When I was at secondary school we had a PE teacher who was very keen on Volleyball. She use to tell us that Volleyball was one of the most popular sports in the world. As such, once we reached the age of 16 she had us playing regularly for our PE lessons. The game of Volleyball is played on an indoor court, about the same size as a Basketball or Netball court. In the centre of the court is a net (the same as tennis) but it is raised off the floor. Two teams use their hands to hit the ball into their opponents half off the court. The idea is to keep the ball from hit the floor. Once over in the opponents side of the court, the team are able to hit the ball a ...  Read the complete review

No one in the UK believes me when I say that volleyball is one of the most popular sports in the world, and in some countries is up there with football in the popularity stakes. Unfortunately, given it's my favourite sport, it is little known in Britain ('what do you play again? Netball? Basketball?'...) and even less understood. Which is a real shame as the sport is a great, physically challenging but non-contact activity, and an excellent spectator sport with its requirement of spot-on communication between team members and spectacular jumps and hits. Volleyball originated in the USA in 1895 and only became an Olympic sport in 1964. When players refer to ...  Read the complete review