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Rozdział 1: Historia i początki

10 testów · 100 faktów · zaktualizowano 26 października 2026 · markdown

Before the records and the stars: William Morgan away from the court, Holyoke and its Hall of Fame, the first printed rules, the first national championship, the Soviet school, mama-san and nine-man volleyball, the game at school and college, the women's early days, its names around the world and the leagues that vanished.

1.11Morgan Away From the Court

A boat yard on the Erie Canal, a football game, a job in Maine and a scroll for his son.

Test 1Morgan away from the courtRozwiąż test

  1. He went straight into YMCA work, first in Maine, then at Holyoke.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'William G Morgan - Father of Volleyball' and 'Basketball & Volleyball' (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  2. Naismith played for the Training School in that game and urged Morgan to enrol there.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'William G Morgan - Father of Volleyball' and 'Basketball & Volleyball' (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  3. Stagg coached the school's team in the early 1890s, before his long career in Chicago.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'William G Morgan - Father of Volleyball' and 'Basketball & Volleyball' (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  4. He was in Auburn until August 1895 and started work in Holyoke on 30 August.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'William G Morgan - Father of Volleyball' and 'Basketball & Volleyball' (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  5. He worked for General Electric and Westinghouse, a long way from the gym.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'William G Morgan - Father of Volleyball' and 'Basketball & Volleyball' (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  6. He died at home in Lockport, the canal town where he had grown up.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'William G Morgan - Father of Volleyball' and 'Basketball & Volleyball' (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  7. The association's 23rd annual meeting gave the scroll to George Morgan.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'William G Morgan - Father of Volleyball' and 'Basketball & Volleyball' (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  8. Lockport, Northfield, Springfield in 1894, Auburn, then Holyoke in 1895.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'William G Morgan - Father of Volleyball' and 'Basketball & Volleyball' (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  9. 1938, 1978, 1985 and 2011.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'William G Morgan - Father of Volleyball' and 'Basketball & Volleyball' (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  10. The yard stood on the Old Erie Canal, in Morgan's home town.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'William G Morgan - Father of Volleyball' and 'Basketball & Volleyball' (volleyhall.org) · zastosowanie

1.12Holyoke and the Hall of Fame

How a river town became the home of volleyball's Hall of Fame, and the honours it gives.

Test 1Holyoke and the Hall of FameRozwiąż test

  1. The Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce began the campaign; the Hall was incorporated in 1978.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, About Us, Awards and Inductees (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  2. A two-day tournament marked the grand opening in Holyoke.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, About Us, Awards and Inductees (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  3. Beal had coached the US men to Olympic gold in Los Angeles in 1984.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, About Us, Awards and Inductees (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  4. Japan's coach Yasutaka Matsudaira was the first inductee from outside the USA, in 1998.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, About Us, Awards and Inductees (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  5. It honours people with at least ten years of service to the game or to the Hall.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, About Us, Awards and Inductees (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  6. The state names volleyball its official recreational and team sport.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, About Us, Awards and Inductees (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  7. Mayor James J. Curran and Fire Chief John Lynch led the sides in Springfield.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'The REAL History of Volleyball' (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  8. 1971, 1978, 1985, 1987 and 1998.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, About Us, Awards and Inductees (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  9. 1988, 1994, 2017, 2023 and 2024.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, About Us, Awards and Inductees (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  10. Holyoke is about five miles from Springfield, so both games were born in one corner of Massachusetts.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'William G Morgan - Father of Volleyball' and 'Basketball & Volleyball' (volleyhall.org) · zastosowanie

1.13Old Rules That Vanished

The first printed rules of 1897: a dribbling line, two tries to serve and a line that was out.

Test 1old rules that vanishedRozwiąż test

  1. A player bouncing the ball along could not cross that line, 4 feet from the net.

    Źródło: Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the YMCAs of North America, 1897: Volley Ball rules (reprint, volleyball1on1.com) · wiedza

  2. The net was also at least 2 feet wide, hung from posts outside the side lines.

    Źródło: Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the YMCAs of North America, 1897: Volley Ball rules (reprint, volleyball1on1.com) · wiedza

  3. The server batted the ball with the hand, one foot on the back line.

    Źródło: Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the YMCAs of North America, 1897: Volley Ball rules (reprint, volleyball1on1.com) · wiedza

  4. Like a tennis player, the server had two trials.

    Źródło: Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the YMCAs of North America, 1897: Volley Ball rules (reprint, volleyball1on1.com) · wiedza

  5. The serve had to be batted at least 10 feet, with no dribbling allowed.

    Źródło: Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the YMCAs of North America, 1897: Volley Ball rules (reprint, volleyball1on1.com) · wiedza

  6. Playing off the walls, taken from handball, was part of the first game.

    Źródło: Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the YMCAs of North America, 1897: Volley Ball rules (reprint, volleyball1on1.com) · wiedza

  7. Other players who addressed the umpire could be disqualified.

    Źródło: Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the YMCAs of North America, 1897: Volley Ball rules (reprint, volleyball1on1.com) · wiedza

  8. 25 by 50 feet is about 7.6 by 15.2 m, smaller than both of today's courts.

    Źródło: Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the YMCAs of North America, 1897: Volley Ball rules (reprint, volleyball1on1.com) · wiedza

  9. One service with one player, two with two, three with three or more.

    Źródło: Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the YMCAs of North America, 1897: Volley Ball rules (reprint, volleyball1on1.com) · wiedza

  10. A 'line ball' counted as out; today a ball touching the line is in.

    Źródło: Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the YMCAs of North America, 1897: Volley Ball rules (reprint, volleyball1on1.com) · zastosowanie

1.14The First National Championship

Brooklyn, April 1922: 23 teams, 89 games, a Spalding cup and a stopwatch.

Test 1the first US championship, 1922Rozwiąż test

  1. Director R. C. Cubbon of the Brooklyn Central YMCA ran the event.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, '1922 - First US Championship', after the Spalding Official Volleyball Rules Book 1922-23 (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  2. They came from ten states and Canada and played 89 games.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, '1922 - First US Championship', after the Spalding Official Volleyball Rules Book 1922-23 (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  3. Pittsburgh Central won the final round robin with a .778 record.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, '1922 - First US Championship', after the Spalding Official Volleyball Rules Book 1922-23 (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  4. Germantown had reportedly not lost a series between 1912 and 1922.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, '1922 - First US Championship', after the Spalding Official Volleyball Rules Book 1922-23 (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  5. Spalding, maker of the first volleyball, gave the cup.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, '1922 - First US Championship', after the Spalding Official Volleyball Rules Book 1922-23 (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  6. They asked the Athletic League to press for volleyball's inclusion in the Olympic Games.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, '1922 - First US Championship', after the Spalding Official Volleyball Rules Book 1922-23 (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  7. It was a thank-you for running 89 games in two days.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, '1922 - First US Championship', after the Spalding Official Volleyball Rules Book 1922-23 (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  8. 1922, 1928 and 1947.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, '1922 - First US Championship', after the Spalding Official Volleyball Rules Book 1922-23 (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  9. The final four played a round robin decided by percentage, then came the banquet.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, '1922 - First US Championship', after the Spalding Official Volleyball Rules Book 1922-23 (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  10. Toronto's YMCA came to Brooklyn with 22 American teams.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, '1922 - First US Championship', after the Spalding Official Volleyball Rules Book 1922-23 (volleyhall.org) · zastosowanie

1.15The Soviet School

Art students on a Moscow street in 1923, the first rules and stars with nicknames.

Test 1the Soviet schoolRozwiąż test

  1. The match was played on Myasnitskaya Street, in the centre of Moscow.

    Źródło: Russian volleyball histories of the 28 July 1923 match on Myasnitskaya Street (calend.ru; sportmail.ru; sport24.ru) · wiedza

  2. VKhUTEMAS, the art and technical studios, met the State Technical School of Cinematography.

    Źródło: Russian volleyball histories of the 28 July 1923 match on Myasnitskaya Street (calend.ru; sportmail.ru; sport24.ru) · wiedza

  3. Students of the arts and actors spread the game in Moscow.

    Źródło: Russian volleyball histories of the 28 July 1923 match on Myasnitskaya Street (calend.ru; sportmail.ru; sport24.ru) · wiedza

  4. The Spartakiad held the first national titles; Moscow had approved the first rules in 1925.

    Źródło: Russian volleyball histories of the 28 July 1923 match on Myasnitskaya Street (calend.ru; sportmail.ru; sport24.ru) · wiedza

  5. Karpol was famous for shouting at his players; his teams won Olympic gold in 1980 and 1988.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Nikolay Karpol (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  6. Uralochka, from Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg), won many Soviet and European titles under him.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Nikolay Karpol (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  7. Silver in 1964 and 1976, gold in 1968 and 1972.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Inna Ryskal (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  8. 1923, 1925, 1928 and 1949.

    Źródło: Russian volleyball histories of the 28 July 1923 match on Myasnitskaya Street (calend.ru; sportmail.ru; sport24.ru) · wiedza

  9. 2000, 2005, 2008 and 2012.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, About Us, Awards and Inductees (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  10. Inna Ryskal, born in Baku in 1944, was the Soviet team's power hitter.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Inna Ryskal (volleyhall.org) · zastosowanie

1.16Mama-san and Nine-Man Volleyball

Japan's housewives' game, the old nine-a-side championship and nine-man in North America's Chinatowns.

Test 1mama-san and nine-man volleyballRozwiąż test

  1. The game grew fast after the 1964 Olympic gold; the national tournament followed in 1970.

    Źródło: IOC, 'The Japanese Women's Volleyball Team' (olympics.com); International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Masae Kasai Nakamura · wiedza

  2. Kasai retired after Tokyo 1964 and later coached middle-aged women's teams.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Masae Kasai Nakamura (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  3. Among those they trained was Yuan Weimin, later coach of China's great women's team.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Masae Kasai Nakamura (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  4. Nine-a-side players keep free positions on the court.

    Źródło: Japan Volleyball Association tournament history: All-Japan 9-a-side Championship since 1927, 6-a-side from 1958 (Chiba University paper; JVA) · wiedza

  5. The nine-a-side server has a second try, as players had in the game's earliest rules.

    Źródło: Japan Volleyball Association tournament history: All-Japan 9-a-side Championship since 1927, 6-a-side from 1958 (Chiba University paper; JVA) · wiedza

  6. Young men from Toisan brought it to Boston's Chinatown in the 1930s.

    Źródło: Sampan, 'The Games Go On: 77 Years of Chinese American Volleyball' (2022); NPR, 'Asians-Only Volleyball Brings Community Together' (2013) · wiedza

  7. The rule keeps the game a Chinese-American tradition; organisers also ask for Asian ancestry.

    Źródło: Sampan, 'The Games Go On: 77 Years of Chinese American Volleyball' (2022); NPR, 'Asians-Only Volleyball Brings Community Together' (2013) · wiedza

  8. The late 1930s, 1943, 1961 and 1976.

    Źródło: Sampan, 'The Games Go On: 77 Years of Chinese American Volleyball' (2022); NPR, 'Asians-Only Volleyball Brings Community Together' (2013) · wiedza

  9. 8 courts and 10 courts; 60 women's and 72 men's teams in Providence.

    Źródło: Sampan, 'The Games Go On: 77 Years of Chinese American Volleyball' (2022); NPR, 'Asians-Only Volleyball Brings Community Together' (2013) · wiedza

  10. After the 'Oriental Witches' won in Tokyo, mama-san volleyball grew across the country.

    Źródło: IOC, 'The Japanese Women's Volleyball Team' (olympics.com); International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Masae Kasai Nakamura · zastosowanie

1.17Volleyball at School and College

How the game reached classrooms and campuses, from Cubbon's count to the first NCAA champions.

Test 1volleyball at school and collegeRozwiąż test

  1. He counted 25,000 more in schools, boys and girls.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'The REAL History of Volleyball' (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  2. Both colleges trained physical directors who took the game with them.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'The REAL History of Volleyball' (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  3. It had also been the YMCA Training School and the International YMCA College.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'Basketball & Volleyball': Springfield College's names (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  4. Collegiate associations followed in the early 1960s.

    Źródło: Northern California Volleyball Association (USA Volleyball region), 'History of Volleyball' timeline (ncva.com) · wiedza

  5. SCIVA was the Southern California Intercollegiate Volleyball Association; the Midwest had its own.

    Źródło: Northern California Volleyball Association (USA Volleyball region), 'History of Volleyball' timeline (ncva.com) · wiedza

  6. UCLA's Bruins took the first title and became the dominant men's college team.

    Źródło: NCAA championship records (ncaa.com): men's volleyball since 1970, women's since 1981 · wiedza

  7. The University of Southern California won the first women's title.

    Źródło: NCAA championship records (ncaa.com): men's volleyball since 1970, women's since 1981 · wiedza

  8. 70,000, 50,000, 25,000 and 10,000.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'The REAL History of Volleyball' (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  9. 1916, 1954, 1970 and 1981.

    Źródło: NCAA championship records (ncaa.com): men's volleyball since 1970, women's since 1981 · wiedza

  10. Volleyball reached Japan in 1908; its first high school championship came ten years later.

    Źródło: Northern California Volleyball Association (USA Volleyball region), 'History of Volleyball' timeline (ncva.com) · zastosowanie

1.18The Women's Game's Early Days

Factory teams, a long winning run, a lower net and the first women's World Cup.

Test 1the women's game's early daysRozwiąż test

  1. The inter-city and company championships, the National Sports Festival and the All-Japan tournament.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Masae Kasai Nakamura (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  2. The run, built with Daimatsu's training, is told in Kasai's Hall of Fame story.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Masae Kasai Nakamura (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  3. The 1960 World Championship was in Brazil; Japan won the title in Moscow in 1962.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Masae Kasai Nakamura (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  4. Japan moved from nine-a-side to the international six-a-side game, and she stayed on.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Masae Kasai Nakamura (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  5. Nichibo Co., Ltd. later became Unitika Ltd.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Masae Kasai Nakamura (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  6. Montevideo staged it; Inna Ryskal's Soviet team won.

    Źródło: Northern California Volleyball Association (USA Volleyball region), 'History of Volleyball' timeline (ncva.com) · wiedza

  7. Selinger, later in the Hall of Fame, built the full-time US women's programme.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, About Us, Awards and Inductees (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  8. At Kaizuka she met coach Hirofumi Daimatsu; then came 1962 and 1964.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Masae Kasai Nakamura (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  9. About 1956, 1960, 1961 and 1978.

    Źródło: International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Inna Ryskal (volleyhall.org) · wiedza

  10. The women's net came down to 7 ft 4 in, close to today's 2.24 m.

    Źródło: Northern California Volleyball Association (USA Volleyball region), 'History of Volleyball' timeline (ncva.com) · zastosowanie

1.19Names and Arrivals Around the World

What the game is called from Poland to China, and when it reached new countries.

Test 1names and arrivals around the worldRozwiąż test

  1. 'Siatka' is a net in Polish; Czech and Slovak say 'volejbal'.

    Źródło: Standard dictionaries of each language (PWN for Polish, Kielitoimiston sanakirja for Finnish, EKI for Estonian, Hrvatski jezicni portal, Xinhua Zidian) · wiedza

  2. Each name says, word for word, a ball that flies.

    Źródło: Standard dictionaries of each language (PWN for Polish, Kielitoimiston sanakirja for Finnish, EKI for Estonian, Hrvatski jezicni portal, Xinhua Zidian) · wiedza

  3. It comes from 'odbiti', to strike or bounce back.

    Źródło: Standard dictionaries of each language (PWN for Polish, Kielitoimiston sanakirja for Finnish, EKI for Estonian, Hrvatski jezicni portal, Xinhua Zidian) · wiedza

  4. 'Võrk' and 'tinklas' both mean a net.

    Źródło: Standard dictionaries of each language (PWN for Polish, Kielitoimiston sanakirja for Finnish, EKI for Estonian, Hrvatski jezicni portal, Xinhua Zidian) · wiedza

  5. Icelandic coins native words rather than borrowing them.

    Źródło: Standard dictionaries of each language (PWN for Polish, Kielitoimiston sanakirja for Finnish, EKI for Estonian, Hrvatski jezicni portal, Xinhua Zidian) · wiedza

  6. Katakana is the script Japanese uses for borrowed words.

    Źródło: Standard dictionaries of each language (PWN for Polish, Kielitoimiston sanakirja for Finnish, EKI for Estonian, Hrvatski jezicni portal, Xinhua Zidian) · wiedza

  7. Spain also says 'balonvolea'; Brazilians often shorten it to 'vôlei'.

    Źródło: Standard dictionaries of each language (PWN for Polish, Kielitoimiston sanakirja for Finnish, EKI for Estonian, Hrvatski jezicni portal, Xinhua Zidian) · wiedza

  8. 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912 and 1917, much of it through the YMCA.

    Źródło: Northern California Volleyball Association (USA Volleyball region), 'History of Volleyball' timeline (ncva.com) · wiedza

  9. 1910, 1953, 1984 and 2004.

    Źródło: Northern California Volleyball Association (USA Volleyball region), 'History of Volleyball' timeline (ncva.com) · wiedza

  10. 'Páiqiú' is often explained as the ball game played in rows; Japanese and Korean use the same characters.

    Źródło: Standard dictionaries of each language (PWN for Polish, Kielitoimiston sanakirja for Finnish, EKI for Estonian, Hrvatski jezicni portal, Xinhua Zidian) · zastosowanie

1.20Leagues and Events That Vanished

A co-ed pro league with a basketball great, prize money and a women's beach tour.

Test 1leagues and events that vanishedRozwiąż test

  1. Entertainment executives were impressed by the volleyball in Munich.

    Źródło: Fun While It Lasted, International Volleyball Association 1975-1980 team histories (funwhileitlasted.net); InsideHook on Wilt Chamberlain's volleyball career · wiedza

  2. Wolper was a Hollywood producer; other celebrity owners also joined at first.

    Źródło: Fun While It Lasted, International Volleyball Association 1975-1980 team histories (funwhileitlasted.net); InsideHook on Wilt Chamberlain's volleyball career · wiedza

  3. The league folded in the middle of its sixth season.

    Źródło: Fun While It Lasted, International Volleyball Association 1975-1980 team histories (funwhileitlasted.net); InsideHook on Wilt Chamberlain's volleyball career · wiedza

  4. Forum Communications set central cost controls of $150,000 a club.

    Źródło: Fun While It Lasted, International Volleyball Association 1975-1980 team histories (funwhileitlasted.net); InsideHook on Wilt Chamberlain's volleyball career · wiedza

  5. Parker went from MVP in 1976 to Coach of the Year in 1977.

    Źródło: Fun While It Lasted, International Volleyball Association 1975-1980 team histories (funwhileitlasted.net); InsideHook on Wilt Chamberlain's volleyball career · wiedza

  6. The 1994 prize of 6 million dollars was a record for the sport.

    Źródło: Northern California Volleyball Association (USA Volleyball region), 'History of Volleyball' timeline (ncva.com) · wiedza

  7. It ran the women's pro beach tour before beach volleyball joined the Olympics.

    Źródło: Northern California Volleyball Association (USA Volleyball region), 'History of Volleyball' timeline (ncva.com) · wiedza

  8. 1928, 1975 and 1986.

    Źródło: Northern California Volleyball Association (USA Volleyball region), 'History of Volleyball' timeline (ncva.com) · wiedza

  9. 5 teams, 36 matches, 1,602 and 1,902 fans.

    Źródło: Fun While It Lasted, International Volleyball Association 1975-1980 team histories (funwhileitlasted.net); InsideHook on Wilt Chamberlain's volleyball career · wiedza

  10. Chamberlain invested in an IVA team in 1975 and later became league president.

    Źródło: Fun While It Lasted, International Volleyball Association 1975-1980 team histories (funwhileitlasted.net); InsideHook on Wilt Chamberlain's volleyball career · zastosowanie

Źródła

Primary/official sources only, no Wikipedia citations: the International Volleyball Hall of Fame, the FIVB and Volleyball World, the CEV, the NCAA, the IOC, World ParaVolley, the federations', clubs' and leagues' own histories, Guinness World Records and named reputable media.

  • International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'William G Morgan - Father of Volleyball' and 'Basketball & Volleyball' (volleyhall.org)11
  • International Volleyball Hall of Fame, About Us, Awards and Inductees (volleyhall.org)10
  • Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the YMCAs of North America, 1897: Volley Ball rules (reprint, volleyball1on1.com)10
  • International Volleyball Hall of Fame, '1922 - First US Championship', after the Spalding Official Volleyball Rules Book 1922-23 (volleyhall.org)10
  • Northern California Volleyball Association (USA Volleyball region), 'History of Volleyball' timeline (ncva.com)10
  • International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Masae Kasai Nakamura (volleyhall.org)8
  • Standard dictionaries of each language (PWN for Polish, Kielitoimiston sanakirja for Finnish, EKI for Estonian, Hrvatski jezicni portal, Xinhua Zidian)8
  • Fun While It Lasted, International Volleyball Association 1975-1980 team histories (funwhileitlasted.net); InsideHook on Wilt Chamberlain's volleyball career7
  • Russian volleyball histories of the 28 July 1923 match on Myasnitskaya Street (calend.ru; sportmail.ru; sport24.ru)5
  • International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'The REAL History of Volleyball' (volleyhall.org)4
  • Sampan, 'The Games Go On: 77 Years of Chinese American Volleyball' (2022); NPR, 'Asians-Only Volleyball Brings Community Together' (2013)4
  • International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Inna Ryskal (volleyhall.org)3
  • NCAA championship records (ncaa.com): men's volleyball since 1970, women's since 19813
  • International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Nikolay Karpol (volleyhall.org)2
  • IOC, 'The Japanese Women's Volleyball Team' (olympics.com); International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Masae Kasai Nakamura2
  • Japan Volleyball Association tournament history: All-Japan 9-a-side Championship since 1927, 6-a-side from 1958 (Chiba University paper; JVA)2
  • International Volleyball Hall of Fame, 'Basketball & Volleyball': Springfield College's names (volleyhall.org)1