1985 USSR v USA
In July 1985, about exactly half way between this match and this match, the reigning World Champion Soviet Union met
Tag: Volleyball History
Blocking And Spiking The Serve
There was a time in volleyball history when it was allowed for opposing players to attempt to block the serve.
1984 Japan Cup – USA v USSR
A few months after the 1984 Olympics, the gold medallists of the the previous two Olympics met in the Japan
1988 Volleyball Bicentennial Cup
In 1976, the United States of America celebrated 200 years since their independence from Great Britain. Australia decided that 200
Promote Volleyball By Celebrating History
I am a Bill Simmons fan. Many of the conceits that I have used when writing in the past have
Platonov Volleyball Academy
I am probably not the world’s worst tourist, but I am pretty bad. For the most part seeing stuff, no
Not The First Beach Volleyball World Championships
According to ‘official’ FIVB records the first Beach Volleyball World Championships was held in 1997 in Los Angeles at the
THE AUSTRALIAN VOLLEYBALL TEAM – THE 1970s
The following was written by George Mraz, one of the mainstays of early Australian volleyball and one of the top
Platonov And Acosta
Over the years, FIVB have come up with many ideas to promote volleyball, some good, some great, some inevitably half
Australia v Fuji – 1989
In 1989, Australia hosted Japanese company team Fuji for an Australian wide series. As it was not an official international
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