The game of volleyball, originally called “mintonette,” was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan after the invention of basketball only four years before. Morgan, a graduate of the Springfield College of the YMCA, designed the game to be a combination of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball.

Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation is the main governing body of Volleyball in Sri Lanka, where volleyball is its national sport. The game of volleyball was introduced to Sri Lanka in 1916 by Mr. R. W. Camack, then Director of Physical Education at the Colombo Y.M.C.A.

President : Ranjith Siyambalapitya

Founded on : 1951

Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of six active players, separated by a high net, each try to score points against one another by grounding a ball on the other team`s court under organized rules.