Volleyball 2017 Discussion Thread

[dareza 911]

this is probably our weakest generation in last few years, but still they are in sf I would not be surpised with 4. place at the end

[VolleyRuller96 264]

Apparently FIVB wants to change it's name - they claim it is too long and that's what makes Volleyball less recognizable than it should be 

[Gianlu33 4,708]

  On 4/6/2017 at 6:28 PM, VolleyRuller96 said:

Apparently FIVB wants to change it's name - they claim it is too long and that's what makes Volleyball less recognizable than it should be 

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Ah, the post-olympic years.. nothing is more funny  

[VolleyRuller96 264]

We already know before the final match day that U18 women teams from

 

BELARUS

GERMANY

ITALY

RUSSIA

SLOVENIA

SERBIA

 

Have all qualified to the World Championships in Argentina 

[Gianlu33 4,708]

Russia upset Belarus 3-0  What surprise.. Tomorrow Italy-Russia for the European crown 

[dareza 911]

I was right for 4. place

Congrats Belarus for medal in women's volleyball Our team deserved this 4. place. They had chance in both matches in playoffs. 2x 3:2. Whit stupid mistakes especially today, they lost medal. But deserved.

[VolleyRuller96 264]

Hopefully Berlin will be able to win tonight I also hope Chaumont VB and Tours VB will win first legs of the Cev/Challenge cup Finals

[VolleyRuller96 264]

BERLIN 3-2 DYNAMO MOSCOW 

UNBELIEVABLE FIRST GERMAN TEAM TO QUALIFY TO CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS SINCE 2006 VFB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 

 

[George_D 1,206]

Julio Velasco summons 30 players for training

 

Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 7, 2017 – Argentina coach Julio Velasco summoned 30 players from the men’s senior, U23 and junior teams to the Cenard facilities on April 3 to start preparing for the busy 2017 volleyball season.

 

Key player Facundo Conte will not see action this season. In agreement with coach Velasco, he will take a year’s break to be ready for bigger challenges in 2018 and 2020.

 

Velasco had a difficult decision to make but considered the importance of giving Conte some rest this year to put him in the best conditions for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

 

Velasco also offered his veteran players, including captain Luciano De Cecco, a year off this season after playing for 10 consecutive international seasons, but the superstar setter chose to be part of the team.

 

Argentina will open their season with the FIVB Volleyball World League, playing against Russia, Bulgaria and France in Pool C in Surgut, Russia.

 

Argentina men’s national team roster (2017)

 

Setters

1. Luciano De Cecco

2. Demian Gonzalez

3. Maximiliano Cavanna

4. Juan Riganti

5. Gaspar Bittar

6. Matias Sanchez

 

Opposites

1. Jose Luis Gonzalez

2. Bruno Lima

3. German Johansen

 

Middle Blockers

1. Sebastian Sole

2. Martin Ramos

3. Pablo Crer

4. Fabian Flores

5. Facundo Imhoff

6. Joaquin Gallego

7. Agustin Loser

 

Outside Spikers

1. Cristina Poglajen

2. Nicolas Bruno

3. Alejandro Toro

4. Lisandro Zanotti

5. Gonzalo Quiroga

6. Brian Melgarejo

7. Nicolas Lazo

8. Jan Martinez

9. Nicolas Mendez

10. Bruno Vinti

 

Liberos

1. Alexis Gonzalez

2. Ignacio Fernandez

3. Sebastian Closter

4. Santiago Danani

 

Coaching Staff

 

Senior Team

Head coach: Julio Velasco

Second coach: Julian Alvares

Assistant coach: Hernan Ferraro

Trainer: Sebastian Carotti

Statisticians: Gonzalo Barreiro, Jose Saucedo

Therapist: Nicolas Zarate, Mariano Alsogaray

Doctors: Fernando Locaso, Aldo Bustos, Gustavo Ricciardi

Manager: Osvaldo Celia

Helper: Oscar Cantero

 

U23 Team

Head coach: Camilo Soto

Second coach: Gonzalo Barreiro

Trainer: Alejandro Bertorello

[VolleyRuller96 264]

Tommorow it's start of the U19 Boy's European Championships in  and  and we are hoping for a medal 

. ,  ,  ,  ,  will play in Pool A in Gyor, Hungary

, , ,  ,  ,  will play in Pool B in Puchov, Slovakia,

 

All play-off matches will then be played in Gyor.

As was the case with women's championships, the top 6 teams will advance to the world championships (and my bet is they would be ,,, and   )