Without missing words, volleyball ranks among the top “net” sport games, among footvolley, headies or sepak takraw e.t.c. where a net separates two sides and the main aim of each team is to strike the ball to the oppositions halve and score points whenever their opposition fails to return the ball back.
First glimpse
This is one of the most challenging topic I have written so far in the contest, Personally I have not partaken in the sport, for me it has always been watching from the stands or during summer games. compared to soccer in my country Nigeria volleyball is mildly played by young lads, for many reasons such as lack of knowledge of the game, the rules and more importantly the net and ball which is not readily accessible. In Nigeria, volleyball is majorly played in colleges. It is one of the fifteen sports approved by the Nigerian university games. I have watched couple of volleyball matches especially in college, even though I really don’t get the rules, is quite interesting watching the game, Players hitting the ball to each the opponent’s side.
The real deal
The summer Olympics is the highest ground to compete internationally . Volleyball became a part of it in 1964, and now have both male and female division. Since the implementation into the tournament the battle for Gold has been dominated by the United states, Brazil and former Soviet Union won it three times each. Unlike the men’s wing, gold medals are spread among five countries, Brazil, Cuba, China, Japan and the former Soviet Union countries. for the women’s division. Surprisingly the united states women volley ball team are yet to win the gold.
Basically there are several types of volleyball, but the two most practice competitively
Indoor volleyball
The game is played on a court inside, each team of 6 players are separated by a net. A single player is not allowed to touch the ball more than ones, each team allowed three maximum before to send the ball to the other side , with aid of hands or arms to push or strike the ball.
beach volleyball
this is played outside on the sand, and was formally adopted into the Olympic games in 1996, the court is mostly built around beaches. same rules as the indoor games just a variation in the number of players, each team consists of only two players, and a maximum of three touches is allowed before send the ball over the net. Teams gain points when the ball goes out.
Greats of volley ball
Charles Frederick "Karch" Kiraly
No doubt he tops the list for the best of all time, He started the sport at age six and his father was at the front of this success and he paired with his father for his first beach soccer game. He remains the only volleyball player to have won gold in beach and indoor versions of the sport, he won the world’s best player twice and he captained the united states twice to win gold. He also became a coach of the sport where he took up from his two sons Kristian and Kory at high school. He was made the united states women’s volleyball coach in 2012, where he won the FIVB world championship and bronze in 2016 Olympics in Rio de janeiro
Other notable names in the male category are:
Lorenzo Bernardi, Italy
Hugo Conte, Argentina
Renan Dalzotto, Brazil
Katsutoshi Nekoda, Japan
Josef Musil, Czech Republic
Konstantin Reva, USSR
Tomas Wojtowicz, Poland
Giba, Brazil
Regla Torre
she hails Cuba, at 17 she made history for the yooungest player to have won the big proice she is part of the volleyball hall of fame. Winning 3 Olympic gold medals for her team, are style of play is unique, good blocking skill she started playing since she was eight and still remain the youngest player to have won gold.
Other notable names :
Lang Ping China
Inna Ryskal USSR
Kerri Walsh
Fernanda Ventuini Brazil
Logan Tom, USA
Misty May-Treanor , USA
Paula Weishoff, USA
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