The 9x9 Volleyball Podcast

Women's Week 2 of the 2025 Volleyball Nations League delivered the drama - and now we have clearer pictures of the playoff and relegation races heading into week 3! Plus, Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire are on site in Chicago for men's VNL week 2 - all the latest around the VNL on this episode of The 9x9!

Men's Week 1 of the 2025 Volleyball Nations League DELIVERED - record setting crowds, electrifying five set matches, insane individual performances, and drama across the board - Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire recap the week of volleyball around the world and set the stage for Women's VNL Week 2 on this week's episode of The 9x9.

What an incredible week of volleyball it was - the first week of the 2025 women's Volleyball Nations League delivered!! Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire recap the week for all 18 teams, name the week's Dream Team and superlatives as voted on by the community, and preview men's VNL week 1 on a very exciting episode of The 9x9.

Rob St. Claire and special guest Erik Shoji break down the 30-player list, schedule, opponents, and week 1 roster for the United States men as they begin the Karch Kiraly era at the 2025 Volleyball Nations League!

Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire try their hands at predicting every team's finish in an extremely unpredictable Volleyball Nations League, from the champion to the relegated...how well will their picks hold up??

It is FINALLY here - the 2025 Women's Volleyball Nations League starts TOMORROW! Everett Delorme, on site in Ottawa, and Rob St. Claire kick off the tournament with everything you need to know about week 1 of the tournament on this week's 9x9.

Rob St. Claire breaks down the 30-player list, schedule, opponents, and week 1 roster for the United States women as they begin the Erik Sullivan era at the 2025 Volleyball Nations League!

International volleyball season is here! Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire preview this year's premier annual international tournament, the 2025 Men's Volleyball Nations League!

Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire try their hands at predicting every team's finish in an extremely unpredictable Volleyball Nations League, from the champion to the relegated...how well will their picks hold up??

International volleyball season is here! Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire preview this year's premier annual international tournament, the 2025 Women's Volleyball Nations League!

The 2024-25 club volleyball season is officially over, and Perugia has FINALLY won their first ever CEV Champions League title - Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire react to the men's Champions League Final Four, and tie a bow on the entire club season on this week's 9x9. Volleyball Source Community Club Season Awards: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Pq8Z5ek691wP7d93gesAkkohygoaFdRIR0s5fwEwGT0/

A HISTORIC week in volleyball - Luk Lublin won its first PlusLiga title in only their fourth season in the league, Trentino won a thrilling five setter to take home their second Scudetto title in three years, the Orlando Valkyries won their first PVF league title, and Moni Nikolov and Long Beach State dominated en route to an NCAA championship - plus, a preview of this weekend's club season finale, the men's CEV Champions League Final Four...BIG episode of The 9x9 with Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire.

2024-2025 Imoco Conegliano is officially the greatest women's volleyball team of all time after completing the Infinity Gauntlet by winning the CEV Champions League over the weekend! Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire discuss the historic dominance, plus dissections of all the remaining league final series, in Italy, Poland, Germany, Japan, France, PVF, and more on this week's 9x9.

We had a few of the CRAZIEST playoff series in volleyball history this week - Lube Civitanova, Zawiercie, Lublin, JTEKT, and Suntory all won DRAMATIC semifinal series to advance to their respective finals, breaking hearts in the process... Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire will break down it all, including Perugia's epic collapse, the men's NCAA tournament bracket, the stunning news of Grand Canyon University cutting their men's volleyball program, and more on this week's 9x9.

We had two champions crowned in the two biggest and best women's volleyball leagues in the world this week - one was completely expected, and the other was a stunner! The boys discuss Conegliano and Vakıfbank's championships, plus updates on the drama around the rest of the league playoffs around the world, including Poland, Italy, Germany, France, and more...BIG week of playoff volleyball this week on The 9x9 with Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire!

Volleyball season is getting serious now - we handed out two major trophies this week, the men's Polish Cup and the inaugural LOVB Championship - plus major playoff matches across the world, as we race to the finish line of the club volleyball season! Big episode of The 9x9 this week with Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire.

It was an insane week in volleyball - TWO major coaches were fired in Türkiye, in the middle of playoff runs!! Plus, playoff semifinal drama in Italy, Poland, Germany, and Türkiye, an all-time performance by Matt Anderson in the CEV Cup Final, an upset-filled weekend in men's NCAA, and the League One finals coming up this weekend...BIG episode of The 9x9 this week with Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire!

A STUNNING upset this week - Novara has ended Conegliano's perfect season and 50-match overall win streak with a SWEEP in match 2 of the league semifinals!! Plus, the SuperLega semifinals are set, the PlusLiga playoffs are under way, we handed out hardware in the CEV Cup, and Volleyball World will be looking for a new CEO...all that and more on a big week of volleyball with Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire on The 9x9.

It's getting serious now, volleyball fans...the regular seasons are over, and now it's playoff time! Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire catch up on the latest playoff matches and preview playoff brackets across volleyball on this week's 9x9.

What a RIDICULOUS week of volleyball it was - golden sets and insane drama in the CEV, trophies won and hearts broken, major coaching changes IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PLAYOFFS - and that just scratches the surface... HUGE episode this week with Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire!!

It's playoff time - do-or-die volleyball matches all over the world, particularly in Italy and CEV competitions, are heating up, and Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire are here to cover it all on this week's 9x9!

Both the men's and women's Italian leagues delivered CRAZY drama in their regular season finales over the weekend - Everett and Rob are here to break down all that and more on this week's 9x9.

It's that time of the club volleyball season - league playoff dreams are realized and hopes are crushed, European Cups send some through and others home, and fights to avoid relegation rage - BIG week to recap all the volleyball around the world on The 9x9 with Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire!

We had a LEGIT match of the year candidate this week in the all-German Champions League battle...but plenty of good volleyball elsewhere to cover as well! Fun show this week on The 9x9 with Everett and Rob.

Breaking news, Imoco Conegliano wins again...their 6th Coppa Italia title in a row, which is completely insane. Everett and Rob break down the legacy impact, plus pro and NCAA coaching news, major matches and playoff races in all the European leagues, and some spicy stateside discussions about Men's NCAA, PVF, LOVB, and more on this week's 9x9.

This weekend's Italian Cup semis and final were non-stop electric entertainment, with 15 sets in just over 24 hours, but was it the best in the event's history?? Everett and Rob cover all three matches, plus big coaching news coming out of Canada, playoff brackets set and projected in the CEV Champions League, and much more in a busy week of volleyball on this week's 9x9!

We're not kidding - there is ANOTHER new professional volleyball league in the US...Everett and Rob talk about that and much more, including the new head coach of the Canadian women's national team, and a ton of drama in all the volleyball leagues abroad and in North America! Big episode of The 9x9 this week.

The title says it all - Poland, Italy, both brand new US women's leagues - lots of five setters across the volleyball world this week! Everett and Rob break it all down on The 9x9.

A lot has happened in the five days since our last show - USA Volleyball has hired a new women's national team head coach, the #1 team in Poland got reverse swept, we have a spicy relegation race in Italy, and TWO women's professional volleyball leagues kick off in the US this week! Everett and Rob celebrate Everett's 33rd birthday on this week's 9x9.

Happy New Year volleyball fans! Big episode to kick off 2025 - Everett and Rob unveil and discuss their Top 10 Players of 2024 lists and compare them to the public lists released by Volleyball World, plus a recap of the Coppa Italia quarterfinals, the INCREDIBLE women's NCAA final four, and setting the stage for the arms race in American pro women's volleyball between the PVF and LOVB...great to be back on The 9x9!

It's the Volleyday season! Since there's no show next week for Christmas week, Everett and Rob hit you with an extra long one today - several pieces of big news at the top of the show before the usual run around all the major leagues, plus an NCAA Final Four preview and the Volleyball Source community's midseason club awards!

Big news - the 2025 Volleyball Nations League sites and schedule have been announced! Everett and Rob go over all the spots, including hometown sites for both dudes, before catching up with the busy last two weeks of international volleyball on this week's 9x9.

It is the American Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow, and Everett and Rob are feeling thankful on this week's 9x9! We recap some big international coaching news before jumping in to the week of volleyball. Make sure you check us out on YouTube for LIVE episodes every week!

Lots of dongings this week...but Everett and Rob are here to cover it all, no matter how boring the SuperLega (and others) might be! Use code "VS10" for 10% off the VBTV subscription that all you listeners MUST get to keep up with all the ball we talk about

A LOT of volleyball has happened in the last two weeks - Champions League is back, Norwid Częstochowa is the best story in volleyball, a middle blocker dropped 32 points, and nobody can beat Conegliano - fortunately, Everett and Rob are here to break it all down on The 9x9!

It's a very special episode - Rob is in Toronto, and the boys go live from Everett's living room! We start with the big news of Karch Kiraly's hire as the new head coach of the USA Men's National Team, plus the usual run around of the club volleyball world, and a special announcement about what the boys have been up to recently...do not miss this one!

Everett is back from a week of beach volleyball in Brazil and Rob is in another random hotel room - so basically a totally normal show of The 9x9! The boys cover all the leagues plus an overview of the newest league available to watch on VBTV - the Japanese SV.League!

It's very early in the club volleyball season, but there's already plenty of delicious chaos! Everett and Rob are back to break it all down on this week's 9x9.

It is club season, my dudes - Everett and Rob are back with the first real recap show of the club volleyball season, including recaps of several SuperCups and season premier weekends. More leagues kicking off this weekend!

Everett and Rob are BACK after a multiple week break after the Olympics, and it's time to reminisce - the boys look back through the entire 2021-24 Olympic cycle and talk major storylines, memories, team trajectories and more, plus a look ahead at the major changes for the 2025-28 Olympic cycle as The 9x9 returns!

ITALY HAS MADE HISTORY BY WINNING THEIR FIRST EVER OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL IN WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL!! Everett Delorme and Rob St. Claire react and break it down, featuring special guest TommyBlizzard from Italy, on THE FINAL episode of The 9x9's Olympic coverage. VBTV Discount Code "VS10" link: https://rb.gy/xy6u7n Volleyball World Shop: https://rb.gy/7iopgm

FRANCE HAS REPEATED AS MEN'S VOLLEYBALL OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS!! Everett and Rob react to the historic 3-0 win over Poland and wrap up the entire men's tournament. VBTV Discount Code "VS10" link: https://rb.gy/xy6u7n Volleyball World Shop: https://rb.gy/7iopgm

The USA women are going back to the Olympic gold medal match, where they will meet Italy, who is guaranteed their first Olympic medal ever! Everett and Rob react to the women's Olympic semifinals. VBTV Discount Code "VS10" link: https://rb.gy/xy6u7n Volleyball World Shop: https://rb.gy/7iopgm

Poland and France will play for Olympic Gold - Everett and an extremely depressed Rob react... VBTV Discount Code "VS10" link: https://rb.gy/xy6u7n Volleyball World Shop: https://rb.gy/7iopgm

The women's Olympic semifinals are set - Everett and Rob are back to recap the achievements of Türkiye, Brazil, USA, and Italy reaching the Olympic medal rounds! VBTV Discount Code "VS10" link: https://rb.gy/xy6u7n Volleyball World Shop: https://rb.gy/7iopgm

We just witnessed the greatest single day in the history of men's volleyball - the 2024 Olympic quarterfinals will go down in history, and Everett and Rob are back with a HUGE show to break it all down, as Poland, Italy, France, and the USA advance to the semifinals! VBTV Discount Code "VS10" link: https://rb.gy/xy6u7n Volleyball World Shop: https://rb.gy/7iopgm

The women's volleyball Olympic quarterfinals are set! We had some big matches on the last day of pool play...Everett and Rob react to those and preview the women's bracket on the last pool play episode of The 9x9! Volleyball Source x VBTV Affiliate Subscription Link: https://rb.gy/xy6u7n Volleyball World Shop: https://rb.gy/7iopgm

BIG day of Olympic volleyball today - the men's quarterfinal bracket is set, and the women's quarterfinal field is set (almost)! Everett and Rob go live during Canada-Serbia to talk about W Dom Rep 3-1 Netherlands, W Japan 3-0 Kenya, M Italy 3-1 Poland, and preview the men's quarterfinal bracket. Volleyball Source x VBTV Affiliate Subscription Link: https://rb.gy/xy6u7n Volleyball World Shop: https://rb.gy/7iopgm

THE MEN'S VOLLEYBALL OLYMPIC QUARTERFINALISTS ARE SET - big day of volleyball to break down! Everett and Rob react to the men's matches of day 7: Argentina 0-3 Germany, Brazil 3-0 Egypt, France 2-3 Slovenia, Japan 1-3 USA Volleyball Source x VBTV Affiliate Subscription Link: https://rb.gy/xy6u7n Volleyball World Shop: https://rb.gy/7iopgm

It was a day full of convincing wins on the women's side at the Olympics - Everett and Rob are back to separate the contenders from the pretenders! Turkiye 3-1 Dom Rep, Brazil 3-0 Japan, Italy 3-0 Netherlands, China 3-0 France Volleyball Source x VBTV Affiliate Subscription Link: https://rb.gy/xy6u7n Volleyball World Shop: https://rb.gy/7iopgm