CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 RuLES OF THE GAME 10 CHAPTER 2 GAME MECHANICS AND STRATEGY CHAPTER 3 HISTORY OF THE GAME 33 CHAPTER 4 NoTABLE PLAYERS 41 Es J CONCLUSION GoSSARY 70 71 For MORE INFORMATION BIBLIOGRAPHY 73 76 78 INDEX
INTRODUCTION Tn n2004 the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Athens was packed with Olympic fans excited to watch the men's volley ball quarterfinal match between the United States and Greece It was an eagerly antici pated match not only because it involved the Olympic host country's team but also because two years earlier at the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball FIVB World Championships Greece had beaten the United States in a thrilling upset In Athens after dropping two of the first three sets to Greece the U S team again found itself behind in the fourth set of the match at one point trailing Greece by a seemingly insur mountable 12 20 margin If Greece won the set they would win the match and advance on In a bold move the U S team coach Doug Beal made the difficult decision to take out star setter and three time Olympian Lloy Ball and replace him with a younger player Donald Suxho The gamble worked and with
ARNET A member of Greece's volleyball team spikes the ball against the U S team during the men's quarterfinal match at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens The thrilling match ended with a U S win Al Bello Getty Images
