"Football"

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Football (Cypriot dialect: petosphere, English: volleyball) is a team Olympic sport, played by male and female teams of six people.

It was coined in 1895 in Hollock, Massachusetts, and at the Olympics it joined in 1964 in Tokyo. In Greece it is supervised by the Hellenic Football Federation (EOPE).

Historical information
The football was coined in 1895 by American professor William Morgan, working in the branch of Hollock's HAN (YMCA), in the state of Massachusetts, USA. Trying to create a group indoor game, without risk of injuries, he devised volleyball. He first named the game mintonette. The volleyball name was given shortly after a demonstration match, probably by Alfred Halstead.

The new sport spread very quickly, mainly through the Annexes of H.A.N. in the states of the United States and around the world. In Europe it was transferred during World War I by American soldiers.

Originally played with different balls In 1900 the first special volleyball ball was built. In 1947 the International Football Federation (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball or FIVB) was established in Paris, which formulated uniform international regulations. In 1963 a European Football Confederation (Confédération Européenne de Volleyball or CEV) was established. 1964 was an important year for volleyball, after joining the Tokyo Olympiad program, both for men and women!

In Greece

In Greece football was introduced in 1922 by Panionios and HANTH. First teacher of volleyball in Greece is considered the gymnast Lefkaditis of P.G.S. It was then spread to other clubs as a result of the first 1924-1926 championships being proclaimed with Panionius champion in 1924, P.G. Π in 1925 and Teaching in 1926.

In 1929-1932 volleyball teams were created such as Near East, University of Athens, Ionian, Piraeus, PDO, and AP Patras. The 1930s-1940s followed with the greatest spread of the sport that was halted by II. P.P. and then the Civil War.

In 1950–60 the volleyball again appeared with few local championships.

In 1961 the first Panhellenic championship is organized with the PGS champion.

In 1965 the Hellenic Athletics Federation (EOP) is founded by SEGAS and follows a stagnant period until 1967.

In 1968 a systematic attempt to develop volleyball begins by the EOP and the appointed Government Commissioner (GGA) liaison with the EOP Theodoro Andreakos d/ra engineer, champion of the Volley of the PGI, member of the EOPP and the ASAED (Athletism ES). In 1969 a national league was established for the first time and the world-famous technical coach Stefan Roman was hired as the founder of his volleyball technique in Greece and was created permanently with the National team participating in the Dyti Cup