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!