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    Video: The Perfect Block

    Video: The Perfect Block   A block is a vital part of any volleyball team’s defensive and offensive strategy   Lausanne, Switzerland, February 7, 2020 – A good block is a vital weapon in any volleyball team’s armoury, and at its best it serves two purposes.  A good defensive block eats away at an opponents’ […] More

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    Louisa Lippmann returns to German roots

    “Schwerin has developed in recent years and is a big name in professional sports – always chasing titles, always with great ambitions nationally and internationally. Therefore, it offers an incredibly professional environment wherein you can also grow as a player.” The 25-year-old native of Herford sees her role as a team player that would help […] More

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    Video: The Perfect Set

    Video: The Perfect Set   France captain Benjamin Toniutti sets the ball during the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League   Lausanne, Switzerland, February 6, 2020 – Where would any team be without a good set? It is a crucial part of any attacking play, and without it, or a top-class setter, no team would be […] More

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    Fendrick returns for another Olympic try

    Fendrick returns for another Olympic try   Amerian Olympian Lauren Fendrick returns to action this week at the Anchor Beach Volleyball Carnival in Siem Reap, Cambodia.   Siem Reap, Cambodia, February 6, 2020 – Eight months after giving birth to a baby girl, Rio 2016 Olympian Lauren Fendrick has returned to competitive beach volleyball as […] More

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    Blengini taking nothing for granted after Olympic pool draw

    Blengini taking nothing for granted after Olympic pool draw   Blengini hopes to have more success to celebrate at Tokyo 2020   Lausanne, Switzerland, February 6, 2020 – Italy coach Gianlorenzo Blengini has dismissed claims that Italy are in the easier group for the opening stage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games volleyball competition.  At […] More

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    Hildreth/Schermerhorn & Callahan/Jones post two Siem Reap qualifying wins

    Hildreth/Schermerhorn & Callahan/Jones post two Siem Reap qualifying wins   Kimberly Hildreth of the United States prepares to serve during her match with Sarah Schermerhorn against Thailand   Siem Reap, Cambodia, February 6, 2020 – The American pairs of Kimberly Hildreth/Sarah Schermerhorn and Traci Callahan/Crissy Jones each posted a pair of qualifying wins here Thursday […] More

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    Laurent Tillie – What makes a great team

    Lausanne, Switzerland, February 6, 2020 – What makes a great team? It is a question coach Laurent Tillie is sure to be asking himself again as France prepare for the 2020 FIVB Volleyball Nations League and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. We asked France’s long-standing coach the question during last year’s edition of the VNL. Watch […] More