Men’s & Boys’ Volleyball Presidents’ Day Weekend Preview
Weekend volleyball action is kicking off early with 2 top-5 matchups tonight. If you are a volleyball fan you need to make some time for LBSU vs. UCLA 2.0 and UCI vs. USC home and home series. Here are some other notable matchups below NCAA Men’s...
Carthage Takes Down Dominican In KP’S Division III Game Of The Week
Number 6th ranked Carthage cruised down to Chicago to take on 19th ranked Dominican University for a Saturday afternoon match. The two squads have created a friendly rivalry that dates to 2014. The Carthage Firebirds hold the upper going into the match with an 11-5...
CSUN Takes Down 10th Ranked Pepperdine
Number 16th ranked Cal State Northridge headed to Malibu for KP’S NCAA Division I Match Of The Week to take on 10th ranked Pepperdine. The match did not disappoint with high flying athletic plays, powerful serves and massive blocks. CSUN came away with a historic...
Long Beach Serves UCLA An Early Season Loss
Number one ranked Long Beach State hosted the number three UCLA Bruins in front of a sold-out Walter Pyramid on Friday night. The match had it all; over 70 miles per hour serves, creative setters, backrow attacks, middles terminating the ball, high level out of...
College Volleyball Weekly Episode 251: Foti Mellis, MPFS Commissioner, 2-6-25
Rob Espero with another episode of College Volleyball Weekly! Calm before the UCLA – Long Beach State storm! Only the 2nd Commissioner ever to lead the MPSF, Foti Mellis joins CVW to discuss the status of the MPSF Conference in Men’s Volleyball. Episode 248 & 249...
Matt Werle Of GCU Takes His Talents To KU
Matt Werle spent 13 years at Grand Canyon coaching the men’s volleyball team and effective immediately he will be the women’s volleyball Associate Head Coach at Kansas. GCU assistant coaches Bryan Dell’Amico and Jon Girten will run the program for the rest of the 2025...
Boys Club Volleyball Recap – Feb 5th
High School Season: The 2025 boys’ high school season is just around the corner. Volleyball Magazine will be doing a preview article on the season. Coaches from all states are encouraged to contact me at kevinpratte6@gmail.com to have your state be represented. The information is due...
College Volleyball Weekly Episode 249: Week 5 Recap, 2-3-25
Rob Espero with another fun episode of College Volleyball Weekly! Week 5 of the NCAA Men’s D1-2 season was a DOOZY! Great matchups in abundance and phenomenal battles occurred across different platforms and live in-arenas! This week we recap the 5 remaining undefeated teams and discuss...
KP’S Silver State Men’s Volleyball Invitational Recap
Jason Jones is the CEO and founder of JBJ Events brought an idea to life to run a club volleyball AAU Silver State Invitation and NCAA men’s volleyball matches at the Reno Events Center. The college teams that participated on January 31st and February 1st...
KP’S Big Ten Men’s Volleyball Challenge Day 2 Recap
Day two of the Big Ten Volleyball Challenge at Columbus, Ohio did not disappoint. In the early match USC defeated Penn State (25-22, 21-25, 25-21, 25-15) and UCLA took care of Ohio State (23-25, 25-19, 25-22, 26-24). “We want to thank Ohio State for being...
KP’s Big Ten Men’s Volleyball Challenge Day 1 Recap
On the campus of Ohio State four teams battled in the Big+ Volleyball Challenge. UCLA and USC made the trip out from the golden state. Penn State cruised over from Happy Valley to participate. On night one Penn State faced off against UCLA and the...
College Volleyball Weekly Episode 248 : Jeff Nygaard USC 01-30-25
Enjoy this great interview of Jeff Nygaard by Rob Espero: Second Men’s Volleyball Episode in 3 days! It was a great opportunity to catch up with USC Head Coach Jeff Nygaard whose No. 6 USC Trojans are off to a fantastic start in 2025! The Men...
KP’s January ’25 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Review
Most teams take their lumps when starting a new program. Barry University out of Miami, Florida started the season red hot with victories over Eriskine (a 3-2 five set thriller) and two wins over Barton. “It was exciting to be able to play our first...
Problems with LOVB Live stream spark fan outcry
League One Volleyball suffered a PR nightmare on Saturday night when its proprietary LOVB Live stream from Omaha proved balky, causing an outcry from fans. LOVB addressed the issue in a post distributed at 8:33 p.m. Central across its social-media accounts (see the screenshot below from X, formerly Twitter). I...
Volleyball Weekend – Jan 24-26
Last week brought us an amazing amount of great college and club volleyball action and this weekend will not disappoint! Here is a selection of fun matches and tournaments to follow NCAA Men’s Volleyball 1/24 8:00 PM CST – BYU vs. UC Irvine – Watch – Last match...
Why “How to Get Recruited” is the Wrong Question
I’ve been a part of a few youth sports parent groups for years, and I would be willing to bet that topic of how to get recruited is the most common question that’s come up without a close second place. But it’s the wrong question –...
Men’s & Boys’ Volleyball – Binge Watch 3-Day Weekend
As we come together to celebrate the birth of Martin Luther King, JR, the best of boys and men’s volleyball will be on full display throughout the country. If you are a volleyball fan, there will be something for you to watch this weekend. Here...
2025 First Point Collegiate Challenge
First Point Volleyball Foundation will be hosting 4th annual First Point Collegiate Challenge in Austin Convention Center. Please support men’s volleyball by watching (links below) or attending the matches. For more information please go to: First Point Collegiate Challenge – Southwest Boys Classic Here is the...
Daily Hit – Volleyball News
We wish all of the folks in Los Angeles area the best as they deal with this unprecedent disasater. Please be safe out there. I wanted to share this emotional video interview of AVP great Randy Stoklos with ABC7 news regarding fires in...
An Objective Look at the State of Juniors Volleyball
Dear Volleyball Coaches, Players, and Parents, My father was the best youth sports coach I ever played for. I am 22 years into my coaching career. I have had the privilege of collaborating with world-class coaches and athletes. But I always found myself going back to...