball for example. The soles on the bottom of a volleyball shoe are made up of a material called gum rubber. When gum rubber comes in contact with the varnished wood floor there is traction between the gum rubber and the varnish. This traction is how the sport is played, allowing quick stop and go motion and to stay in place without sliding. Traction works in many ways outside of a gymnasium, in cars and most vehicles for example. The tires for a car are made out of vulcanized rubber because the durability rubber has when put into the circumstance of traveling along rigid trails and bumpy roads needs to withstand …show more content…
Such factors may include water and treads on the tire. When water is included as the car is in motion, the rubber tire has no real contact with the surface it is traveling on. As B.J. Allbert said on page 2, “ ...the true area of the actual tread rubber contact with the ground is reduced and a certain proportion of the load carried by the fire is supported by a water layer.” What Allbert is describing here would be that the tire travels across a thin water layer on the surface rather than the bare surface itself. When a thicker water layer is on the surface, meaning that it rained quite a lot, the accident of hydroplaning is possible. “Hydroplaning is the effect of forward speed of the tire on the removal of fluid from the tire-to-ground interface.” (Allbert page 2) When a car swerves out of control because of a slippery substance on the ground, this is known as hydroplaning. Hydroplaning occurs because of the thick slippery layer breaking the contact between the wheel and ground. The tire has no more grip to the ground and slips and spins on the slippery layer instead, unable to be controlled by the steering wheel. The coefficient of friction that occurs during hydroplaning is low because the tire cannot stop or go on the surface due to the water layer. The other factor he tread pattern on the tire, the adhesive qualities would decrease abruptly. Rubber treads are not only effective on tires, but also