In 1895 at a YMCA, this indoor sport was developed for businessmen who found basketball too vigorous
Morgan called the sport... [DOC] [TLE] Reflections on Glory - Britannica [PAR] ... 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, Massachusetts.