VolleyMetrics, a video and analytical software platform for volleyball coaches and athletes, has been acquired by coaching platform Hudl, which provides similar services for a wide range of sports. In a statement, Hudl Chief Operating Officer Matt Mueller said this will enable Hudl to provide teams at every level — youth, high school, club, collegiate […]
Amazon has added the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour to its portfolio of sports offerings available for live streaming through Prime Video. After shocking the broadcast world by snaring the NFL’s 11-game Thursday Night Football package for 2017 at a cost of $50 million — and seeing positive early viewership numbers — Amazon continues to […]
For volleyball players looking to take swings against a formidable block, the Japanese Volleyball Association and the University of Tsukuba have come up with a robot that can do just that. The robot consists of three blockers that can extend their arms and move across the net in a way that mimics the blocking actions […]
USA Volleyball has renewed its partnership with wearable technology company VERT. In the new deal, VERT – which in the past helped USA Volleyball men’s and women’s teams monitor workload to prevent injuries – the teams will be able to take advantage of the company’s latest performance tracker. The G-VERT Team System, which is worn on […]
Volleyball is a sport underserved by the media, and it’s especially lacking on the men’s side of the sport. Aside from Olympic coverage or a women’s beach volleyball tournament or the NCAA tournament, the “bright lights” of an entity such as ESPN do not shine on volleyball quite like they do on football or basketball, […]
