Sideout Journal exists because we got tired of reading recap posts. Volleyball is a beautiful and legitimately hard sport, and the writing about it — with a few honorable exceptions — has not caught up. Match reports are box scores in prose. Training pieces are recycled clinic notes. Pro coverage lives on Instagram, where a good rally is a fifteen-second reel and the next post is a supplement ad.
We thought the sport was owed better. So we made a magazine.
What we cover
Four beats:
- Training. How elite athletes and programs actually work — drill design, video analysis, physiology, coaching methodology. If it comes from a working practice, we want to write about it.
- Pro circuit. The CEV, VNL, national leagues, and the Olympics. We travel to matches. We watch the tape. We call the coaches.
- Culture. Development pipelines, fandom, officiating, gender parity, money, rules. The parts of the sport that shape everything else.
- Notebook. Shorter pieces from our editors — analysis, opinion, quick reads.
How we work
We publish five to seven pieces per week, plus one long-form feature every Friday. Nothing is written by algorithm. Every piece is edited by a human who has coached, played, or watched enough volleyball to know when a claim is wrong.
We do not run advertising. Our revenue comes from paid subscribers (€6/month or €60/year) and from a small number of institutional partners — federations and clubs that pay for group access. If you are reading a piece that pushes a product, it is not sponsored and we are not being paid for it.
The team
Corrections and complaints
We correct errors quickly and visibly. If you spot one, email corrections@sideoutjournal.example. Every published correction is logged with a timestamp on the article itself.
If you have a complaint about our conduct or coverage that a correction cannot resolve, our editorial ethics policy explains how to escalate.
Company info
Sideout Journal S.r.l.
Via Marconi 27, 40122 Bologna, Italy
P.IVA / VAT: IT03974220378
REA Bologna: 542891
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