Volleyball

Controversies about Volleyball

 

 

There is not a long list of controversies in volleyball.

 

One of the things very controversies in volleyball was the uniform used in beach games. The rules ask for bikinis as uniform for beach games. The problem is – there are a lot of countries with restriction about the clothes used. I think that we should choose to use shorts and t-shirt or bikini.

 

(Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/28/olympic-volleyball-uniform_n_1385879.html)

 

Other controversy that is in focus these days is the gender test. We are leaving in a new world, where a person can choose their gender. So, the players are asking for a gender test to provide a fair game. This is happening not only in volleyball but also in a sort of other sports.

 

(Source: http://mustsharenews.com/sea-games-gender-controversy/)

 

There are other examples of controversies in volleyball: be it players arguing with each other, with the opponents or with their coaches, mid-match brawls, juicy interviews.

 

Back in the late 90s, the two stars of the Croatian NT, Natasa Leto (Osmokrovic) and Barbara Jelic (Ruzic) had a much publicized fall-out. Osmokrovic accused Jelic of acting like a primadonna, undermining the team effort and having the preferential treatment because her father coached the NT at that time, and threatened to leave the NT because of her behaviour. They managed to eventually settle their differences and continue playing together.

 

At about the same time, FIVB changed their rules regarding naturalized players and allowed only one naturalized player per team. Croatia, which relied heavily on their Russian-born players protested vigorously against this and accused the Italian federation of influencing the FIVB in order to gain advantage over Croatia.

 

(Source: http://www.fivb.org/)

 

In 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, USA vs Japan match in Pool play. The US team wins in 5 sets, but Bob Samuelson received his second yellow card in the 4th set, which would have won the match for Japan with the second yellow giving a point at 14-13. But the referee did not issue it in front of the crowd. Instead the US won the 4th set 17-16 and then won the 5th set 16-14.

 

Japan protests the result and is awarded the victory later in 4 sets, due to the referee's mistake.

 

The US team shaves their head, Steve Timmons losses his traditional flat-top and the team wins a bronze medal. Creates the phrase "Volley-bald". FIVB at present makes a yellow card a point penalty.

 

(Sources: http://olympicfanatic.com/2010/03/25/fro…s-of-barcelona/; http://articles.latimes.com/1992-07-28/s…1_bob-samuelson)

 

 

Why do people play volleyball?

 

There’s no age to play volleyball. Anyone can play it. It is a sport that you can only play with other people (you can't play alone). This provides you a way to make friends and work in together with other people.

 

You can play sport indoor and outdoor.  

 

People think that the words in bump, spike and others are exciting words in volleyball and that vteaches great lessons about teamwork and revenge.

 

It's a good sport to burn calories and stay fit. The activities required when playing volleyball strengthen the upper body, arms, shoulders, abdominals, and lower legs. In addition, volleyball improves hand-eye coordination, reflexes, and balance.

 

MY OPINION:

Volleyball makes me happy, kids can play, you can talk and laugh a lot playing volleyball.

 

There are a lot of other things that make them to choose volleyball. Are you curious about it? See some in details in the links below.

 

http://www.dearsportsfan.com/2014/09/16/people-like-volleyball/

 

http://www.gospike.net/whyplay

 

https://www.athletico.com/2012/08/14/why-play-volleyball/

 

http://www.reddit.com/r/volleyball/comments/171eod/why_do_you_like_volleyball_so_much/

 

http://www.volleyball-movies.net/fanclubs/discussion/why-do-you-play-volleyball-283

 

http://2point5kids.com/volleyball/why-do-kids-play-volleyball/

 

 

Variations of volleyball

 

There are many variations on the basic rules of volleyball. By far the most popular of these is beach volleyball, which is played on sand with two people per team, and rivals the main sport in popularity.

 

Games related to volleyball include:

 

• Beachball volleyball: A game of indoor volleyball played with a beach ball instead of a volleyball.

• Buka ball: This is a rather similar game played only with the feet.

• Ecua-volley: A variant invented in Ecuador, with some significant variants, such as number of players, and a heavier ball.

• Footvolley: A sport from Brazil in which the hands and arms are not used but most else is like beach volleyball.

• Hooverball: Popularized by President Herbert Hoover, it is played with a volleyball net and a medicine ball; it is scored like tennis, but the ball is caught and then thrown back. The weight of the medicine ball can make the sport to be quite physically demanding; annual championship tournaments are held annually in West Branch, Iowa.

• Newcomb ball (sometimes spelled "Nuke 'Em"): In this game, the ball is caught and thrown instead of hit; it rivaled volleyball in popularity until the 1920s.

• Prisoner Ball: Also played with volleyball court and a volleyball, prisoner ball is a variation of Newcomb ball where players are "taken prisoner" or released from "prison" instead of scoring points. Usually played by young children.[24]

• Sepak Takraw: Played in Southeast Asia using a rattan ball and allowing only players' feet, knees, chest, and head to touch the ball.

• Throwball: became popular with women players at the YMCA College of Physical Education in Chennai (India) in the 1940s.

• Wallyball: A variation of volleyball played in a racquetball court with a rubber ball.

 

 

Other important information – Sponsorship

 

Volleyball is a sport promoted and organized by the Fédéretion Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).  The FIVB is responsible for all forms of Volleyball on a global level. Working closely with national federations and private enterprises the FIVB aims to develop Volleyball as a major world media and entertainment sport through world-class planning and organization of competitions, marketing and development activities. The FIVB is part of the Olympic Movement, contributing to the success of the Olympic Games (http://www.fivb.org/EN/FIVB/).

 

In 2010, the FIVB consists of 220 member federations and presides over five continental confederations: AVC (Asia), CAVB (Africa), CEV (Europe), CSV (South America) and NORCECA (North and Central America).

 

The sponsors in volleyball change each year and each team and country have their own sponsors.

 

As example in 2014 the Brazil Volleyball (governed by Brazilian Volley Confederation – CVB) is mainly sponsored by Banco do Brasil. The Vollayball Australia is sponsor by Renault, Project, Hancock Prospecting PTY LTD, Mikasa and Gerflor the Flooring Group. Until 2014.

 

The United States Volleyball is sponsor by: AES, City of Anaheim, Commerce Bank, Core Sports Performance Institute, CoSport, Data Project, EM2, Hilton HHonors, Kona Red, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Mizuno, Molten, MuscleAidTape, OPPIA, Rental Car Sponsorships, Sport Court, Sports Imports, United, United Airlines and VERT.

 

 

Recommended changes/inclusions

 

Today there is a Federation that cares about the volleyball around the world. This Federation delegates some responsibilities to each confederation. All sponsorships sponsor each individual confederation and team. To a fair game, the sponsorship could be by the Federation and equally divided into all the teams. This could help to improve the quality of the teams in poor countries.

 

Details about the sponsorship can be found in: http://www.fivb.org/

 

In my opinion, the gender test should be an obligation to guarantee a fair game. As anti-doping rules, the gender test could be done. I think that we were born with a gender and we can choose our sexual orientation, and these are two things completely different. So, the gender test must be used in this case.

 

Details about: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/women-volleyball-team-asks-gender-test-opponent-article-1.2253401

 

Other change that I think will be good is: when the ball is served it can’t touch the net. If it touches the net will be a fault and point to the other team.

 

No contact in the net would be a good rule too. No player can touch the net anytime. This can help in avoid injuries.

 

I suggest that the net heights for men and women increased. Players physical statures are increasing, so it can helps to improve the competition.