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
Tag: Vyacheslav Platonov
‘…But Truth Is Dearer’
The following article originally appeared in an old Soviet era sports magazine (I think ‘Olympic Panorama’) sometime around late 1983,
The End Of Specialisation?: Summary
Top level men’s volleyball is a fairly homogenous sport. From team to team and country to country there are countless
Winning Practice
As someone who has a strong interest in practice, I have read ‘The Talent Code” by Daniel Coyle and even written about it
A Real Coaching Genius?
As part of an ongoing if irregular series of me spending my volleyball free time by watching old volleyball matches,
1980 Olympic Final
For almost as long as I’ve been seriously interested in volleyball, I’ve dreamt of seeing this match. The Olympic Final
‘To Win You Need To Put In Your Soul’
I’ve recently seen some quotes attributed to Russian coaching great, Vyacheslav Platonov. There’s something here for everyone. ‘Working in the
World Championships – Some More Thoughts
A friend of mine wrote on his facebook page on Sunday night “Brazil celebrates and so ends a really poor
Like A Drop Of Water On A Stone
Of all the great coaches who have graced our wonderful over the last 120 years, there are five who stand
Deserving To Win
I don’t know if it is widely known, but Brazilian volleyball coach Bernard Rezende (better known as Bernardinho) wrote a
At Home On The Court 