That first game was governed by 13 axioms formulated by Naismith. The rules of basketball, based on those axioms, were established later by the YMCA and the Amateur Athletic Union. All 13 axioms are still incorporated in today's rule books. Women also took up the game before 1900. Significant growth and serious recognition of women's basketball in the United States and elsewhere did not occur until the 1970s.
Worldwide basketball is currently the fastest growing women's intercollegiate sport.
After World War II volleyball skills and distinct offensive and defensive patterns came into wide use. The game gained great popularity, and in 1947 a governing body, the International Volleyball Federation, was formed. Both the men's and women's teams of Japan, the Soviet Union, and East Germany have dominated international competitions using this style.