World Championships 2014 – Part Three
Some more thoughts about the recently completed World Championships. Part One is here. Part Two is here. The Individuals –
Category: International Volleyball
Timing Is Everything – World League 2014
There are some people who say that every point is equal, or every match is equal or other similar things
Equation With Six Knowns
The following article originally appeared in “Sport in the USSR” in 1984. In it, Vyacheslav Platonov tells the story behind
My Profession : The Game
Vyacheslav Platonov is by any measure one the greatest coaches of all time. In addition to his achievements on the
The Evolution Of Offence In Men’s Volleyball
The following article was written by then USA Men’s assistant coach, Rod Wilde, and appeared in the August 1999 edition
1982 World Championships
I recently posted some video of the 1982 World Championships Final between the Soviet Union and Brazil. For the most
The Team That History Forgot
Volleyball is pretty bad at history. For whatever reason, volleyball hasn’t inspired people to write 700 page books about it.
The Legendary Aleksander Savin
Tagged Aleksander Savin, Vyacheslav Platonov, USSR Volleyball I recently heard an interview with famous American sports commentator Bob Costas
Savin to Zaitsev
Tagged Aleksander Savin, Vyacheslav Zaitsev, Vyacheslav Platonov, USSR Volleyball The most famous combination in men’s volleyball in the late 1970’s
Iranian Volleyball
There are a few countries in the world where volleyball is important. By that I don’t mean that volleyball is
At Home On The Court 