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Volleyball · Level 9

Master

5 sub-levels · 50 tests · 500 facts · updated 25 October 2026

Level 9 is the story of the game: its origins, how it spread and found its world body, Olympic volleyball, how the rules and the game changed, and the great teams and eras.

Sub-levels

Sub-level 9.1OriginsWilliam G. Morgan and Holyoke, mintonette and the name volley ball, why the game was invented, the first ball and net, the first rules, the YMCA's role, six players and three touches, the Philippines and the set and…10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 9.2The Game Spreads and FIVBThe founding of the FIVB, its presidents and headquarters, the first men's and women's World Championships, the first European Championships, Czechoslovakia as an early power, the beginnings of beach volleyball and…10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 9.3Olympic VolleyballThe road to the Olympics, the 1964 men's and women's tournaments, the 1970s, the boycott years, Seoul and Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney, 2004 to 2012, beach volleyball's first Olympic years, and how the Olympic…10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 9.4How the Game ChangedBlocking rule changes, antennas, side-out and rally scoring, the serving rule changes, playing the ball with any body part, television and the game, combination attacks, two-player reception, professional club…10 tests · 100 factsSub-level 9.5Great Teams and ErasThe Soviet men, Japan's women of the 1960s, Poland in the 1970s, the US men of the 1980s, China's women of the 1980s, Italy's generation of phenomena, Cuba's women of the 1990s, Brazil's men of the 2000s, the Soviet…10 tests · 100 facts

Written from

FIVB history pages, Olympic and FIVB results records; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIVB rules belong to the Rules category.