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Глава 5: Экипировка и технологии

10 тестов · 100 фактов · обновлено 26 октября 2026 г. · markdown

The objects and the tools of the game: Mikasa and Molten, the modern match ball, Japanese shoe and kit makers, the floors of the Olympics, the video challenge, scouting software, a volleyball film star and jump counters.

5.51Mikasa

A rubber company of 1917, sandals and dodgeballs, and the ball of the Olympics.

Тест 1MikasaПройти тест

  1. Masutaro Masuda set it up as a rubber company.

    Источник: Mikasa Corporation company history and profile; CEV, 'Long term and fruitful' (Mikasa partnership); Hiroshima Peace Media · знание

  2. Gomu is Japanese for rubber.

    Источник: Mikasa Corporation company history and profile; CEV, 'Long term and fruitful' (Mikasa partnership); Hiroshima Peace Media · знание

  3. Masutaro Masuda's firm started with everyday rubber goods.

    Источник: Mikasa Corporation company history and profile; CEV, 'Long term and fruitful' (Mikasa partnership); Hiroshima Peace Media · знание

  4. The other three founded Molten, Mizuno and ASICS.

    Источник: Mikasa Corporation company history and profile; CEV, 'Long term and fruitful' (Mikasa partnership); Hiroshima Peace Media · знание

  5. The company merged with rival rubber firms in the early 1940s.

    Источник: Mikasa Corporation company history and profile; CEV, 'Long term and fruitful' (Mikasa partnership); Hiroshima Peace Media · знание

  6. The Olympic debut had come five years earlier.

    Источник: Mikasa Corporation company history and profile; CEV, 'Long term and fruitful' (Mikasa partnership); Hiroshima Peace Media · знание

  7. The Hiroshima ball maker and the tableware company are separate.

    Источник: Mikasa Corporation company history and profile; CEV, 'Long term and fruitful' (Mikasa partnership); Hiroshima Peace Media · знание

  8. 1917, 1935, 1964 and 1969.

    Источник: Mikasa Corporation company history and profile; CEV, 'Long term and fruitful' (Mikasa partnership); Hiroshima Peace Media · знание

  9. 1906, 1917, 1949 and 1958.

    Источник: Mikasa Corporation company history and profile; CEV, 'Long term and fruitful' (Mikasa partnership); Hiroshima Peace Media · знание

  10. Mikasa volleyballs first appeared at the Olympics in Tokyo.

    Источник: Mikasa Corporation company history and profile; CEV, 'Long term and fruitful' (Mikasa partnership); Hiroshima Peace Media · применение

5.52Molten

A Hiroshima factory of 1958, an early approval for volleyball and balls for many sports.

Тест 1MoltenПройти тест

  1. Like Mikasa, Molten comes from Hiroshima.

    Источник: Molten Corporation, company history (molten.co.jp); Molten USA on the NCAA Volleyball Championships ball · знание

  2. He led the company from its founding.

    Источник: Molten Corporation, company history (molten.co.jp); Molten USA on the NCAA Volleyball Championships ball · знание

  3. Approval came barely a year and a half after the first ball.

    Источник: Molten Corporation, company history (molten.co.jp); Molten USA on the NCAA Volleyball Championships ball · знание

  4. The same year as Mikasa's official designation.

    Источник: Molten Corporation, company history (molten.co.jp); Molten USA on the NCAA Volleyball Championships ball · знание

  5. It changed its company name in October 1983.

    Источник: Molten Corporation, company history (molten.co.jp); Molten USA on the NCAA Volleyball Championships ball · знание

  6. The selection was announced in November 1981.

    Источник: Molten Corporation, company history (molten.co.jp); Molten USA on the NCAA Volleyball Championships ball · знание

  7. It also supplies USA Volleyball and many state associations.

    Источник: Molten Corporation, company history (molten.co.jp); Molten USA on the NCAA Volleyball Championships ball · знание

  8. 1958, 1960, 1969 and 1983.

    Источник: Molten Corporation, company history (molten.co.jp); Molten USA on the NCAA Volleyball Championships ball · знание

  9. 1969, April 1973 and May 1975.

    Источник: Molten Corporation, company history (molten.co.jp); Molten USA on the NCAA Volleyball Championships ball · знание

  10. Molten's first ball came three months after its head factory opened.

    Источник: Molten Corporation, company history (molten.co.jp); Molten USA on the NCAA Volleyball Championships ball · применение

5.53The Modern Match Ball

The V200W and its 18 panels, the ball it replaced and the dimples on its skin.

Тест 1the modern match ballПройти тест

  1. The new panel layout was the main change from the previous ball.

    Источник: FIVB and Mikasa on the V200W reveal at the 36th FIVB World Congress, Cancun; Volleyball Alberta on the V200W and the MVA200 · знание

  2. The older ball was gradually discontinued.

    Источник: FIVB and Mikasa on the V200W reveal at the 36th FIVB World Congress, Cancun; Volleyball Alberta on the V200W and the MVA200 · знание

  3. Core and cover stayed identical.

    Источник: FIVB and Mikasa on the V200W reveal at the 36th FIVB World Congress, Cancun; Volleyball Alberta on the V200W and the MVA200 · знание

  4. The dimples help against sweat and stabilise the flight.

    Источник: FIVB and Mikasa on the V200W reveal at the 36th FIVB World Congress, Cancun; Volleyball Alberta on the V200W and the MVA200 · знание

  5. It was revealed by the FIVB and Mikasa together.

    Источник: FIVB and Mikasa on the V200W reveal at the 36th FIVB World Congress, Cancun; Volleyball Alberta on the V200W and the MVA200 · знание

  6. The bright panels are easy to follow on screen.

    Источник: FIVB and Mikasa on the V200W reveal at the 36th FIVB World Congress, Cancun; Volleyball Alberta on the V200W and the MVA200 · знание

  7. It became the ball of the Tokyo Olympics.

    Источник: FIVB and Mikasa on the V200W reveal at the 36th FIVB World Congress, Cancun; Volleyball Alberta on the V200W and the MVA200 · знание

  8. The 1890s ball, then the MVA200, then the V200W from 2019.

    Источник: FIVB and Mikasa on the V200W reveal at the 36th FIVB World Congress, Cancun; Volleyball Alberta on the V200W and the MVA200 · знание

  9. The V200W was revealed in Cancún, sold from 2019 and used in Tokyo.

    Источник: FIVB and Mikasa on the V200W reveal at the 36th FIVB World Congress, Cancun; Volleyball Alberta on the V200W and the MVA200 · знание

  10. The V200W was revealed at the FIVB World Congress in Cancún, Mexico.

    Источник: FIVB and Mikasa on the V200W reveal at the 36th FIVB World Congress, Cancun; Volleyball Alberta on the V200W and the MVA200 · применение

5.54Shoe Makers from Japan

A Kobe company of 1949 named after a Latin motto, and an Osaka shop of 1906.

Тест 1shoe makers from JapanПройти тест

  1. It started as Onitsuka Shokai, with two employees.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  2. Anima Sana In Corpore Sano: a sound mind in a sound body.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  3. A wartime friend, Kohei Hori, suggested the phrase.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  4. The company grew into one of the world's big sports brands.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  5. The friend was Kohei Hori; Onitsuka took up his idea.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  6. Onitsuka and two other firms came together.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  7. It was reorganised as Onitsuka Co., Ltd. the same year.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  8. The words come from a line by the Roman poet Juvenal.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  9. 1910, 1933 and 1949.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  10. Kihachiro Onitsuka's Kobe company later became ASICS.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · применение

5.55The Floors of the Olympics

A French sports floor at every Games from Montreal 1976, and a long FIVB partnership.

Тест 1the floors of the OlympicsПройти тест

  1. It is made by the French company Gerflor.

    Источник: Gerflor press releases on Taraflex at the Olympic Games (2012, 2016) and the FIVB partnership renewal (2016) · знание

  2. Badminton and table tennis followed at later Games.

    Источник: Gerflor press releases on Taraflex at the Olympic Games (2012, 2016) and the FIVB partnership renewal (2016) · знание

  3. The French company supplies floors to Olympic and FIVB events.

    Источник: Gerflor press releases on Taraflex at the Olympic Games (2012, 2016) and the FIVB partnership renewal (2016) · знание

  4. Rio marked 40 years of the Olympic tradition.

    Источник: Gerflor press releases on Taraflex at the Olympic Games (2012, 2016) and the FIVB partnership renewal (2016) · знание

  5. The partnership was renewed again for 2017-2020.

    Источник: Gerflor press releases on Taraflex at the Olympic Games (2012, 2016) and the FIVB partnership renewal (2016) · знание

  6. Olympic supply began in 1976, Paralympic supply in 2012.

    Источник: Gerflor press releases on Taraflex at the Olympic Games (2012, 2016) and the FIVB partnership renewal (2016) · знание

  7. It took the partnership up to the Tokyo Olympics.

    Источник: Gerflor press releases on Taraflex at the Olympic Games (2012, 2016) and the FIVB partnership renewal (2016) · знание

  8. 1976, 1997, 2005 and 2012.

    Источник: Gerflor press releases on Taraflex at the Olympic Games (2012, 2016) and the FIVB partnership renewal (2016) · знание

  9. 1976, 1988, 2012 and 2016.

    Источник: Gerflor press releases on Taraflex at the Olympic Games (2012, 2016) and the FIVB partnership renewal (2016) · знание

  10. Taraflex made its Olympic debut at Montreal 1976.

    Источник: Gerflor press releases on Taraflex at the Olympic Games (2012, 2016) and the FIVB partnership renewal (2016) · применение

5.56Video Challenge

From a club world championship in 2012 to 399 challenges in Rio.

Тест 1the video challengeПройти тест

  1. It was not used consistently until 2016.

    Источник: FIVB, 'The legacy of innovation during President Graca's mandate' (2024); VolleyMob, 'New technological additions in Manila' (2016) · знание

  2. It has since become a fixture at FIVB events.

    Источник: FIVB, 'The legacy of innovation during President Graca's mandate' (2024); VolleyMob, 'New technological additions in Manila' (2016) · знание

  3. A good share of them changed the call.

    Источник: FIVB, 'The legacy of innovation during President Graca's mandate' (2024); VolleyMob, 'New technological additions in Manila' (2016) · знание

  4. His motto was 'Innovation and Opportunity'.

    Источник: FIVB, 'The legacy of innovation during President Graca's mandate' (2024); VolleyMob, 'New technological additions in Manila' (2016) · знание

  5. It spread from Rio to every FIVB event.

    Источник: FIVB, 'The legacy of innovation during President Graca's mandate' (2024); VolleyMob, 'New technological additions in Manila' (2016) · знание

  6. Facts of play, such as in or out, net touches and block touches, are checked.

    Источник: FIVB, 'The legacy of innovation during President Graca's mandate' (2024); VolleyMob, 'New technological additions in Manila' (2016) · знание

  7. He led the FIVB for 12 years.

    Источник: FIVB, 'The legacy of innovation during President Graca's mandate' (2024); VolleyMob, 'New technological additions in Manila' (2016) · знание

  8. 2012, 2016 and after.

    Источник: FIVB, 'The legacy of innovation during President Graca's mandate' (2024); VolleyMob, 'New technological additions in Manila' (2016) · знание

  9. The rally's facts are checked on video before play goes on.

    Источник: FIVB, 'The legacy of innovation during President Graca's mandate' (2024); VolleyMob, 'New technological additions in Manila' (2016) · знание

  10. 159 of the 399 challenges at Rio changed the decision.

    Источник: FIVB, 'The legacy of innovation during President Graca's mandate' (2024); VolleyMob, 'New technological additions in Manila' (2016) · применение

5.57Scouting Software

Data Volley, the files it writes and the company behind it.

Тест 1scouting softwareПройти тест

  1. Every technical action in a match is recorded.

    Источник: Data Project, Data Volley 2007 handbook (dataproject.com); Journal of Big Data (2025) on the .dvw scouting format · знание

  2. The .dvw files hold a structured record of a match.

    Источник: Data Project, Data Volley 2007 handbook (dataproject.com); Journal of Big Data (2025) on the .dvw scouting format · знание

  3. Its website is dataproject.com.

    Источник: Data Project, Data Volley 2007 handbook (dataproject.com); Journal of Big Data (2025) on the .dvw scouting format · знание

  4. Software development and customer service were in Salerno.

    Источник: Data Project, Data Volley 2007 handbook (dataproject.com); Journal of Big Data (2025) on the .dvw scouting format · знание

  5. The head office was in Bologna.

    Источник: Data Project, Data Volley 2007 handbook (dataproject.com); Journal of Big Data (2025) on the .dvw scouting format · знание

  6. Researchers have to work with the files it exports.

    Источник: Data Project, Data Volley 2007 handbook (dataproject.com); Journal of Big Data (2025) on the .dvw scouting format · знание

  7. It helps staff prepare matches from the data.

    Источник: Data Project, Data Volley 2007 handbook (dataproject.com); Journal of Big Data (2025) on the .dvw scouting format · знание

  8. Coding during the match feeds the analysis afterwards.

    Источник: Data Project, Data Volley 2007 handbook (dataproject.com); Journal of Big Data (2025) on the .dvw scouting format · знание

  9. Data Project's head office was in Bologna and its developers in Salerno.

    Источник: Data Project, Data Volley 2007 handbook (dataproject.com); Journal of Big Data (2025) on the .dvw scouting format · знание

  10. Data Project, maker of Data Volley, is Italian.

    Источник: Data Project, Data Volley 2007 handbook (dataproject.com); Journal of Big Data (2025) on the .dvw scouting format · применение

5.58A Volleyball Film Star

Wilson, the ball with a painted face, and what it fetched at auction.

Тест 1a volleyball film starПройти тест

  1. Tom Hanks's character paints a face on the ball.

    Источник: The Times, Snopes and InsideHook on the 2021 Propstore sale; Robb Report and Bloomberg on the 2022 sale · знание

  2. It sold for £230,000.

    Источник: The Times, Snopes and InsideHook on the 2021 Propstore sale; Robb Report and Bloomberg on the 2022 sale · знание

  3. It sold for nearly four times its estimate.

    Источник: The Times, Snopes and InsideHook on the 2021 Propstore sale; Robb Report and Bloomberg on the 2022 sale · знание

  4. It was a second ball from the production.

    Источник: The Times, Snopes and InsideHook on the 2021 Propstore sale; Robb Report and Bloomberg on the 2022 sale · знание

  5. Films often make several copies of a prop.

    Источник: The Times, Snopes and InsideHook on the 2021 Propstore sale; Robb Report and Bloomberg on the 2022 sale · знание

  6. The buyer's name was not given.

    Источник: The Times, Snopes and InsideHook on the 2021 Propstore sale; Robb Report and Bloomberg on the 2022 sale · знание

  7. The castaway names the ball after the maker's logo.

    Источник: The Times, Snopes and InsideHook on the 2021 Propstore sale; Robb Report and Bloomberg on the 2022 sale · знание

  8. £60,000, £75,000 and £230,000.

    Источник: The Times, Snopes and InsideHook on the 2021 Propstore sale; Robb Report and Bloomberg on the 2022 sale · знание

  9. 2000, 2021 and 2022.

    Источник: The Times, Snopes and InsideHook on the 2021 Propstore sale; Robb Report and Bloomberg on the 2022 sale · знание

  10. The ball, named Wilson, became one of film's best-known props.

    Источник: The Times, Snopes and InsideHook on the 2021 Propstore sale; Robb Report and Bloomberg on the 2022 sale · применение

5.59Jump Counters

A sensor the size of a USB stick that counts every jump, and how well it measures.

Тест 1jump countersПройти тест

  1. Coaches watch the figures live on a phone or tablet.

    Источник: Sports Illustrated (2015) and USA Volleyball (2017) on VERT; Biology of Sport (2017), 'Validation of the VERT wearable jump monitor' · знание

  2. Later versions fit into a waist belt.

    Источник: Sports Illustrated (2015) and USA Volleyball (2017) on VERT; Biology of Sport (2017), 'Validation of the VERT wearable jump monitor' · знание

  3. It is worn in a belt at the waist.

    Источник: Sports Illustrated (2015) and USA Volleyball (2017) on VERT; Biology of Sport (2017), 'Validation of the VERT wearable jump monitor' · знание

  4. The deal was extended in 2017 to run to 2020.

    Источник: Sports Illustrated (2015) and USA Volleyball (2017) on VERT; Biology of Sport (2017), 'Validation of the VERT wearable jump monitor' · знание

  5. Their attack jumps were measured both ways.

    Источник: Sports Illustrated (2015) and USA Volleyball (2017) on VERT; Biology of Sport (2017), 'Validation of the VERT wearable jump monitor' · знание

  6. 76.3 cm on VERT against 70.9 cm on the ruler.

    Источник: Sports Illustrated (2015) and USA Volleyball (2017) on VERT; Biology of Sport (2017), 'Validation of the VERT wearable jump monitor' · знание

  7. It worked with iOS devices.

    Источник: Sports Illustrated (2015) and USA Volleyball (2017) on VERT; Biology of Sport (2017), 'Validation of the VERT wearable jump monitor' · знание

  8. Summer 2014, March 2017 and 2020.

    Источник: Sports Illustrated (2015) and USA Volleyball (2017) on VERT; Biology of Sport (2017), 'Validation of the VERT wearable jump monitor' · знание

  9. 0.75, 70.9 and 76.3.

    Источник: Sports Illustrated (2015) and USA Volleyball (2017) on VERT; Biology of Sport (2017), 'Validation of the VERT wearable jump monitor' · знание

  10. VERT-style wearables track jump load in training.

    Источник: Sports Illustrated (2015) and USA Volleyball (2017) on VERT; Biology of Sport (2017), 'Validation of the VERT wearable jump monitor' · применение

5.60Brands Behind the Kit

From a 1906 shop in Osaka to a Kobe company: the brands that dress volleyball players.

Тест 1brands behind the kitПройти тест

  1. Rihachi lived from 1884 to 1970.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  2. Golf clubs followed twenty years later.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  3. Mizuno spread into many sports.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  4. The name has stayed the same since.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  5. Rihachi Mizuno and his younger brother Rizo founded it.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  6. His first shop sold western goods, baseballs among them.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  7. Sports shoes have come a long way since.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  8. 1906, 1941, 1949 and 1977.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  9. 1910, 1913 and 1933.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · знание

  10. Mizuno Brothers opened in Osaka in 1906.

    Источник: ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com) · применение

Источники

Primary/official sources only, no Wikipedia citations: the International Volleyball Hall of Fame, the FIVB and Volleyball World, the CEV, the NCAA, the IOC, World ParaVolley, the federations', clubs' and leagues' own histories, Guinness World Records and named reputable media.

  • ASICS corporate history (corp.asics.com); Mizuno corporate history (corp.mizuno.com)20
  • Mikasa Corporation company history and profile; CEV, 'Long term and fruitful' (Mikasa partnership); Hiroshima Peace Media10
  • Molten Corporation, company history (molten.co.jp); Molten USA on the NCAA Volleyball Championships ball10
  • FIVB and Mikasa on the V200W reveal at the 36th FIVB World Congress, Cancun; Volleyball Alberta on the V200W and the MVA20010
  • Gerflor press releases on Taraflex at the Olympic Games (2012, 2016) and the FIVB partnership renewal (2016)10
  • FIVB, 'The legacy of innovation during President Graca's mandate' (2024); VolleyMob, 'New technological additions in Manila' (2016)10
  • Data Project, Data Volley 2007 handbook (dataproject.com); Journal of Big Data (2025) on the .dvw scouting format10
  • The Times, Snopes and InsideHook on the 2021 Propstore sale; Robb Report and Bloomberg on the 2022 sale10
  • Sports Illustrated (2015) and USA Volleyball (2017) on VERT; Biology of Sport (2017), 'Validation of the VERT wearable jump monitor'10