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
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1985 USSR v USA
In July 1985, about exactly half way between this match and this match, the reigning World Champion Soviet Union met
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
Pat Powers Highlights
Tagged Pat Powers, Aleksander Savin, 1985 FIVB World Cup, Matches From History. The most iconic volleyball match of all time
1985 European Volleyball Championships on YouTube
The 1985 European Championships were held in The Netherlands. They were won for the eighth time in a row by
World Championships 2014 – Part Three
Some more thoughts about the recently completed World Championships. Part One is here. Part Two is here. The Individuals –
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
1982 World Championships
I recently posted some video of the 1982 World Championships Final between the Soviet Union and Brazil. For the most
The Team That History Forgot
Volleyball is pretty bad at history. For whatever reason, volleyball hasn’t inspired people to write 700 page books about it.
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