January 2011

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    Ace’s Collection

    Ace says… I just want to share more about my experience in Rome, Italy during the Final Round of the Men’s World Championship. I got to collect some swags, touched World Championship medals, tasted something which tasted like paper and many more! To SEE my COLLECTION on my personal blog, click THIS. I want to […]

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    Good Luck Martin!

    Our favorite Canadian Beach Volleyball Player, MARTIN READER, is currently in Aalsmeer, The Netherlands to compete in CEV’s first ever indoor sand tournament. BB is playing with this guy named Schalk. Martin and partner entered the touney as Wild Card winners representing Canada of course! In Round 1, the Canadian duo won a dramatic 3rd […]

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    The Anderson Revelation

    Back in 2009, Matt Anderson was en route to become one of the major young threats during the World League. During this season, Matt was one of the main outside hitters together with Sean Rooney and their team up provided team USA wins over The Netherlands and Italy in the early rounds of the World […]

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    Queen Kozuch

    Congratulations to Maggie Kozuch! Germany’s only scoring machine was awarded as the Best Female Athlete in 2010! (image from the FIVB) Expected! We hope Germany finds another reliable scorer this year! Just saying. Germany has 2 great middles, Furst and Ssuschke, but can’t do anything if the passing is not there. Imagine if Grun returns […]

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    Cuba Honors Simon & Carcases

    We expected Wilfredo Leon but Simon also deserves it! The Best Middle Blocker in the world, ROBERTLANDY SIMON, and scoring machine, KENIA CARCASES, have been awarded as Cuba’s Best Male and Female Athletes of 2010. We all know that Simon is not just one of the best middle blockers in the world but he’s also […]

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    Hello from UC Irvine!

    One of our favorite NCAA teams this season is UC IRVINE aka as The Anteaters! The Anteaters have their own Facebook Page! CHECK it Out and LIKE it by clicking THIS. They really surprised us with this video! CARSON CLARK and his teammates exclusively made this for Volleywood. In case you didn’t know, Carson Clark […]

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    Leyla Retires

    We’re going to miss her for sure! One of Peru’s most experienced players, LEYLA CHIHUAN, has officially retired from the sport. (image from Facebook Peru Voley) We thought she’d stay on the team until this year since Peru has qualified to participate in the 2011 World Grand Prix. It would be nice to end a […]

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    Injured Lee

    USA Mikasa has posted on it’s Facebook page that they just had a conversation with David Lee and shared that D-LEEcious has a BROKEN HAND and a STRESSED Calf but still in good spirits. (image from Denis D) Sucks to know he’s injured but again it’s good to know he’s dealing it well. We just […]

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    No No No Bergamo

    We’d make this very short… The Defending Champs of the Champions League, Foppapedretti Bergamo, has failed to qualify in the Playoffs of the Champions League. Piccinini and her team has gone through a lot of challenges just when the club season started, ie Lo Bianco’s absence due to breast cancer. If you want to WATCH […]

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    London Unveils Beach Venue!

    Exciting! It looks amazing! We love it! We want to go to London now! Tickets will be on sale later this Spring so stay tuned! To READ more about the venue, click THIS. (image from telegraph.co.uk) In the meantime, this is how the Beach Volleyball Venue will look like in the 2012 Olympics. (image from […]

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    Champions League: Pesaro 3-2 Rabita

    One of the most anticipated matches of the new year! Scavolini Pesaro (ITA) 3-2 Rabita Baku (AZE): 20-25/ 25-21/ 25-19/ 23-25/ 15-6 WATCH: If you have 2 hours to spare, you can watch the FULL MATCH by clicking THIS. STATS from CEV.LU: As expected, Mammadova scores the most points for Rabita. On the other hand, […]

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    Thank You Coaches!

    We made it! We made it! (image from CoachesDirectory.com) In the latest edition of their weekly newsletter, CoachesDirectory.com featured this Volleywood video in their “Another View” section. We’re talking about this video: Thank you so much dear Coaches and Officials! You guys made our day!

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    Love from Belchatow

    PGE Bełchatów players Mariusz Wlazły, Michal Winiarski, Bartosz Kurek & Miguel Falasca visited a children’s Cancer Hospital in Warsaw, Poland last November. Awwww great athletes have big ♥. We thank the team & the players for taking time to say hello to our little BBs. Volleyball players can make a different too not just celebrities! […]

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