The English Volleyball Association (EVA) is the controlling body for volleyball in England. It picks the national team, runs the National Volleyball League, National Knock-Out Cup and Student Cup and organises the training and assessment of referees and coaches. Volleyball is one of the most popular sports in the world. ... A football (soccer) player is cautioned by a referee A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. ... In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ...
Volleyball is one of the truly global world sports, played in sports halls and arenas at the top international level and in the open air, in parks, in open spaces and on beaches throughout the world.
Volleyball has come a long way from its origins in 1895, when it was invented in Massachusetts, USA by William G. Morgan as a means to keep businessmen fit.
Volleyball has grown to become one of the three big international team sports, and the FIVB, with its 218 affiliated national federations, is one of the largest international sporting federations in the world.
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