Why do Brazilian volleyball players wear masks?
Satkamp and Carneiro both said they decided to play in masks due to concerns over coronavirus. Satkamp caught coronavirus while his wife was pregnant and therefore wore a mask to protect his pregnant wife, then continued with the habit after he had recovered.
Who is the best setter in volleyball?
Micah Christenson
| Best Setters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Still | |
| 1 | Micah Christenson | 387 |
| 2 | Nikola Jovović | 499 |
| 3 | Sergey Grankin | 139 |
Why does the libero wear a different color?
The libero is made to wear a different colored shirt so that the referees can spot them easily and enforce the rules of that position. Liberos also do not substitute in the same way as the rest of the team, with at least one point having to be played between a libber leaving the court, and their replacement coming on.
Who is the coach of the Brazilian men’s national volleyball team?
Bernardo Rezende, nicknamed Bernardinho, who had spent six years coaching the women’s national team, was chosen to be the head coach of the Brazilian men’s national team.
How many gold medals does Brazil have in volleyball?
The Brazil men’s national volleyball team is governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol ( Brazilian Volleyball Confederation) and takes part in international volleyball competitions. Brazil has three gold medals at the Olympic Games, won three times the World Championship and nine times the World League.
What’s the all time attendance record for Brazilian volleyball?
The following is the Brazilian roster in the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Nations League. Incidentally, the Maracana Stadium holds the all-time volleyball attendance record when 95,000 turned out to watch Brazil beat the USSR in an open-air friendly game in 1983.