I first got to know this very interesting volleyball fact from coach Louie Gepuela back in high school. At first, I thought it was a joke. According to history, volleyball originated in 1985. William G. Morgan, an instructor at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts tried mixing basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball. He ended up creating a sport called Mintonette.
Then in 1916, Filipinos tried a different way of passing the ball back by doing it in a high trajectory to be struck by another player. They found it very effective. The skill of setting and spiking was then introduced. It was invented by Filipinos by accident as coach Louie explained it. Now you know.
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I can’t remember where I heard it but they say the 3-touch rule was also enforced because of the Filipinos when they played against China.
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i think that it is true i heard it from my p.e. teacher
Hmmm… the 3-touch rule was invented because of the Filipinos? Maybe because Filipino volleyball players back then just kept on passing the ball amongst themselves until their opponents gave up out of boredom!! Haha!
Iba talaga ang mga Pinoy. Magaling!
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hahahah….
magaling nga sobra=)