Brazil Sideout 1992
Quite some time I wrote about having rediscovered the 1992 Brazilian Olympic team. Slap bang in the period in which
Tag: Volleyball History
Best Match I Ever Saw
The first big volleyball tournament I ever saw and / or participated in was the 1986 World Promotional Championships. Because
The Best Player You’ve Never Heard Of
In 1986 I saw a young Cuban opposite with amazing jumping ability and skills play in his first big event.
Kim Ho Chul – Combinations Master Class
There is a school of thought that suggests for a player to be truly legendary most of what he did
Why They Don’t Play Combos Anymore
One of the things I often hear from people who remember volleyball from history is that combination plays are missing
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
“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
1997 European Championship Final
This match was one of the first big matches that I saw live, at the end of the first big
