Volleyball
Interesting Facts
Volleyball's interesting facts in 10 chapters as Insporta tests them: 1000 sourced facts, each checked against a primary source.
Chapter 1History & OriginsBefore the records and the stars: William Morgan away from the court, Holyoke and its Hall of Fame, the first printed rules, the first national championship, the Soviet school, mama-san and nine-man volleyball, the…10 parts · 10 tests · 100 factsChapter 2Records & StatisticsVolleyball by the numbers: the longest sets, Guinness records, six-time Olympians, giants of the game, title collectors, winning streaks, tie-breaks and golden sets, record crowds and the coaches with the biggest…10 parts · 10 tests · 100 factsChapter 3TournamentsThe competitions behind the medals: the World Cup and the Grand Champions Cup, EuroVolley, Asian and African championships, multi-sport Games, NCAA volleyball for women and men, junior world championships and the…10 parts · 10 tests · 100 factsChapter 4Clubs & ArenasThe clubs and the halls behind the game: Modena and Panini, Ravenna's golden years, Polish clubs and the Spodek, Turkey's women's clubs, Brazilian and Russian clubs, Japan's company teams, college sellouts and what…10 parts · 10 tests · 100 factsChapter 5Equipment & TechnologyThe 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.10 parts · 10 tests · 100 factsChapter 6Quirky TriviaThe odd corners of the game: high school powerhouses, points galore, firefighters against police, a goalkeeper's volleyball family, Top Gun's beach game, Newcomb ball, Hooverball, roundnet, World Volleyball Day and…10 parts · 10 tests · 100 factsChapter 7Geography & CultureVolleyball in films, comics and countries: The Iron Ladies, The Miracle Season, Side Out, Attack No. 1, Haikyu!!, The Witches of the Orient, the Philippines, Thailand's women, Iran's men and volleyball on stamps.10 parts · 10 tests · 100 factsChapter 8Players & LegendsThe people behind the legends: Katsutoshi Nekoda, Flo Hyman, Cecilia Tait, Gabriela Pérez del Solar, the Grbić brothers, Taismary Agüero, Fernanda Venturini, Lorenzo Bernardi, Vyacheslav Zaytsev and Hugo Conte.10 parts · 10 tests · 100 factsChapter 9Fans, Media & MoneyThe game's audiences and economy: the 1964 final Japan watched, Volleyball World and VBTV, America's new pro leagues, the college final on network TV, video games, Dig Pink, Ana Moser's institute, pop idols and the…10 parts · 10 tests · 100 factsChapter 10Beach, Sitting & Other FormsBeyond the indoor court: beach pioneers and the Manhattan Beach Open, Karolyn Kirby, snow volleyball, the 2012 uniform rule, standing volleyball, footvolley, sepak takraw, fistball and deaf volleyball.10 parts · 10 tests · 100 facts