Brands

What brands are popular in volleyball? Well, there are a lot of different brands in different areas, and different types of volleyball(sand vs. indoor). Also, there is a difference in brands for volleyball gear, and the actual volleyballs and equipment.
For the actual volleyballs, some of the most popular brands are Tachikara, Molten, Spalding, Wilson, Mikasa, and Baden. There are others, but these are the only ones that I have actually seen in person. Most of the indoor club tournaments, USA and AAU, use Molten balls, and very rarely have been to a tournament that uses any other brand of ball. NCAA also uses Molten, along with FIVB. Sand tournaments usually use Molten, Wilson, and Spalding, because those brands make good outdoor balls, which are slightly different than indoor balls.
The volleyball gear brands, however, are different. Some of the most popular brands for gear are Mizuno, Infinity, Nike, Asics, Rox, Adidas, and more. You can buy gear at any of these places, but a lot of the time, a team will all get the same brand of things, especially if their team, school, or club is sponsored by that brand. If a team is sponsored by a brand, that means they have to wear that brand's gear when they play in matches or tournaments, and that team gets a discount off of the gear. Most club teams and school teams are sponsored by a certain brand, and in order to have matching jerseys, they obviously all have to be the same brand. For example, my club team is sponsored by Rox, so at tournaments we all have to wear our Rox jersey, spandex, kneepads, and socks, but we can wear whatever shoes we want. Some teams will or will not include different things, like shoes, socks, spandex, etc., but every team always has to be wearing the same jerseys.
Also, some of the brands in certain types of volleyball are different than others. For example, Rox is a popular beach brand, but not as popular indoor brand, and Infinity is a popular indoor brand, but not as much in sand.
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