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  Wednesday afternoon, in the Marriot Plaza Hotel in Buenos Aires, Julio Velasco was presented as the new Argentinean male volleyball team coach, after the dismissal of Javier Weber in December 2013. Read More... ...

s volleyball news and analysis.  He will be blogging for us all season previewing and predicting the top matches each week. For continued updates and analysis of the men's game, visit his website at offtheblockblog.com and follow him on Twitter @offtheblock11 and @vinnielopes . The return of an All-American highlights this week's top college men's volleyball matches as No. 8 USC plays host to...

Sheilla and Thaísa can't stop going down in Brazilian volleyball history. The Olympic medallists set a new record for Superleague. Read More... ...

While best European clubs are struggling for trophies at the Old Continent , representants of the winter sports disciplines try to gain glory at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. It seems volleyball players are not indifferent to successes of their countrymen and arguably follow their competitions in the Russian resort with bated breath . It was confirmed by PGE Skra Belchatow that at first overcame VFB...

Azerrail-Azeryol 2-3 (22-25, 25-22, 25-22, 16-25, 8-15). The family match between Azerrail and Azeryol goes to the guests. It was a very intense and close battle. Azerrail played like a real team, letting all its players score and giving their best. On the other side Azeryol had to change very often to survive and the deepest roster made the difference.   Read More... ...

On Monday in Congress Hall in Palce of Culture and Science in Warsaw we had drawing of lots for upcoming Men's World Championships in Poland. Inaugural match will be played at National Stadium in Warsaw! Read More... ...

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The second half of the regular season in the German Bundesliga did not commence a successful streak for the Oberbayern's hottest volleyball place. The month of January caught the Generali-sponsored club fighting at two fronts and pretty much left them with only the playoffs to look forward to. Read More... ...

by Diane Copenhagen/ Athletes Abroad Four months ago I boarded a plane headed for China without knowing what to expect. I found out the night before I was going abroad that Facebook didn’t work in China! How was I going to survive?? As I boarded the plane bound for new adventures, I had no idea what I was really getting myself into. Now looking back, I wish I had known a little more about China and...

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I try to write a post a month. That went well for about 4 years straight, until July this year. I was busy. Turns out being an amateur volleyball performance analyst is quite time consuming. It’s no excuse, but thought I’d fill in what I’ve been up to…. I got involved with the Canberra Heat […] ...

I try to write a post a month. That went well for about 4 years straight, until July this year. I was busy. Turns out being an amateur volleyball performance analyst is quite time consuming. It’s no excuse, but thought I’d fill in what I’ve been up to…. I was fortunate to be invited by […] ...

by Meggie Gradel, AVCA Intern State tournaments have come to a close. Whether triumphantly or tragically, the high school season is over and off-season is finally upon us. For many players, club season awaits, while others may have just played their last match. Either way, it is important to maintain your motivation to better yourself as a player with every day, even in your time off. The time after...

After many requests for Perfect 10 Spreadsheets, here they are! :)...

I try to write a post a month. That went well for about 4 years straight, until July this year. I was busy. Turns out being an amateur volleyball performance analyst is quite time consuming. It’s no excuse, but thought I’d fill in what I’ve been up to…. The Capital Volleyball League in Canberra is […] ...

Vince Ruhumuliza/ Athletes Abroad Facebook Twitter Vince Ruhumuliza reached out to Athletes Abroad on Twitter just a day after our launch and told us about how he has been trying to help improve the quality of volleyball in Rwanda. We could instantly tell he is very passionate about what he is doing; a humble guy with good intentions. Being an athlete himself, we could relate and were inspired...

Champions League is back after longer break. Now matches are much more exciting because of higher level of each team. We have some surprises and one of these was in Zurich, where Volero was better than Rebecchi Piacenza.   Read More... ...

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After two weeks of break players came back on courts in Polish league. Meanwhile we have already two rounds! The most interesting game was in Sopot between Atom and Impel Wrocław.   Read More...