U.S. coach Jay Hosack made it clear he was not pleased with his team’s performance to open the second round of the FIVB U21 World Championship.
In a match that Hosack said the U.S. players lacked competing with passion, the United States suffered its fourth consecutive sweep as it lost to Italy 25-23, 25-21, 25-21 on Tuesday in the Czech Republic. (more…)
Check out all FIVB U21 World Championship second-round pool-play matches to follow on Tuesday and how to follow the matches live. (more…)
The opening round of the FIVB U21 World Championship has concluded and it produced several outstanding individual performances. Check out the individual and team statical leaders through the opening round of the World Championship and where the United States compares to the tournament’s best. (more…)
The United States may be out of medal contention, but it still has a chance for a top-10 finish at the FIVB U21 World Championship as the second round begins later this week.
Check out when the United States will play and the rest of the tournament schedule for the bi-annual international event in the Czech Republic. (more…)
The serving errors put a damper on the possible U.S. upset against the defending World Championship gold medalists.
The United States committed a tournament-high 18 service errors as it lost to Russia 25-20, 25-21, 25-22 in its opening-round pool-play finale at the FIVB U21 World Championship on Sunday in the Czech Republic. (more…)
Check out all the final scores from the FIVB U21 World Championship matches that took place on Sunday. These were the final matches of the tournament’s three-match pool-play opening round. To view the updated World Championship standings, click here. (more…)
Check out all FIVB U21 World Championship opening-round pool-play matches to follow today and how to follow the matches live. (more…)
Listen to Off the Block’s postmatch interview with U.S. coach Jay Hosack following his team’s three-game loss to Cuba at the FIVB U21 World Championship on Saturday in the Czech Republic. The United States playing against teams primarily comprised of professional players dropped to 0-2 in pool-play and was eliminated from medal contention. (more…)
Check out all the final scores from the FIVB U21 World Championship matches that took place on Saturday. These were the second matches of the tournament’s three-match pool-play opening round. To view the updated World Championship standings, click here. (more…)
The pool of death continued to wreak havoc on the United States.
The United States was swept for the second consecutive day as it lost to Cuba 25-23, 25-19, 25-20 in a FIVB U21 World Championship opening-round pool-play match on Saturday in the Czech Republic. (more…)