Morgan, WG (English spelling) MorganWG

Japanese: Morgan,W.G.(英語表記)MorganWG
Morgan, WG (English spelling) MorganWG

...Due to the arm movement when hitting the ball, the positioning of the players on the court, and hitting the ball from one's own court to the opponent's court, it was once called "volleyball," using the character "pai," which means "to push open with the hand," "to line up," or "to remove."
【history】
It was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan (1870-1942), a physical education director at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. He was in charge of physical education classes for middle-aged and elderly people, but at the time the only notable indoor sport was basketball, which was too strenuous for them.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Morgan, WG" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ボールを打つときの腕の動作,コート内に選手を配置すること,飛来したボールを自コートから相手コートに打ち返すことなどから,〈手でおして開く〉〈列に並べる〉〈退ける〉を意味する〈排〉の字を用いて,かつて〈排球〉とも呼んだ。
【歴史】
 1895年アメリカのマサチューセッツ州ホールヨークYMCAで,体育主事モーガンWilliam G.Morgan(1870‐1942)によって創案された。彼は中高年者の体育クラスを担当していたが,当時,めぼしい屋内スポーツはバスケットボールしかなく,これは運動量が多すぎて彼らには不適切だった。…

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