Everybody wants to spike. But who wants to receive, defend, and do the dirty work? Watch a volleyball match, and you will notice something interesting. When the ball goes up for an attack, everybody watches. A powerful spike that lands inside the court gets cheers, celebrations, and sometimes even a replay. But when a player makes a perfect reception, saves a difficult ball, or digs an almost impossible attack, the reaction can be completely different. Why is the spike gettin

Every volleyballer has been there. Work piles up, school resumes, injury keeps you out, or life simply gets in the way and before you know it, weeks have passed since you last touched a ball. Then comes the moment you finally walk back onto the court, ready to pick up where you left off. Except your body has other plans. Here’s exactly what happens when you return to volleyball after weeks away, and how to handle it without setting yourself back further. 1. Your Timing Goes F

Inside Cooperative Villas Estate, Badore-Ajah, under Eti-Osa Local Government, a volleyball club has been quietly turning a shared passion into a community since 2019. That is where you will find Cooperative Villas Volleyball Club (CVVC), founded by Mr. Felix Anikpo, and built, year by year, into one of the Island’s most consistent grassroots clubs. From One Man’s Vision to a Growing Community CVVC did not start with a packed roster or a polished setup. It started with Mr. Fe

Lagos doesn’t have one volleyball scene, it has dozens of them, scattered across every axis of the city. From university sport centres to estate fields, stadium courts to police barracks, the game is being played every single day somewhere in this city, often by people who have no idea a club exists five minutes from their house. This week, we are mapping it all out. Below is a full, zone-by-zone breakdown of some volleyball clubs across Lagos and where they play/train. Wher

Picture this: a national league championship, real stadium, real referees, real talent scouts watching from the sidelines and the person quietly footing the bill isn't a sponsor, isn't the government. It's the federation president himself, reaching into his own pocket because nobody else showed up to fund the game. That's not a hypothetical. That's the honest, on-record reality of Nigerian volleyball right now. And once you understand how the money actually flows or doesn't

Stand close enough to a volleyball court during warm-ups and you'll start noticing things a casual fan never clocks. Why does that outside hitter roll her waistband down twice before every set? Why is the libero the only one on the team in full-length leggings when it's thirty-four degrees outside? Why does one middle blocker tape his ankles over his socks instead of under them? None of this is random. On a volleyball court, clothing isn't styling, it's equipment. Every seam,

For many talented volleyball players in Nigeria, the biggest opponent isn't the team across the net, it is the distance between home and the nearest court.

If you've ever watched a volleyball match and wondered why one team seems to have a setter running the show every single rotation while another team keeps swapping who's setting depending on where they are on the court, you've stumbled onto one of the sport's core tactical decisions. It's called your “offensive system”, and the two most common versions are the “5-1” and the “6-2”. Neither is objectively "better." They solve different problems. Here's what each one actually me

Walk into any volleyball court in Nigeria fifteen minutes before a big match and you'll notice something. Some players are stretching. Some are locked into their earphones. And a few you'll know them once you spot the pattern, they are doing something that has absolutely nothing to do with technique. Bouncing the ball exactly three times before every serve. Refusing to step on the sideline paint. Tying the left shoe before the right, always, no exceptions. Call it superstitio

One runs the offence. The other keeps the ball alive. One is constantly making decisions. The other is constantly cleaning up chaos. So, who actually has the harder job here, the setter or the libero? If you've played long enough, you probably already have an opinion. And if you've played both positions? You might have a completely different opinion depending on the day. Let's settle this once and for all. The Setter: The Brain Behind the Attack People love calling the setter

Discover the unwritten rules, characters, energy, and community that make Nigerian volleyball courts feel like home. There are volleyball courts you go to just to play. And then there are volleyball courts you go to because you know somebody will be there. You know the player who's always the first to arrive. The coach who catches a bad receive from across the court . The regular who somehow knows everybody's name. The beginner hovering at the edge of the court, waiting for t

You just started volleyball. You’ve learned how to hold the ball, you’ve watched a few matches, and now you’re already imagining yourself flying above the net for that perfect spike. We get it. The spike is exciting. But the problem is that many beginners want to learn how to attack before they have learned how to control the ball. And in volleyball, you can’t build a good attack without a good foundation. The Spike Isn’t Where Volleyball Starts Attacking might be one of the

Nigeria's Beach Volleyball Commission is calling on coaches to identify young talents as the sport positions itself as the country's future volleyball pathway ahead of the 2027 Africa Beach Volleyball Championship in Lagos.

Nigeria names its 12-player squad for the 2026 CAVB African Women’s Senior Volleyball Championship in Kenya, led by captain Ijeoma Ukpabi.