Zorro v El Diablo – 1990 World Championships
The 1990 World Championships is often written about as a battle between two opposites for the twin titles of World
Tag: Matches From History
Brazil Sideout 1992
Quite some time I wrote about having rediscovered the 1992 Brazilian Olympic team. Slap bang in the period in which
Best Match I Ever Saw
The first big volleyball tournament I ever saw and / or participated in was the 1986 World Promotional Championships. Because
Stuff You Don’t See Anymore
Imagine if you had a rotation with the setter front row and no first tempo player. How would you solve
Old, Old School Volleyball
The following video was on YouTube at some point and perhaps still is, unlisted somewhere. Either way it is not
1995 European Championship Final
I had never seen this match until recently watching it on YouTube. The Olympic and World League Finals in 1996
“The Cantagalli Set”
A lot of sports promote great performances in their history or particular important matches, often giving them special names to
Gamesmanship
In practice, or at least my practice, it often happens that players do things to put off their friends on
1984 Olympics – USA v Brazil – Part 2
USA met Brazil twice during the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The first match which I wrote about here,
1984 Olympics – USA v Brazil – Part 1
USA met Brazil twice during the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Famously they met in the final. But the
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