William G. Morgan invented volleyball in Holyoke, Massachusetts, just four years after basketball was invented in the neighboring town of Springfield.
William G. Morgan a inventat volei în Holyoke, Massachusetts, doar după ce cu patru ani în urmă a fost inventat baschetul în oraşul vecin din Springfield.
Morgan, a physical education director, created “Mintonette” for older athletes who wanted to play indoor sports but for whom basketball was too rough.
Morgan, un profesor de educaţie fizică, a creat “Mintonette” pentru sportivii mai în vârstă care doreau să joace un sport în sală, dar pentru care baschetul era prea dur.
Mintonette was later renamed volleyball because the point of the game is to “volley” the ball back and forth over a net.
Mintonette mai târziu a fost redenumit volei, deoarece scopul jocului este “să arunce” mingea inainte si inapoi deasupra unei plase.
Morgan’s game took several of its characteristics from what two sports?
(highlight the answer) The game took some of its characteristics from tennis and handball.
