VOLLEYBALL SCORER SCOREKEEPING
RULES AND MATCH DOCUMENTATION
TEST PAPER SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS CERTIFICATION PREP
●● What was the original name of volleyball?
Answer: The original name was 'Mintonette.'
●● What organization was William G. Morgan associated with?
Answer: He was the physical director of the Young Men's Christian
Association (YMCA).
●● When were the first official rules of volleyball written?
Answer: The first official rules were written in 1897.
●● What significant event in volleyball history occurred in 1916?
Answer: Rules were issued jointly by the YMCA and the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
●● When was the first nationwide volleyball tournament held in the
United States?
Answer: The first nationwide tournament was held in 1922.
,●● What is the current name of the organization formerly known as
USVBA?
Answer: It is now known as USA Volleyball (USAV).
●● In what year was the women's division of the USVBA started?
Answer: The women's division was started in 1949.
●● How did volleyball spread to Europe?
Answer: Volleyball was introduced into Europe by American troops
during World War I.
●● What is the Federation Internationale de Volley Ball (FIVB) and
when was it organized?
Answer: The FIVB is the international governing body for volleyball,
organized in 1947.
●● When did international volleyball competition begin?
Answer: International volleyball competition began in 1913 with the
first Far East Games.
●● What major change occurred in volleyball in the 1964 Olympic
Games?
Answer: Volleyball became an Olympic sport for both men and women.
, ●● Which countries dominated European volleyball championships?
Answer: Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, and
Soviet (later Russian) teams.
●● What was the significance of the Japanese women's volleyball team
in the 1964 Olympics?
Answer: They were Olympic champions and reflected the interest of
private industry in sport.
●● When was volleyball added to the Pan American Games?
Answer: Volleyball was added in 1955.
●● Which countries are frequent contenders in volleyball at the Pan
American Games?
Answer: Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Cuba, and the United States.
●● What is beach volleyball and when was it introduced?
Answer: Beach volleyball is played on sand courts with two players per
team, introduced in California in 1930.
●● When was the first official beach volleyball tournament held?
Answer: The first official beach volleyball tournament was held in 1948.
RULES AND MATCH DOCUMENTATION
TEST PAPER SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS CERTIFICATION PREP
●● What was the original name of volleyball?
Answer: The original name was 'Mintonette.'
●● What organization was William G. Morgan associated with?
Answer: He was the physical director of the Young Men's Christian
Association (YMCA).
●● When were the first official rules of volleyball written?
Answer: The first official rules were written in 1897.
●● What significant event in volleyball history occurred in 1916?
Answer: Rules were issued jointly by the YMCA and the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
●● When was the first nationwide volleyball tournament held in the
United States?
Answer: The first nationwide tournament was held in 1922.
,●● What is the current name of the organization formerly known as
USVBA?
Answer: It is now known as USA Volleyball (USAV).
●● In what year was the women's division of the USVBA started?
Answer: The women's division was started in 1949.
●● How did volleyball spread to Europe?
Answer: Volleyball was introduced into Europe by American troops
during World War I.
●● What is the Federation Internationale de Volley Ball (FIVB) and
when was it organized?
Answer: The FIVB is the international governing body for volleyball,
organized in 1947.
●● When did international volleyball competition begin?
Answer: International volleyball competition began in 1913 with the
first Far East Games.
●● What major change occurred in volleyball in the 1964 Olympic
Games?
Answer: Volleyball became an Olympic sport for both men and women.
, ●● Which countries dominated European volleyball championships?
Answer: Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, and
Soviet (later Russian) teams.
●● What was the significance of the Japanese women's volleyball team
in the 1964 Olympics?
Answer: They were Olympic champions and reflected the interest of
private industry in sport.
●● When was volleyball added to the Pan American Games?
Answer: Volleyball was added in 1955.
●● Which countries are frequent contenders in volleyball at the Pan
American Games?
Answer: Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Cuba, and the United States.
●● What is beach volleyball and when was it introduced?
Answer: Beach volleyball is played on sand courts with two players per
team, introduced in California in 1930.
●● When was the first official beach volleyball tournament held?
Answer: The first official beach volleyball tournament was held in 1948.
