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1. Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan in Holyoke, Massachusetts as a less physically demanding alternative to basketball.
2. A standard volleyball court measures 18 meters (59 feet) long and 9 meters (29.5 feet) wide, with a net height of 2.43m (7'11") for men and 2.24m (7'4") for women.
3. A volleyball team consists of six players on the court at once, with positions including setter, outside hitter, opposite hitter, middle blocker, and libero.
4. Beach volleyball is an Olympic variant played with two players per team on a smaller sand court.
5. The rally scoring system awards a point for every play, regardless of which team served. Games are typically played to 25 points (with a two-point advantage) in indoor volleyball.
6. A legal volleyball hit can only have momentary contact with any part of the player's body. The ball cannot be caught, held, or thrown.
7. The libero is a defensive specialist who wears a different colored jersey and has special playing rules, including not being allowed to serve, block, or attack the ball when it is entirely above the net.
8. The three main offensive volleyball hits are the bump (forearm pass), set, and spike (attack).
9. Volleyball became an Olympic sport at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, with beach volleyball added in 1996 at the Atlanta Olympics.
10. A standard volleyball has a circumference of 65-67 cm, weighs between 260-280 grams, and is typically made of leather or synthetic leather with an internal air bladder.