Volleyball Hall Of Fame Honorees 1985

William G. Morgan- USA - Inventor/Leader

1986
Dr. Harold T. Friermood- USA - Leader

1988
Leonard Gibson- USA - Leader Flo Hyman- USA - Player Eugene Selznick- USA - Player Jane Ward- USA - Player Harry Wilson- USA- Coach/Leader Court of Honor: 1980 U.S. Women's Olympic Team | 1984 U.S. Men's Olympic Team

1989
Douglas Beal- USA - Coach Glen Davies- USA - Leader Kathy Gregory- USA - Player Michael O'Hara- USA - Player Court of Honor: Young Men's Christian Association

1990
Col. Edward DeGroot- USA Coach Alton Fish- USA - Official Mary Jo Peppler- USA - Player Court of Honor: United States Volleyball Association Paula Weishoff

1991
Dr. George J. Fisher- USA - Leader Thomas Haine- USA - Player Rolf Engen- USA - Player Catalino Ignacio- USA - Leader

1992
Dr. James Coleman- USA - Coach Merton H. Kennedy- USA - Leader Jon Stanley- USA - Player Ron Von Hagen- USA - Beach Player

1993
Mike Bright- USA - Player Al Scates- USA - Coach

Court of Honor: Federation Internationale de Volleyball

1994
Patty Dowdell- USA - Player Marv Dunphy- USA - Coach John Koch- USA - Official/Leader Larry Rundle- USA - Player Court of Honor: The American Volleyball Coaches Association William G. Morgan Award: ASICS

1995
Debbie Green- USA - Player Robert L. Lindsay- USA - Leader C.L. "Bobb" Miller- USA - Leader Arie Selinger- USA - Coach Court of Honor: Special Olympics International William G. Morgan Award: Spalding Sports Worldwide

John Koch

1996
Patricia Bright- USA - Player Donald Shondell- USA - Coach Court of Honor: Springfield College Mintonette Medallion of Merit: Sally Kus

1997

Sinjin Smith
Andy Banachowski- USA Coach Albert Monaco Jr.- USA Leader

Harold Wendt
Pedro "Pete" Velasco- USA - Player Court of Honor: United States Armed Forces Mintonette Medallion of Merit: Richard Caplan

1998
William Baird- USA - Leader Craig Buck- USA - Player Dusty Dvorak- USA - Player Yasutaka Matsudaira- Japan - Coach Steve Timmons- USA - Player Paula Weishoff- USA - Player

1999
Wilbur H. Peck- USA - Leader James G. Wortham- USA - Player Court of Honor: 1988 U.S. Men's Olympic Team

William G. Morgan Award: Volleyball Festival, Inc. Mintonette Medallion of Merit: Corporators of the Volleyball Hall of Fame

2000
Hirofumi Daimatsu- Japan Coach

Endre Holvay
Inna Ryskal- Russia - Player Takako Shirai- Japan - Player Yuri Tchesnokov- Russia - Player/Coach Harold Wendt- USA - Player

2001
Karch Kiraly- USA - Player Regla Torres- Cuba - Player Jean Gaertner- USA - Player Mintonette Medallion of Merit: Karen Keirstead

2002
Lang Ping- China - Player Tomasz Wojtowicz- Poland - Player Vyacheslav Platonov- Russia - Coach Court of Honor: 1990-1998 Italian Men's National Team William G. Morgan Award: Volleyball Magazine Mintonette Medallion of Merit: Kirk Kilgour

2003
Givi Akhvlediani- Russia - Coach Jungo Morita- Japan - Player Sinjin Smith- USA - Beach Player Julio Velasco- Italy - Coach William G. Morgan Award: PeoplesBank Mintonette Medallion of Merit: Alex Stetynski

Andrea Gardini

2004
Karolyn Kirby- USA - Beach Player Mireya Luis- Cuba - Player Josef Musil- Czech Republic - Player Seiji Oko- Japan - Player William G. Morgan Award: Holyoke Gas & Electric

2005
Bernard Rajzman- Brazil - Player Eugenio George- Cuba - Coach Stanislaw Gosciniak- Poland - Player Cecilia Tait- Peru - Player Konstantin Reva- Russia - Player Ron Lang- USA - Beach Player

William G. Morgan Award: Holyoke Medical Center

2006
Bernie Holtzman- USA - Beach Player

Dmitar Zlatanov
Endre Holvay- Hungary - Leader Jackie Silva- Brazil - Beach Player Edward Skorek- Poland - Player Nina Smoleeva- Russia - Player Shigeo Yamada- Japan - Coach Court of Honor Award:The Japan Volleyball Association (JVA)

2007
Bob Ctvrtlik- USA - Player Andrea Gardini- Italy - Player Carlos Nuzman- Brazil - Leader Kerri Pottharst- Australia - Beach Player Yuan Weimin- China - Coach Dimitar Zlatanov- Bulgaria - Player William G. Morgan Award: The Dowd Group Mintonette Medallion of Merit: William "Ron" Collamore

2008
Sinan Erdem- Turkey - Leader Andrea Giani- Italy - Player Masae Kasai Nakamura- Japan - Player Yuri Poyarkov- Ukraine Player Vladimir Savvine- Russia - Leader Randy Stoklos- USA - Beach Player Court of Honor Award: The City of Holyoke

Jackie Silvia

2009
Ana Moser - Brazil - Player Nikolay Karpol - Russia - Coach Holly McPeak -USA - Player Paul Libaud - France - Administrator Ivan Bugajenkov - Latvia - Player Siegfried Schneider - Germany - Player Mintonette Medallion of Merit: Francis G. Hamel

2010
Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar - Brazil - Players Gabriella Kotsis - Hungary - Coach Gabriela Perez del Solar -Peru - Player Aleksandr Savin - Russia - Player Hubert Wagner - Poland - Coach William G. Morgan Award: Mountain View Landscapes and Lawncare, Inc. - Stephen

Corrigan Mintonette Medallion of Merit: Richard (Rick) Lajoie

2011
Lorenzo Bernardi - Italy Player Magaly Carvajal - Cuba - Player Hugo Conte - Argentina - Player Rita Crockett - United States - Player Vladimir "Vanja" Grbic - Serbia - Player Dr. Frantisek Stibitz - Czech Republic - Leader William G. Morgan Award: Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. - Howard Cheney Mintonette Medallion of Merit: John O'Donnell

Bob Ctvrtlik

2012
Peter Blang - Netherlands - Player Lyudmila Buldakova - Russia Player Mike Dodd - United States - Beach Player Maurcio Lima - Brazil - Player Georgy Mondzolevskiy - Russia Player Jeff Stork - United States - Player William G. Morgan Award: California Beach Volleyball Association Mintonette Medallion of Merit: Patricia "Pat" Demers Court of Honor: 1991-2000 Cuban Women's National Team

Shigeo Yamada

International Volleyball Court Volleyball courts have evolved since the time the game was played the first time. Today, the game is played on a court which is 9 meters wide and 18 meters long. This is then divided into two halves of 9 meters X 9 meters each.

A net which is 1 meter wide is placed in the center, so that the top of the net is 2.43 meters high (for men) and 2.24 meters high (for women). The height is often varied for different types of players such as veterans and juniors.

A line is drawn parallel to the center in each half, at a distance of 3 meters. This is called the 'attack line'. Thus, the court area of each team is divided into the 'front row' and 'back row' areas.

The court areas are also surrounded by an area called 'the free zone' which is at least 3 meters wide on all sides of the court. The players can enter and play within this free zone after the service of the ball.

The First Court

As long as space allowed, the first rules called for a volleyball court to be 25 feet wide and 50 feet long. A net, which was 6 feet, 6 inches off the ground, divided the court in half. Other than the out-of-bounds lines, which were to be "plainly marked so as to be visible from all parts of the court," the only other marks on the court were the dribbling lines, which were parallel to the net, and four feet in front of it on both sides.

History of Volleyball A Game for the (Middle) Ages In 1895, William G. Morgan was the education director as the Holyoke, Massachusetts, YMCA. Four years earlier, his colleague James Naismith had invented the game of basketball just down the road at the Springfield YMCA. Naismiths game was catching on quickly but there was a drawback. Not everyone could keep up with the fast pace of basketballand that was even before the fast break was created. Morgan needed a game that could be enjoyed by middle-aged men.

Morgan conceived a court game he originally called mintonette. He chose the name because his new sport was related to badminton. Mintonette was played on a court divided by a six-foot, six-inch net. Teams volleyed the ball back and forth across the net until one team missed. The first competitive game of volleyball was played July 7, 1896. Things They Are a ChangingQuickly Changes were immediately made to Morgans game. One of the first changes was the name itself. Alfred Halstead is credited with renaming the sport with the descriptive words volley ball. (Can you imagine Karch Kiraly playing for a gold medal in Olympic beach mintonette?) The number of players on each team also was limited. Originally, a team was allowed to have as many players as it could fit into its half of a 50- by 25-foot court. The number of players was set at nine per side and later reduced to six. Rotating players to various positions on the court has been part of the game from the beginning. The number of times a team could touch the ball before it went over the net was eventually established at three. The first rules allowed an unlimited number of hits. The earliest games in Morgans gym were played with the rubber bladder from inside a basketball. Spalding made the first official volleyball in 1896. By 1900, the standard shape and weight of the ball were almost identical to those used today. The height of the net was raised to make play more challenging. Today, the net is just under eight feet for mens competition (2.43 meters) and just over seven feet (2.24 meters) for womens. Under the original rules of volleyball, a team had to score 21 points to win a game. In 1917, that number was reduced to 15. Giving the Game Away YMCA workers took the game from Holyoke to US missionary schools in Asia. The game became very popular in the East as was played in the Oriental Games as early as 1913. Volleyball also caught on in Russia. When regular international competition began in the 1950s, Russia was the dominant team. During the World War I, United States troops introduced volleyball in Europe. You know a sport has really arrived when official governing bodies are established. For volleyball, this happened in 1928 when the United States Volleyball Association was formed. The organization later became USA Volleyball. The Fdration Internationale de Volley-ball (FIVB) was founded in 1947. In 1949, the first mens world championship tournament took place in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Not Just for Middle-Aged Men It quickly became apparent that volleyball had appeal far beyond the middle-aged men it was originally introduced to. Colleges and high schools began to adopt the sport for both men and women. Volleyball became the competitive fall sport for girls. The first US national volleyball championships for women were played in 1949, 54 years after women began competing in the game. The first international championships for women were played in 1952 in Moscow.

History of Basketball The history of basketball originated with Dr. James Naismith, a physical education teacher who was given the task of developing an indoor game from which the history of basketball evolved. As a child Naismith played an elementary game known as duck-on-a-rock, which served as the basis for the game of basketball. Duck-on-a-rock, which consisted of attempting to knock a duck off of a rock by throwing another rock at it, was technically the beginning of basketball history. After experimenting with several of his physical eduction classes, Naismith decided on an indoor game of skill that would become known as basketball. According to the history of basketball, Naismith nailed peach baskets to the ten-foot high balconies at either end of the gymnasium to be used as hoops. Two teams, each made up of nine players, would take turns shooting the ball into the basket. The next significant development in basketball history occurred in 1893 when both the hoop and backboard were invented. The first hoops were actually formed out of chicken wire and were developed because the peach baskets did not have an opening for the ball to fall through. Backboards were also created at this point in basketball history in order to keep spectators in the balcony from interfering with game play. The first backboards in the history of basketball were also made out of chicken wire, which the players would utilize to guide the ball into the basket. Wooden backboards bacame mandatory in 1904, and glass backboards were admissible by 1909. Early in basketball history, chicken wire was also used to build cages to separate the players from the audience. These wire cages were constructed primarily due to the fact that the first basketball games tended to be extremely violent. The players would intentionally hurl into one another, which would frequently result in a fight. In order to prevent these brawls from proliferating into the crowd the wire cages were contrived. The wire cages also served to protect the players from objects thrown onto the court by people in the stands. According to the history of basketball, some fans would throw bottles and nails onto the court. This behavior reached a point where by it became necessary for the referees to carry guns in order to maintain crowd control. Dr. James Naismith created a game in 1891 that would continously evolve throughout the years. As its popularity increased The National Basketball League (NBL) was formed in 1937. Around the same time in basketball history, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) was assembled as a competing league. In 1949, the two leagues merged to form the National Basketball Association (NBA), which still exists today. First rules Created by William G. Morgan 1. The net was 6 feet, 6 inches high. 2. The court was 25 X 50 feet 3. Any number of participants was allowed.

4. The length of the game was nine innings, with three outs allowed per team per inning. 5. Continuous air dribbling of the ball was permissible up to a restraining line 4 feet from the net. 6. No limit on the number of hits on each side of the court. 7. A served ball could be assisted across the net. 8. A second serve (as in tennis) was permitted if the first resulted in a fault. 9. Any ball hitting the net, except on the first service, was a fault and resulted in side out.

Volleyball Rules & Regulations

Volleyball is an exciting, fast paced sport in which two teams (separated by an elevated net) compete to down the ball on the opponents side of the court. Formal volleyball matches must adhere to a set of rules that control the size of the court, the number of players, equipment specifications and game play. Though the rules governing most levels of volleyball are very similar, each official body has their own specific set of rules and regulations. The information below is a general overview of basic volleyball policies. For more specific information regarding the particular rules of each governing body, please see the links at the bottom of the page.

Basic Principles of the Game

Knowing and understanding the basic tenets of volleyball can be helpful for volleyball newbies and veterans alike. That being said, here is an outline of fundamental rules of the game:

Dont Let the Ball Hit the Floor on Your Side of the Net
The primary objective in volleyball is make the ball hit the floor on the opponents side of the court, while simultaneously preventing it from dropping on your side. Volleyball players go to great lengths to keep the ball from hitting the courtand they have the scrapes and bruises to prove it.

Three Contacts/Hits per Side

Each team is allowed a maximum of three contacts before it must send the ball back over the net. The preferred sequence is a dig (an underarm pass made with the forearms), followed by a set (an overhead pass with the hands), and then an attack (overhead one-handed hit directed over the net and towards the opponent). Teams are also permitted to block the ball as it comes over the net. The resulting contact does not count towards the three contacts per side. In theory, this means that a team could technically contact the ball four times (with the first contact being a block) without penalty.

Players Must Rotate Clockwise

In volleyball, six players rotate clockwise through six different positions on their side of the net. There are three front row positions (left front, middle front, and right front) and three back row positions (left back, middle back, and right back). Teams rotate with each new server, and no person can serve more than once in succession.

No Player Can Hit the Ball Twice in Succession

The rules state that no player is allowed to hit the ball multiple times in row. While this principle appears to be straightforward, it can get a little confusing: If the double contact occurs on a teams initial hit it is a legal play. However, the double becomes illegal if a player makes two separate attempts to hit the ball. In other words, you may double the ball (volleyball slang for hitting the

ball twice) as long as it is on your teams first contact and you made a single motion to contact the ball. If you want to know more about the ramifications and applications of this rule, click here to check out the guide on ball handing.

A Player May Not Cause the Ball to Come to a Rest During Contact
Volleyball can be categorized as a rebound sport because the rules prevent participants from contacting the ball for a prolonged amount of time. Players are not allowed to carry, palm or throw the ball.

The Net is Off-Limits

No part of a players body or uniform is allowed to touch the net, but, participants are permitted to play the ball out of the net during a volley and a serve.

Game Play
Like tennis, volleyball matches are broken up into individual sets (also called games); a team must win a majority of the games in the series in order to win the match. Most matches are made up of either three or five games. Before the start of a match, the referee will conduct a captains meeting and a coin toss. The winner of the coin toss has the option of choosing to serve or to receive the serve. The privilege of the first serve will then alternate between teams in subsequent games. The first team to 25 points wins the game, but play continues until one team wins by at least two points. For example, if the score is tied at 24-24 and team A scores point 25, the game is not yet done because neither team has gained a two point advantage.

Court & Equipment

Volleyball is played on a rectangular court measuring 18 x 9 meters. The court is divided into two equal parts by a center line and a net. The net resides over the center line and stands at a height of 2.43 m for men and 2.24 m for women.

For more information on court and equipment specifications, click here to check out the volleyball court dimensions guide on Isport.

Scoring
A point is awarded when play stops at the end of each rally. A team does not need to be serving to score points. This scoring method is called the rally point system. Some common scoring tactic include: Setting up hits to aim at the weaker players on the team; aiming for vacant areas on the court; or spiking the ball close-in to the opponent''''s side of the net. Any rule infraction will also results in a point for the other team.

Substitutions
There are a set number of substitutions allotted per game (the specific amount differs according to league and/or level of play). A player may substitute into the game only during dead ball situations. To enter the game, a coach or player must request a substitution from the official, after which the substitute must enter the substitution zone and wait for the referees approval.

The Skills
There are five fundamental skills in the sport of volleyball: serving, passing, setting, blocking, and hitting. While it is natural to have a greater inclination towards certain skills and not others, a player should have a general grasp of all the basic skills. Below is a brief description of the skills and the rules that pertain to each.

Serving
The serve initiates play. While there are several different serving techniquesthe underhand serve, float serve, jump serve, and top spin serve to name a fewthe objective is always the same: send the ball over the net and into the opponents court. To complete a legal serve, and thus begin the rally, the server must contact the ball behind the end line and between the sidelines. Most governing bodies restrict the amount of time a server has to

hit the ball. Once the server makes contact, he/she can then continue past the end line and onto the main court. The serve may touch the net as long as it passes over to the opponents side. If the server misses the serve and the ball does not go over the net, a sideout is called and a point is awarded to the other team.

Passing
The pass is a method of receiving an opponents serve and/or overhand attack. There are two popular forms of this skill: the forearm pass and the overhand pass. Proper technique for the forearm pass requires the passer to join the forearms together at waist level to form a platform with which to direct the ball to the desired target. When executing an overhand pass, the player users the hands to direct the ball. The rules that most affect this skill are those regarding legal contact of the ball. Because it is illegal to catch, palm, or throw the ball, the passer receiving a hard driven ball must be sure to keep contact brief and precise.

Setting
When setting the ball, the goal is to position the ball in the air so that a teammate is able to easily complete an overhand attack/hit. The overhand technique contacting the ball above the head with two hands simultaneouslyis the most common method of setting. A team generally executes the set during its second contact.

Blocking
A block is an attempt to halt an opponents attack by jumping with the hands overhead to create a barrier at the net. The most common blocking violation is touching the net. Good technique can help prevent mishaps, but sometimes, net violations are inevitable.

Hitting
The attack usually takes place on a teams third and final contact. Because an attackers goal is to down the ball on the other teams side of the court, players often jump when striking the ball to increase the difficulty of receiving the hit. While any player is allowed to jump and attack a ball, only front row players may do so in the front row zone (the area between the center line and the three meter line). Hitters must also be conscious of the rules regulating prolonged contact with the ball.

Basic Violations in Volleyball

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Consecutive Contacts. A player may not hit the ball 2 times consecutively except when blocking, provided the contacts take place simultaneously. However, a player may make consecutive contacts on the teams first team contact, provided the contacts occur during one action. Four Hits. It's a violation for a team to hit the ball 4 times before returning it. Assisted Hit. It's illegal for a player or any object to assist a teammate in playing the ball. Catch. It's illegal to catch or throw the ball. The ball must rebound from the hit. Ball Crossing the Net Outside the Crossing Space. The ball must cross the net within the crossing space. The ball must cross over the net, between the antennaes and their imaginary extension, and without contacting the ceiling. Reaching Over the Net. There are official volleyball rules for playing the ball at the net. Penetration Under the Net. It's permitted for a player to step under the net into the opponents court provided that some part of the penetrating hand or foot is in contact with or is directly above the center line. Contact with the Net. Contact with the net is only a fault if contact is made during the action of playing the ball or if it interferes with play. Foot Fault. At the moment of service contact or take off for a jump serve, the server must not touch the court or the ground outside the service zone. After contact, he/she may step or land outside the service zone or inside the court. Attacking Faults. The following are volleyball violations for attacking...
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A back row player completes an attack hit from the front zone, if at the moment of contact, the ball is entirely above the top of the net. o An opponent completes an attack hit on a served ball, when the ball is in the front zone and the ball is entirely above the top of the net. o The libero completes an attack hit, if at the moment of contact, the ball is entirely above the top of the net. o A player completes an attack hit from higher than the top of the net when the ball is coming from an overhand finger pass by a libero in the front zone. 11. Blocking within the Opponents Space. A blocker may place his/her hands beyond the net provided this action doesn't interfere with the opponents play. It's legal to block beyond the net, provided...
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The ball would have crossed the net if not touched by a player and no member of the attacking team was in position to make a play. The ball is falling near the net and no member of the attacking team is in position to make a play. Contact with the ball is made after 3 team contacts.

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