I will start. I played volleyball since I was in elementary school back in my home country all the way through high school competitively. I played mostly recreationally with friends after that, but not very frequently (maybe 1-3 times per year) due to my job and life getting in the way. I consider myself to be at a very competitive level of play.
I never considered finding people to play volleyball with after moving to Japan, especially where I live (deep inaka), but happened to coincidentally find out that one of my friends played weekly after seeing them mess around with a volleyball at a party. I told them I played volleyball as well, and asked if I could join their practices. The level of play was quite low, I would estimate around high-school gym class level, maybe a slightly higher, but I was happy to be able to play at all.
In the 1.5 years since, I have now found even more people (and more skilled people) to play with as a result of networking. I usually attend 2 practices per week and even participate in tournaments every ~3 months.
by VyraalGX