In 1895 at a YMCA, this indoor sport was developed for businessmen who found basketball too vigorous
[DOC] [TLE] The History of Volleyball - College of Education & Human Services [PAR] Designed as an indoor sport for businessmen who found the new game of 
basketball too vigorous, volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan, 
physical director of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke, 
Mass.