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The rules of the game were very simple and affordable for everyone. There were
no held and double balls, the number of bouncing balls by one team was
arbitrary with the fact that the ball could not be caught. The ball was beaten to
the other side when it was beneficial for the team. So it was a nice and
uncomplicated game for entertainment and recreation. In July 1896, Springfield
College held the first public display of the game, in which Dr. Halsted proposed
a new name for Volley Ball, which in 1952 was changed by combining the two
current words on Volleyball. This name is valid until today. In a relatively short
time the game of volleyball is accepted in a number of countries of all continents:
In Asia in 1913 the first Asian Games took place with the participation of China,
Japan and the Philippines. Volleyball hit Europe in 1917. The first country was
France, where US troops taking part in World War I were stationed. Next in 1919
it was known by the Czechs, in 1920 by Russians and Estonians, in 1922 by
Latvians. Volleyball reaches Poland in 1920, transferred from the USA by physical
education instructors employed at YMCA.
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