The Greatest (Unseen) Match In History
At the beginning of 1984 the Soviet Union was the great men’s volleyball team in history. In the previous seven
Tag: Soviet Volleyball
How To Switch Block
In the 1970s and 80s volleyball was different. If you watch it now, you know more of less what is
1985 USSR v USA
In July 1985, about exactly half way between this match and this match, the reigning World Champion Soviet Union met
More Platonov Wisdom
There are many books that can teach you about tactics and techniques. There are very few books that can teach
Usa la testa
“Un punto vinto con la testa, vale tre volte” Molti, molti anni fa, il leggendario allenatore russo Vyacheslav Platonov ,
Use Your Head
“A point won with the head is worth three times its face value” Many, many years ago legendary Russian coach
What If? 1984 Olympics Edition
If volleyball had a journalist or written tradition, one of the great debate topics would revolve around the 1984 Olympic
Karpol And The Old School
A coaching friend of mine who was a player in the 80s once commented to me that with current training
Greatest Volleyball Match Of All Time – Part Two
What does it take to be the ‘Greatest Match Of All Time’, the GMOAT, if you will? I guess simply
Equation With Six Knowns
The following article originally appeared in “Sport in the USSR” in 1984. In it, Vyacheslav Platonov tells the story behind
At Home On The Court 