Did you know: the set and spike were invented by Filipinos.

I first got to know this very interesting volleyball fact from coach Louie Gepuela back in high school. At first, I thought it was a joke. According to history, volleyball originated in 1985. William G. Morgan, an instructor at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts tried mixing basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball. He ended up creating a sport called Mintonette.
Then in 1916, Filipinos tried a different way of passing the ball back by doing it in a high trajectory to be struck by another player. They found it very effective. The skill of setting and spiking was then introduced. It was invented by Filipinos by accident as coach Louie explained it. Now you know.