Coaches often exhort their charges to ‘play together!’ or to ‘play as a team!’. The reasons for victory are often described as great ‘team play’ and losses are caused by ‘not playing together’. But what does that actually mean? Howdo you play together? How do you play...
Through the years the tactical, statistical and technical analysis became an immanent stage of the preparation for every single volleyball match. The computer software, programs like Data Volley, shaped as one of the most loyal coaches’ allies. Even a new profession...
VolleyCountry is pleased to announce cooperation with Mr. Xavier Mansat in form of providing insider information regarding legal and regulatory aspects in volleyball. Mr. Mansat has been active with the CEV during the past decade and recently joined the Sports law...
Dante, Kaziyski, Savani, Kurek, Simon…those are not just names of best volleyball players in the World in certain periods, but also the names of players who got in touch with Asian volleyball. Asian volleyball leagues prove increasing quality over past seasons and...
39-year-old Polish Krzystof Ignaczak is a legend in the world of volleyball. He was part of the Polish national team from 1998-2014. He retired in May of 2016 when he was a member of Asseco Resovia Rzeszow, although it didn’t last long. He became a sport commentator...
The Brazilian club Sada Cruzeiro, currently the best volleyball team in the world, is a hatcher for success, attractive volleyball, world-class players, and incredibly talented youngsters. One among the latter is going to receive some special attention today. At the...
Luke Perry should not be a new name to Volleycountry readers. Berlin Recycling Volleys’ libero attracted our attention in 2014 already and now he makes it into our series as one of the best and most promising liberos in the world. True, only about three years...
“The lesson I learned is that any team can win against any team. Regardless of its ranking, if you don’t go with maximum concentration in a game you will lose,” said Venelin Kadankov in our interview. Please give some information about yourself… I...
The stellar debut of the Canadian Stephen Maar in the Italian SuperLega UnipolSai did not go unnoticed. In fact, the 22-year-old enjoyed a fantastic 2016 – surely the best one in his career so far. The offer to play in Padova and to become a full-time...
Doug Beal is one of the most respected men in volleyball world. “I think I was better as a coach than I was a player,” says Doug Beal about his volleyball life. What are you going to do when you retire? I do not have any specific plans, but I certainly...
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