Volleyball The game of volleyball was created by William Morgan (usa) in Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1895. His aim was to create a team sport without body-contact. A team consists of 6 players, the indoor court is divided into two 9x9m team-courts by a net. To get play started, a player throws the ball into the air and attempts to hit the ball so it passes over the net on a course such that it will land in the opposing team's court. The opposing team must use a combination of no more than three digs, sets or spikes to return the ball over the net from where it came. The game continues in this manner until an error is made. The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball was founded in 1947. Olympic Games: Men Women World Championships: Men Women World Cup: Men Women World Grand Champions Cup: Men Women Men: World League Women: World Grand Prix European Championships: Men Women European League: Men Women Norceca Championships: Men Women South American Championships: Men Women Pan American Games: Men Women Men: America's Cup Pan American Cup: Men Women Asian Championships: Men Women Asian Games: Men Women African Championships: Men Women All Africa Games: Men Women International Club Competitions: Men: European Champions Cup CEV Cup European Challenge Cup Middle European League African Cup of Clubs Champions Women: European Champions Cup CEV Cup European Challenge Cup Middle European League Defunct: Men: Club World Championship European Super Cup Women: Club World Championship European Super Cup National Championships: Men: Argentina Austria Belgium Brazil Bosnia & Herzegovina Bulgaria China Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Egypt Finland France Germany Greece Italy Japan Luxemburg Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Tunisia Turkey Women: Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria China Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Italy Japan Luxemburg Montenegro Netherlands Norway Peru Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Defunct: Men: Czechoslovakia East Germany Serbia & Montenegro Soviet Union Yugoslavia Women: Czechoslovakia East Germany Serbia & Montenegro Soviet Union Yugoslavia National Cup Competitions: Men: France Germany Italy Spain Women: France Germany Italy Spain College Volleyball: Men: NCAA Women: NCAA: Division I Division II Division III Defunct: Women: AIAW: Division I Division II Division III Universiade: Men Women Youth: Junior World Championships: Men Women Junior European Championships: Men Women