Posts by brahmin

  • 2015 NCAA Division I Championship - Omaha / Nebraska - 12/17

    Quote from Bartek

    Is there one Channel which shows matches?

    or

    What Channels show matches?


    There are soo many channels to chose from. It depends on the conference.


    ESPN has ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU and the SEC (Southeastern Conference) Network
    ESPN will have matches with Big Ten, Big XII, SEC, ACC and Pac-12 conferences.
    Additionally it has ESPN3 which provides video feeds from smaller conferences.


    CBS owns College Sports Live, which also broadcasts volleyball online.


    The Pac-12 and Big Ten own their own TV networks (other smaller conferences do as well, but may not be picked up on cable or satellite systems)

  • Japan - V.Premier League 2015-2016

    Matchday 4, October 31, 2015
    Okayama Seagulls 0-3 Toray Arrows (19-25, 16-25, 22-25)
    Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 8 (1 b,1 a), Haruka Miyashita (Okayama) 2 (2 b), Tetori Dixon (Toray) 11 (2 b), Saori Sakoda (Toray) 11 (2 b), Saori Kimura (Toray) 10 (2 a), Arisa Takada (Toray) 8 (2 b, 1 a)


    NEC Red Rockets 3-1 Ageo Medics (25-19, 25-23, 21-25, 25-19)
    Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 22 (4 b), Akari Oumi (NEC) 16 (2 b, 1 a), Sarina Koga (NEC) 16 (3 b), Risa Shiragaki (NEC) 10 (1 b), Kana Ohno (NEC) 8 (3 b, 1 a), Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 30 (1 b, 2 a), Shiho Yoshimura (Ageo) 15 (1 b, 1 a), Erika Araki (Ageo) 14 (2 b)


    Hisamitsu Springs 3-1 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (17-25, 25-15, 25-17, 25-16)
    Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 23 (3 b), Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 18 (1 b, 1 a), Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 16 (3 b, 1 a), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 8 (2 b, 1 a), Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 26 (2 b), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 11 (2 b), Saki Takeda (Toyota) 7


    Hitachi Rivale 3-1 Denso Airybees (15-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-20)
    Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 24 (5 b), Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 23 (2 b, 1 a), Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 11 (1 a), Nanami Inoue (Hitachi) 10 (5 b), Mia Jerkov (Denso) 23 (1 b), Yurie Nabeya (Denso) 10 (1 b, 2 a), Riho Ohtake (Denso) 10, Risa Ishii (Denso) 8 (3 b)


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Toray Arrows, 12, 4, 9-2
    2. Hisamitsu Springs 8, 3, 9-7
    3. Okayama Seagulls 6, 2, 8-8 *Better points ratio than Hitachi
    4. Hitachi Rivale 6, 2, 7-7
    5. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 5, 1, 8-9
    6. NEC Red Rockets 5, 1, 7-10
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Denso Airybees 4, 2, 7-10
    8. Ageo Medics 2, 1, 6-11

  • 2015 NCAA Division I Championship - Omaha / Nebraska - 12/17

    October 26th AVCA Top 25 Rankings


    Southern California is last undefeated team in the country right now.


    Breakout by Conference
    Big Ten 8 teams (Penn State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Purdue, Illinois, Michigan)
    Pac-12 6 teams (Southern California, Washington, Stanford, UCLA, Arizona State, Arizona)
    Atlantic Coast (ACC) 2 teams (Florida State, Louisville)
    Big XII (Twelve) 2 teams (Texas, Kansas)
    Southeastern (SEC) 2 teams (Florida, Kentucky)
    West Coast (WCC) 2 teams (Brigham Young (BYU), San Diego)
    Big West 1 team (Hawaii)
    Conference USA 1 team (Western Kentucky)
    Mountain West 1 team (Colorado State)


    After this weekend there will be 3 or 4 weeks left in the regular season and then conference tournaments to make the NCAA tournament.

  • Ask Zbigniew Bartman Your Question

    If you could change the World Cup format, (currently 12 teams, playing each team once) what things would you change, be it multiple groups, semifinals, finals, etc.?


    What is the difference between playing in Poland, versus playing outside of Poland with the national team?

  • Japan - V.Premier League 2015-2016

    Matchday 3, October 25, 2015
    Denso Airybees 0-3 Toray Arrows (21-25, 20-25, 14-25), Mia Jerkov (Denso) 14, Yurie Nabeya (Denso) 12, Riho Ohtake (Denso) 5, Saori Sakoda (Toray) 22 (1 b, 2 a), Saori Kimura (Toray) 13 (1 a) & Tetori Dixon (Toray) 9 (3 b, 1 a)


    Hisamitsu Springs 0-3 Hitachi Rivale (23-25, 16-25, 20-25), Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 12, Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 7 (1 b, 1 a), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 6 (1 b), Tatjana Bokan (Hisamitsu) 2, Hisae Watanabe (Hitachi) 19 (1 b, 2 a), Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 14 (2 b, 2 a), Nana Inoue (Hitachi) 13 (3 b, 1 a), & Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 10 (2 b)


    NEC Red Rockets 2-3 Okayama Seagulls (24-26, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 14-16), Yeliz Basa (NEC) 7 (1 b), Sarina Koga (NEC) 23 (3 b), Kana Ohno (NEC) 17 (1 b), Akari Oumi (NEC) 9 (1 b, 1 a), Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 22 (2 b, 2 a), Risa Shiragaki (NEC) 13 (1 b), Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 21, Mai Yamaguchi (Okayama) 2, Shuka Kaneda (Okayama) 16, Natsuko Izumi (Okayama) 16 (2 b) & Aimi Kawashima (Okayama) 11 (3 a)


    Ageo Medics 3-2 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (19-25, 25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 15-11), Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 21 (2 b, 3 a), Shiho Yoshimura (Ageo) 15 (1 b), Erika Araki (Ageo) 14 (5 b), Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 34 (5 a), Saori Takahashi (Toyota) 17 (3 b, 1 a), Aya Takeuchi (Toyota) 12


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Points, Match Wins, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Toray Arrows, 9, 3, 6-2
    2. Okayama Seagulls 6, 2, 8-5
    3. Hisamitsu Springs 5, 2, 6-6
    4. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 5, 1, 7-6
    5. Denso Airybees 4, 2, 6-7
    6. Hitachi Rivale 3, 1, 4-6
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Ageo Medics 2, 1, 5-8
    8. NEC Red Rockets 2, 0, 4-9

  • Japan - V.Premier League 2015-2016

    Matchday 2, October 24, 2015
    Hisamitsu Springs 3-2 NEC Red Rockets (19-25, 25-16, 23-25, 25-17, 15-10), Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu) 27, Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu) 24, Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu) 17 (2 aces), Nana Iwasaka (Hisamitsu) 11 (2 blocks, 2 aces), Akari Oumi (NEC) 21, Haruyo Shimamura (NEC) 18 (3 blocks), Risa Shiragaki (NEC) 17, Sarina Koga (NEC) 12 &Kana Ohno (NEC) 8 (3 blocks)


    Ageo Medics 1-3 Toray Arrows (25-27, 28-26, 17-25, 24-26), Kelly Murphy (Ageo) 20, Shiho Yoshimura (Ageo) 12, Saori Kimura (Toray) 21 (3 blocks), Saori Sakoda (Toray) 14 & Tetori Dixon (Toray) 14


    Denso Airybees 3-2 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (18-25, 23-25, 31-29, 25-18, 15-7), Mia Jerkov (Denso) 23, Riho Ohtake (Denso) 15 (7 blocks), Yurie Nabeya (Denso) 15, Polina Rahimova (Toyota) 34 (6 blocks) & Miyuki Hiramatsu (Toyota) 15 (5 blocks)


    Okayama Seagulls 3-0 Hitachi Rivale (25-17, 25-23, 25-17), Moe Sasaki (Okayama) 13, Mami Uchiseto (Hitachi) 16 & Lauren Paolini (Hitachi) 9


    Standings
    Rank, Team, Match Wins, Match Points, Sets Won-Sets Lost
    1. Toray Arrows, 2, 6, 6-2
    2. Hisamitsu Springs 2, 5, 6-3
    3. Denso Airybees 2, 4, 6-4
    4. Okayama Seagulls 1, 4, 5-3 (Higher points ratio)
    5. Toyota Auto Body Queenseis 1, 4, 5-3
    6. NEC Red Rockets 0, 1, 2-6
    ----- Advance to Final 6-----
    7. Ageo Medics 0, 0, 2-6
    8. Hitachi Rivale 0, 0, 1-6

  • Volleyball Popularity Around the World

    Part of the reason for the popularity in Azerbaijan is due to the fact that the country has been paying large amounts of money to attract the best foreign players to play in their domestic league.


    Has that success translated into the national team, not really in my opinion.


    The reason why volleyball is so popular in Japan is that the Japanese women and men's teams were successful. Even as the teams performed worse (the 1990s) the game was still popular because the older stars moved into coaching or commentary. Plus they had strong domestic leagues and lower level support systems (through schools and universities).


    In the US, volleyball has always been more popular with women than with men. Part of this was due to the ruling of Title IX, which made educational funding of sports equal for boys and girls. American football has the most athletes under scholarship for men, so volleyball was not chosen with men at most schools, but volleyball for women was almost immediately accepted. As the number of schools playing volleyball at the college level increased (as well in high school), more parents and people have become involved in the sport. However, there is still not a professional league in the US. This is partially due to the size of the country, but also the economics. Major League Volleyball in the 1980s failed due to few immediate rivals, played in smaller gymnasiums (high school or smaller colleges) and little name recognition of players. In the 1980s we would very rarely see the national team on television, usually only the Olympics. At least now with the internet, you can see where the national team players are playing (foreign country and team), track them on twitter and maybe catch some highlights on youtube.

  • Men's - Best Scorers in one Match - Club Matches Domestic & International

    30 - Janko Bregant - SLO - 2014/2015 SLO - Astec Triglav - Krka
    31 - Ziga Donik - SLO - 2014/2015 SLO - Maribor - Panvita Pomgrad
    32 - Matic Vrtovec - SLO - 2014/2015 SLO - GO Volley - Sostanj Topolsica
    35 - Vid Jakopin - SLO - 2008/2009 SLO - Astec Triglav - Krka
    30 - Milan Pepic - BIH - 2009/2010 SLO - Marichiol Vodi - Astec Triglav
    33 - Alen Sket - SLO - 2012/2013 SLO - ACH Volley Bled - Panvita Pomgrad
    32 - Matej Mihajlovic - SLO - 2012/2013 SLO - Maribor - Calcit
    30 - Israel Jose dos Santos - BRA - 2012/2013 SLO - GO Volley - Panvita Pomgrad
    33 - Jasmin Cuturic - SLO - 2012/2013 SLO - GO Volley - UKO Kropa
    32 - Janko Bregant - SLO - 2012/2013 SLO - Salonit Anhovo - Panvita Pomgrad
    32 - Matej Mihajlovic - SLO - 2012/2013 SLO - Maribor - UKO Kropa
    30 - Aljosa Bogozalec - SLO - 2012/2013 SLO - UKO Kropa - Panvita Pomgrad
    30 - Ziga Zupanc - SLO - 2013/2014 SLO - Sostanj Topolsica - Panvita Pomgrad
    33 - Dejan Cabarkapa - MNE - 2013/2014 SLO - Salonit Anhovo - Fuzinar Metal Ravne
    30 - Matej Mihajlovic - SLO - 2013/2014 SLO - Maribor - Sostanj Topolsica
    30 - Dejan Cabarkapa - MNE - 2013/2014 SLO - Salonit Anhovo - GO Volley
    30 - Danijel Pokersnik - SLO - 2013/2014 SLO - Calcit - Salonit Anhovo
    30 - Dejan Cabarkapa - MNE - 2013/2014 SLO - Salonit Anhovo - Calcit
    32 - Dejan Cabarkapa - MNE - 2013/2014 SLO - Salonit Anhovo - GO Volley

  • Olympic Games - Brazil 2016 (qualification process)

    Quote from LDvolley

    Day 3:


    Chile-Colombia 3:2 (34-36, 25-20, 25-18, 28-30, 15-10). Chile goes to intercontinental tournament for final spot.


    Argentina-Venezuela 3:2 (25-12, 22-25, 25-12, 25-27, 15-12). Yeah, I don't have any logical explanation for this result either. It was a mix of the heat, the crowd enthusiasm and Argentina just brainfarting in key moments. There was a moment by the end of the 4th set when suddenly it got tight (Argentina was in the way to close it, but brainfart happened) and Conte fell and seemingly tore his ankle... I think I shit my underwear in that exact moment... fortunately he could still play and we escaped a big embarassment.


    Unless Argentina used the exact same team during the World Cup, the South American Championships and the Olympic Qualifier? Those guys would be on fumes after playing basically non-stop for 1 month, plus the travel.