TJ DeFalco on USA men’s volleyball: “We’ve got to have a little bit of dog in us”
The USA men’s volleyball team’s go-to offensive weapon is outside hitter TJ DeFalco, the 6-foot-5 product of Long Beach State who just continues to get better and better. DeFalco, now 27, was a key cog for the USA team in the Tokyo Olympics, and has played...
“Different mentality” as Taryn Kloth, Kristen Nuss win all-USA Volleyball Gstaad final
Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth ring the cowbells/Volleyball World photo GSTAAD, Switzerland — In the end, it was a look that decided the finals of the Gstaad Elite16 on Sunday afternoon. Kristen Nuss had two options in how she presented her body language to Taryn Kloth. “It...
Taylor Crabb teams with Troy Field, Ford Harman to win Orange County grass tourney
Troy Field, Ford Harmon, Taylor Crabb Former Long Beach State indoor players Aidan Knipe and Dane Hillis teamed with Mike Griffin, who runs Bad Boys Open Volleyball, and put on a grass volleyball tournament at their alma mater. The tournament, played on the Long Beach State campus,...
AAU Boys Volleyball Nationals wraps up Sunday with 14s, 15s, 17s titles on the line
Coast 15s ORLANDO, Florida – The AAU Boys Junior National Volleyball Championships wrap up Sunday with championships in 14s, 15s and 17s, and Bay to Bay, Balboa Bay and MB Surf continue to show their dominance with multiple teams in the Open championship bracket. Saturday’s highlights — 14s...
Pro Volleyball Federation: Just one team coming on board; free-agency signings galore
Brooke Nuneviller will be back in Omaha/Bonnie Ryan for Omaha Supernovas/Pro Volleyball Federation The Pro Volleyball Federation opened its free-agency player-signing period last week, and while plenty of notable transactions occurred, free agency applied to coaches and franchises, too. PVF, scheduled to have 10 teams in its...
AAU boys unbeatens, Torri’s energy, Maui fires didn’t keep Aloha home
ORLANDO, Florida – All 17s, 15s, and 14s continued battling in pool play at the AAU Boys Junior National Volleyball Championships on Friday. Saturday, the third day of the tournament, is always known as movement day. By Saturday night the elimination and championship brackets will be...
July 4th highlights from AAU Boys Junior National Volleyball Championships
ORLANDO, Florida – The 14s, 15s and 17s got underway Thursday at the AAU Boys Junior National Volleyball Championships. There is another free recruiting seminar at 2 p.m. Friday in the Orange County Convention Center. Coaches from NYU, Orange Coast College, UC San Diego, Barry, and...
Triangle 16s makes AAU Boys Junior National Volleyball Championships history
Triangle 16s ORLANDO, Florida — Championships were won Wednesday in the 12s, 13s, 16s, and 18s divisions at the AAU Boys Junior National Volleyball Championships, and among the winners was Bay to Bay in 16s and its now celebrated youngest player. Wednesday Championships 18s Open — Balboa Bay...
“How cool is that?” Tim Brewster, Logan Webber make Gstaad Elite16 main draw
GSTAAD, Switzerland — Belief was suspended for a moment. Two moments. Three. Tim Brewster’s hands covered his mouth. Logan Webber, glorious mullet spilling out the back of his visor, grinned a grin only a winner playing on house money — and winning big with it...
Savvy Simo “turning anxiety into a superpower” while opening up on mental health
HERMOSA BEACH, California — Four straight points had Savvy Simo given up in the final round of the Stare Jablonki Challenge qualifier when the colorful language of a perpetual and audible self-talking beach volleyball player began to flow. Four-letter words of every variety, loud enough...
Championship brackets, tops from Tuesday, the youngest player at AAU Boys Volleyball Nationals
Kainoa Wade attacks for Outrigger ORLANDO, Florida — Day three at the AAU Boys Junior National Volleyball Championships was critical as all the teams finished pool play. The top three teams were seeded in a three-team pool, with the top team being placed into Wednesday’s championship...
Tawa’s Club Dots: Recapping AAU Girls Junior National Volleyball Championships
During the season, Dots consists of a collection of notes and highlights from the previous week in girls club volleyball. In this case, this edition recaps AAU Nationals with one more Dots to go this summer when we recap USA Volleyball girls nationals. • The 51st...
630 18s, Pazanti, Whittemore sparkle at AAU Boys Junior Nationals Championships
630 18s ORLANDO, Florida – Hello from the AAU Boys Junior Nationals Championships. Tuesday’s second-day action featured pool play in 12s, 13s, 16s and 18s. The AVCA put on a free recruiting event and teams are gearing up to make the push to make the championship bracket. I...
Boys state volleyball recaps: AZ, CO, HI, IL, IN, KY, MI, NJ, NC, OH, OK, PA, San Diego, SoCal, TN, TX, UT
Editor’s note: Keeping up with boys volleyball as it grows exponentially in this country is no easy task. Kevin Pratte reached out to all the states that have high school seasons through social media and e-mails, but some areas did not respond and are not...
Volley: la France remporte la Ligue des nations pour la 4e fois
Championne olympique en titre, l'équipe de France de volley a envoyé un message à un mois des JO de Paris en remportant la Ligue des nations face au Japon (3-1). Read More Home Volleyball - actualités ...
NBC Olympics volleyball team of Paul Sunderland, Kevin Barnett, Salima Rockwell
The Paris Olympics volleyball tournament is four weeks away. Accordingly, we had a wonderful video breakdown session with the NBC announcing crew of Paul Sunderland, Kevin Barnett and Salima Rockwell. We dive deep into both the USA men’s and women’s teams, talk about their prospects, and...
Mewhirter breaks it down as Olympic beach volleyball pools announced
Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss are in Mewhirter’s “Pool of Death”/Volleyball World photo The beach volleyball Olympic field is set. All of it. The 17 spots have been punched via Olympic rankings. The French wild cards have been doled out — to Remi Bassereau and Julien Lyneel, and...
USA Volleyball CEO Jamie Davis considered for same role with USA Water Polo
Jamie Davis with Hugh McCutcheon at Volleyball Nations League earlier this month in Arlington, Texas. McCutcheon is one of the candidates to replace Davis as CEO at USA Volleyball. USA Volleyball CEO Jamie Davis, who announced that he will leave that post after the Paris Olympics,...
Volley: Ngapeth, star des Bleus, « encourage les votes contre le RN »
Si de nombreux acteurs du sport ont appelé les Français à aller voter afin de faire barrage contre les extrêmes pour les élections législatives anticipées, Earvin Ngapeth, star de l'équipe de France de volley, va plus loin en appelant les électeurs à voter contre le...
USA men face Japan, Argentina, Germany in Olympics volleyball pool play; women’s schedule set
The men’s pools were announced Wednesday for the Paris Olympics and now we know who the USA men will play: Japan, Argentina and Germany. The women’s pools were announced last week when we learned the USA plays France, China and Serbia. The women’s Olympic schedule was announced...