A lot of casual fans of women’s college sports are not aware that the net height for women’s volleyball is seven inches shorter than the height used for men’s play. This disparity in thenet regulations is given much of the credit for the level of action and competitiveness in the women’s version of the game. […]
Ever wonder what a volleyball is made from. E How has the answer. Needless to say, the standard all white color is a thing of the past.
The Atlantic Coast Conference has named Tar Heel middle blocker Paige Neunenfeldt co-player of the week for the week of October 22. Neunfeldt, a freshman from Birmingham, MI, helped lead Carolina to victories over Maryland and Boston College on the volleyball court. The Tar Heels are now 8-3 in conference play.
Wake Forest University volleyball coach Heather Kahl Holmes is battling breast cancer in a very public way. Her Demon Deacons women’s team competed in this weekend’s “Dig For The Cure” macth to raise funds for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. You can read more about Holmes cancer battle and see some pictures […]
The New York City Parks Dept. has a new tool for those seeking a place to play volleyball. They now offer a search function to let you locate a volleyball court close to your location, based on zip code. Once you locate a court, you can then search permits that may have been already issued […]
Following the the steps of football and other contact sports, USA Volleyball has joined in the national sports initiative to identify and prevent concussions. Awareness that concern for head injuries needs to extend to the volleyball court, USAVB is working with the Center For Disease Control to develop and distribute tools to coaches, parents and […]
Savvy passers will take to the court this season wearing “Volleze”, special “sleeves” designed to take some of the sting out of digging or passing a spiked shot. Volleze are designed to give the forearms a little extra protection, and are particularly useful in drills where the player works on the same move over and […]
Central Park in New York City has a number of volleyball courts, but in order to use them you not only have to bring your own volleyball, you also have to bring your own net!
Web TV is set to stream the FIVB Volleyball World Club Championships. The action starts in just over 24 hours. Click here for a countdown clock and a link to the stream where you can watch the action on court.
The word “Google”has come to so completely represent the internet search company that most people are not aware that before the internet, the word “google” was represented by an actual number. It is a 1 followed by 100 zeros, and looks something like this 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. We have it on good authority that that number accurately […]
