In the world of sports, the mission is to develop young people into quality athletes and people. Thousands of studies show that kids involved in sports and other extra-curricular activities tend to have higher GPAs and are more likely to attend college. Sounds great, doesn’t it? What parent wants their kid to hang out with the wrong crowd and get into trouble? I know I don’t. But let’s be honest here, it’s also an opportunity to improve the talent pool in each prospective sport. High school football coaches live for kids who were rock stars in Pop Warner since they were 6 years old. Continue Reading
It may seem as if I’m neglecting this site, but actually I’m compiling a list of rules for the game of Volleyball. It will include FIVB rules, as well as differences for each level. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time and have never seen elsewhere. Mostly because every volleyball site out there copies the “basic rules” page from one another.
I have, however, been talking to a gentlemen from Belgium about the state of men’s volleyball there and globally. His insights have helped me understand the differences from Europe to the United States. One thing he says is that volleyball really isn’t exciting to watch because people just don’t understand the actual height of the net, the power and speed of the ball and the reflexes needed to be good at Volleyball… Until they watch a game in person. So I decided to research and write about it. Continue Reading
Category : General
To not like volleyball is understandable. To some people, it may just not be their thing. But to not respect it is another thing altogether. To not appreciate the craft, dedication and brilliance of the better players and teams in the world is a travesty. In this article, I try to explain why I feel volleyball is the Rodney Dangerfield of the sporting world.
Basketball players and fans tend to thoroughly enjoy a good alley-oop slam dunk. The act itself, when done right, takes the breath out of people who watch it. The players grimmace and smirk as they return to the other half of the court and the opposing team tries their best to shrug it off and bring the ball in again.
The alley-oop slam dunk happens over 200 times in a 5-set volleyball match. Sometimes successfully, sometimes not. There is no goal tending and the basket is 30 feet by 30 feet. In the big picture, Basketball and Volleyball are sister sports; A layup is an attack approach, a rebound is a volleyball block attempt, etc. Every muscle used to jump in basketball is the same used in volleyball, albeit volleyball players don’t wear bricks on their feet. Continue Reading
