1. Volleyball was created by the director of a YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) center.

2. The first volley of the game is called a spike.

3. Volleyball debuted at the Olympics Games in Tokyo in 1964.

4. Beach volleyball is usually played with three players per team.

5. Brazil holds the record for the most Olympic medals in volleyball, with 9.

6. The original name for volleyball was “mintonette.”

7. Only one athlete has won Olympic medals in both beach volleyball and traditional volleyball.

8. A player can make contact with the volleyball as many times as it takes to send it over the net to the other team.

9. Volleyball players rotate to change positions in a clockwise direction.

10. Volleyball games are played until a team reaches 21 points.