Practice with Pizzazz

Over the past couple of months I've written a couple of times about the fun, funky and (in some cases) psychedelic volleyball gear that's out there, but it wasn't until I was scouting around online the other night that I realized how far the trend to leave boring solids behind and add some personality and pizzazz to their game. Along with the expected trends in psychedelic spandex, the trend to be something other than ordinary has branched out to cover just about every branch of volleyball.

Gem Sports is now making a pair of zebra print volleyball shorts. Baden makes a tie dyed volleyball. Mizuno is adding lightening streaks to their official game balls. Red Lion and Asics are making funky patterned volleyball socks that are fun to wear on the court. Compression shorts are now available in a huge variety of colors and patterns, including camouflage, floral prints, giraffe prints, faux denim and (my personal favorite) tie dye with a printed peace pattern.

You would think that the desire to be funky would stop with socks and shorts, but some teams are actually carrying that trend over to their team jerseys, opting to leave behind traditional blue, red, white and black in favor of hot pinks and greens, tie dye and fantastic polka dots. It seems that today, taking your personality out on the court doesn't just mean thinking of new ways to slam the ball down your opponents' throats. It also means looking like someone who likes to have fun!

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