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 […]
Early in its life, volleyball had nine innings like baseball. An inning consisted of a serving rotation that gave each player on the court one chance to serve. After nine innings, the winner of the match was the team with the most points. This system fell out of favor in 1900. Thank you, Morgan’s original […]
Newcomers to highly competitive volleyball quite often leave their first match a little bewildered. The game moves fast, the court is complicated and the action and officiating sometimes don’t quite make sense. Before you attend your next match, take a minute to study this this three dimensional diagram from the Merriman-Webster Visual online dictionary.
Nothing happens on the volleyball court until the ball is served. If it is served well enough, nothing else happens after it is served either! Click here for some tips on serving.
The increase in interest for playing volleyball after dark has led to advancements in lightning fixtures for outdoor courts. New fixtures are designed to give greater control of what areas are lit and to reduce light spillage. The are known as “cutoff” fixtures. Incandescent floodlights are being replaced by metal halide and sodium lamps that […]
The Side-Out Foundation is sponsoring volleyball events to raise finds for breast cancer awareness. At their website you can find ideas for hosting a fund raising event of your own and a schedule of upcoming events. Side-Out was organized in 2004 to unite the volleyball community in the fight to end breast cancer.
If you manage a web site for a volleyball team or club, then you’re always in need of good images and graphics for your site. Volleyball-Court-Central has stepped up with a great selection of clip art and animations that you can use, free of charge. Thank you, Volleyball Court Central.
