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 […]
Serve, block, dig and spike. Bob Holmes does it all. He’s a one man volleyball machine. Holmes uses his volleyball skills in a one man exhibition to bring attention to his “Beat The Odds” program designed to inspire high school students. The 56 year old inspirational speaker has beaten pro teams, teams of celebrities and […]
Eight members of the State University of New York at Geneseo have been charged with hazing after they were accused of mistreating six freshman team members. It is alleged that the women were handcuffed, blindfolded and forced to drink alcohol during an off campus party. One of the students was hospitalized for alcohol poisoning. The […]
Serve, block, dig and spike. Bob Holmes does it all. He’s a one man volleyball machine. Holmes uses his volleyball skills in a one man exhibition to bring attention to his “Beat The Odds” program designed to inspire high school students. The 56 year old inspirational speaker has beaten pro teams, teams of celebrities and […]
Volleyball has finely made it to the smart phone. Blobby Volleyball is a free, downloadable smart phone app. That might help you make it through the off season if there is no way to get to an inside court. Unlikely that it will get you your volleyball fix, but it is good for a few […]
