The history of volleyball in the Philippines refers to the
history of volleyball in the
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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as a recreation and as a
sport
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. Philippine volleyball history began in 1910 when the Philippines was a United States territory (1898–1946). The Filipinos have made significant contributions to volleyball in its evolution as a professional and international game. The Filipinos continued playing volleyball up to the modern-day period in its status as an independent republic (1946–present).
Volleyball in the Philippines is a
female-dominated sports, with two commercial leagues serving as the de facto top-flight leagues in the country; the
Philippine Super Liga
The Philippine Super Liga (PSL; alternatively spelled as Philippine Superliga) was a non-professional corporate club women's volleyball league in the Philippines. It was first organized by SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc. an ...
and the
Premier Volleyball League
The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, the ...
. The
Spikers' Turf
The Spikers' Turf is a men's semi-professional volleyball league in the Philippines associated with the Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. (Sports Vision).
History
The league had its beginnings in 2014, when the Shakey's V-League introduce ...
is the top-tier men's volleyball league in the Philippines.
Introduction
It was introduced to the Filipinos by an American named
Elwood S. Brown,
the then Physical Director of the
Young Men's Christian Association
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(YMCA). It became a popular game held in backyards and at beaches in the islands. At first, the Filipinos invented their own rules for the game.
US soldiers who were assigned to the different islands of the Philippine during the period also helped in the widespread introduction of volleyball to the Filipinos. These American military servicemen encouraged the Filipinos to join them in playing during their time-off from military duties.
[ Early in the history of the game of volleyball in the Philippines, the Filipinos used trees as makeshift net holders (the net was hung between the two chosen trees).][
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Filipino contributions
The Filipinos contributed two items to modern-day volleyball:[
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Inspiration for the three-hit limit
The first contribution was that the Filipinos inspired American players to create the "three-hit limit" for each player in modern-day volleyball. This number of limits in hitting the ball was based by American volleyball players from the Filipino way of letting each player hit the ball before sending or "volleying" it over to the side of the opponent team. The Americans revised this method to become the "three-hit limit" because the old way of taking turns in hitting the ball took too much time, and had been observed to affect the intensity of the game and the motivation of the participating volleyballers (lessens the "challenge and the competitive nature" of the game).[
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Setting and spiking the ball
The second Filipino contribution was the "set and spike" maneuver,[ also known as "set and hit",][ "setting and spiking",] or just "spike". A spike
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is a form of volleyball "attack" done by the player by jumping, raising one arm above the head and hitting the ball so it will move quickly down to the ground on the opponent's court. The set, on the other hand, is an over-hand pass done by the ''setter'' (another player) using the wrists to push finger-tips at the ball.
It was after accepting the new set of rules created by the Americans regarding the "three-hit limit" when the Filipino volleyball players at the time invented the "set and spike" maneuver. The new technique invented by the Filipinos prompted American enthusiasts and participants in volleyball to call it as the "Filipino bomb", because "spiking the ball" was like a "hit" or a form of "attack" that can squash or "kill" the opportunity of the opponent team to hit the ball back for a possible point or win.[ A more apt description of "hitting and spiking" is that it is "an offensive style of passing the ball in a high trajectory to be struck by another player."][
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Associations
The Philippine Amateur Volleyball Association (PAVA) was founded by the Playground and Recreation Bureau (PRB) of the Philippines on July 4, 1961. It was renamed the Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) in 2003.[ The PVF was the recognized sporting body for volleyball until 2015, when recognition was transferred to the ]Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas
Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (lit. Volleyball Sport in the Philippines) was the national sport association for volleyball in the Philippines between 2015 and January 2021. It was recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), th ...
(LVPI), following a leadership dispute in the PVF. The LVPI itself was succeeded by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation
The Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc. (PNVF), also known as Volleyball Philippines, is the national sport association for volleyball in the Philippines. It is recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), the Asian Volleyba ...
(PNVF) in 2021.
Leagues
Indoor Collegiate:
* UAAP
*NCAA
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*Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc.
The Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) is a sports and academic association of 14 schools, colleges and universities in Cebu, Philippines. The CESAFI was established in 2001.
History
Before the creation of the CESAFI, there was alre ...
Indoor:
*Premier Volleyball League
The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, the ...
* Philippine Superliga (2013-2021)
*Shakey's Super League
The Shakey's Super League (SSL) is a women's volleyball league in the Philippines. The league is organized by Shakey's Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. (SPAVI) and the Athletic Events and Sports Management Group Inc. (ACES).
History
The Shakey's Super ...
*Spikers' Turf
The Spikers' Turf is a men's semi-professional volleyball league in the Philippines associated with the Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. (Sports Vision).
History
The league had its beginnings in 2014, when the Shakey's V-League introduce ...
* V-League (Philippines)
Beach:
* Beach Volleyball Republic
* Philippine Superliga (2015-2021)
* UAAP
*NCAA
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Participation and gender
Volleyball is a female-dominated sports in the Philippines with men's volleyball league games lagging behind their distaff counterpart in terms of attendances. There are several speculations raised to explain the popularity of women's volleyball in the Philippines over men's volleyball. This includes:
*Gender role
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belief which dictates that basketball
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is the "sport for men" with volleyball fulfilling the same role for women, a different style of play in men. Conversely traditional gender roles dictates that sports in general is for men only, and women's advocates used volleyball as a platform for women's participation in sports. Men's volleyball was also historically viewed as feminine.
*Difference in the prevalent style of play in men's and women's volleyball; men's volleyball is defined by power and speed which translates to quick play while the playing style of women is characterized by longer rallies which evokes drama for the spectators.
*Preference for women's volleyball due to a "sexuality" factor; the women's game is favored due to its physically attractive players – a controversial viewpoint which fans say downplays the merits of Philippine women's volleyball.
Men's volleyball gained traction after the Philippine national team clinched a silver medal in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.
See also
* NCAA Volleyball Championship
*UAAP Volleyball Championship
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) volleyball tournament is divided into four divisions, namely men's, women's, boys' and girls'. Volleyball is a mandatory sport in the women's division. The UAAP volleyball tournament ...
*Philippines women's national volleyball team
The Philippines women's national volleyball team represents the Philippines in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Philippine National Volleyball Federation since 2021. Philippines' highest achievement was they ...
* Philippines men's national volleyball team
*Philippine Super Liga
The Philippine Super Liga (PSL; alternatively spelled as Philippine Superliga) was a non-professional corporate club women's volleyball league in the Philippines. It was first organized by SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc. an ...
*Premier Volleyball League
The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, the ...
References
External links
THE VOLLEYBALL HISTORY / Philippine Volleyball Federation
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