Above the Net

My brother loves volleyball so much that sometimes he awakes up at night and waves his hands. This jay fellow has become a good player and his dream is to leap high and reach well above the net in order to smash the ball into the other court. That is volleyball ultimate weapon. Thanks to the new instructor Martin our jay place is famous for good sportsmen and even s few families have moved to our region to go in for volleyball. All families whose son is a member of the team are gathering together and talking about their teens. It is truly fun to listen to them. Beach volleyball is a variation of the game that is played on sand includes only two players per team. Usually people come to watch their play during their weekends.

The International Volleyball Federation, founded in1947 to formalize and regulate international rules and competitions, now has over 110 countries. From that time, world competitions have been regularly held – the first in Prague in 1949. Volleyball became a part of the Olympic Program in Tokyo in 1964. The game now has a regular place in the Olympic Games program.

If say about the Olympic Games, they are held every four years. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in April 1896. By the way, this first celebration did not create much interest in the world. Today even our jay place knows everything about the Olympic Games – people watch the games on television, listen to radio and exchange their opinions about the events. Winners at both winter and summer Olympics are awarded gold medals. At the close ceremony of each Olympiad the silk Olympic flag, which has five interlaced circles representing the continents, is lowered and presented for the safekeeping to the chairman of the Olympic Council of the next host nation. It should be noted that everyone feels much excitement when watching this show.