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Bobby CY team. Wife's [[strikethrough]] was [[/strikethrough]] husband was a star[[strikethrough]] t [[/strikethrough]] player 1972. Cultural heroe were volleyball players. DC guys only played fun. They got free meals & free hotel rooms.
Tongs (Chinese Mafia) would fund the volleyball team. 9 man rules, no net penetration on blocks.
No rotation, more specialized. Tall guys up front, fast players in the back. No jump serves. Longer valleys, faster game.
Allow extra hit off the net. Added involvement of Chinese Americans. Labor day, big day for a tournament. Chinese laundry 6 days a week, play volleyball on day off, Sundays. Instead of gambling. Started as match between Washington & NYC. 9 man volleyball, street volleyball. Close down streets. Current tournament inside. Old tournament, laid out courts at 5 am, to set everything up outside. East & West Coast Tournament. Canadian teams, expanded. Younger generation, focus on competition. CYC social organization they did other things, beside volleyball. Boston knights 1961, couldnt get into other clubs. Did Lion Dance in DC, continue for Chinese New Years parade. Chinese sport - rules of ethnicity. 6 players Chinese, 3 asian descent current rules. Expansion to other countries. Keep tradition alive w asian players, Chinese. 9 man.com PBS Documentary. Sponsorship is difficult because of different communities. 7 city committee. Non profit org. Volleyball Magazine, written different articles on 9 man. *
Tournament rotates to different cities. Penny Lee made a CYC documen Bobby played [[strikethrough]] Fal [[/strikethrough]] Wtes Father played against each other.
Important to pass on tradition.