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Post by hammer on Jan 16, 2015 15:40:25 GMT -5
Look at the sand video a couple posts up ... notice how the other team hardly ever serves her. Now ask yourself why?
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Post by Cruz'n on Jan 17, 2015 5:23:55 GMT -5
Look at the sand video a couple posts up ... notice how the other team hardly ever serves her. Now ask yourself why? Agreed. She is taking 2/3 of the court on serve receive, and her opponents still serve her partner. Must be a reason.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Jan 17, 2015 16:40:27 GMT -5
Look at the sand video a couple posts up ... notice how the other team hardly ever serves her. Now ask yourself why? Agreed. She is taking 2/3 of the court on serve receive, and her opponents still serve her partner. Must be a reason. Well, part of it is because her partner is 5'6" and has trouble siding out. The other part of it is that Kathryn can hammer it.
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Post by volleyhoops on Jan 17, 2015 19:35:03 GMT -5
Hope she's ok. Great student-athlete and ambassador for the game.
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Post by hammer on Jan 17, 2015 23:50:46 GMT -5
Agreed. She is taking 2/3 of the court on serve receive, and her opponents still serve her partner. Must be a reason. Well, part of it is because her partner is 5'6" and has trouble siding out. The other part of it is that Kathryn can hammer it. Yeah, "hammer" it
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Post by hammer on Jan 17, 2015 23:51:38 GMT -5
Not five minutes into the scrimmage last night, Ajanuku falls to the floor with what looks like a knee injury (?) and does not play the rest of the match for the final day of the Collegiate All-Star Showcase. I hope it is nothing serious. The fact that she stayed on the bench and did not have to leave immediately is a good thing I would think. Hopefully not some type of tear.
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Post by beachbomb on Jan 18, 2015 3:57:39 GMT -5
doubt it's anything serious... she was jumping around into the other girls arms after the match which is a really good sign
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Post by hammer on Jan 18, 2015 15:00:24 GMT -5
doubt it's anything serious... she was jumping around into the other girls arms after the match which is a really good sign Thx bomb, that is good news.
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Post by cardcounter on Jan 18, 2015 20:13:38 GMT -5
SCVA Qualifier #2:
McKenna played well while I was watching. She is still learning the libero position. Right now to me it is a toss-up between McKenna, Benjamin, and Chang for libero next year. Benjamin slightly better at receiving serve. McKenna and Chang better at digging hard driven balls. The best libero would be Burgess.
Hodson served well, played well in all phases of the game, and is definitely hitting harder than last year. She has slightly changed her hitting mechanics since last season. She is getting more power from body core than exclusively from armswing and wrist snap.
Plummer played much better than when I briefly saw her two weeks ago. She hits as hard as Hodson. Plummer dominated in blocking at times; of course blocking prep players is different than Pac-12. This is the first time I really had time to watch Plummer. She is going to be really good. Mark me down as a fan. Which ever school ends up with Plummer will be lucky.
Coaches at Qualifier:
Dunning and McLaughlin were talking and laughing together for the longest time. It wouldn't surprise me to see Notre Dame on Stanford's schedule in the next couple of years.
Haley, Dunning, Mary Wise, and Russ Rose glued to the Coast 18s court. Can anyone guess who they were watching? People have told me Lexi Sun has decided on USC. I don't think Wise and Rose would fly across the country to watch a player unless they thought they had a chance to recruit her. While Sun may end up at USC it doesn't seem like a done deal at this point in time. If Sun wants a chance at a NC, Penn State seems like a better choice than USC based on last season's results.
I talked to Russ Rose during one of the matches. I asked when he was was going to let Stanford win a NC. He said he will let Stanford win in September. I was surprised to learn Rose lost some volleyball recruits when the Paterno scandal surfaced in the news. It didn't seem to make much difference. While I was talking to Rose, Sun's parents came up to say hi to him. It was clear he is on familiar terms with her parents.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Jan 18, 2015 20:39:24 GMT -5
SCVA Qualifier #2: McKenna played well while I was watching. She is still learning the libero position. Right now to me it is a toss-up between McKenna, Benjamin, and Chang for libero next year. Benjamin slightly better at receiving serve. McKenna and Chang better at digging hard driven balls. The best libero would be Burgess. Hodson served well, played well in all phases of the game, and is definitely hitting harder than last year. She has slightly changed her hitting mechanics since last season. She is getting more power from body core than exclusively from armswing and wrist snap. Plummer played much better than when I briefly saw her two weeks ago. She hits as hard as Hodson. Plummer dominated in blocking at times; of course blocking prep players is different than Pac-12. This is the first time I really had time to watch Plummer. She is going to be really good. Mark me down as a fan. Which ever school ends up with Plummer will be lucky. Coaches at Qualifier: Dunning and McLaughlin were talking and laughing together for the longest time. It wouldn't surprise me to see Notre Dame on Stanford's schedule in the next couple of years. Haley, Dunning, Mary Wise, and Russ Rose glued to the Coast 18s court. Can anyone guess who they were watching? People have told me Lexi Sun has decided on USC. I don't think Wise and Rose would fly across the country to watch a player unless they thought they had a chance to recruit her. While Sun may end up at USC it doesn't seem like a done deal at this point in time. If Sun wants a chance at a NC, Penn State seems like a better choice than USC based on last season's results. I talked to Russ Rose during one of the matches. I asked when he was was going to let Stanford win a NC. He said he will let Stanford win in September. I was surprised to learn Rose lost some volleyball recruits when the Paterno scandal surfaced in the news. It didn't seem to make much difference. While I was talking to Rose, Sun's parents came up to say hi to him. It was clear he is on familiar terms with her parents. There's also a 2016 there that Russ is putting the full-court press on...
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Post by SakiBomb25 on Jan 18, 2015 20:47:35 GMT -5
SCVA Qualifier #2: McKenna played well while I was watching. She is still learning the libero position. Right now to me it is a toss-up between McKenna, Benjamin, and Chang for libero next year. Benjamin slightly better at receiving serve. McKenna and Chang better at digging hard driven balls. The best libero would be Burgess. Hodson served well, played well in all phases of the game, and is definitely hitting harder than last year. She has slightly changed her hitting mechanics since last season. She is getting more power from body core than exclusively from armswing and wrist snap. Plummer played much better than when I briefly saw her two weeks ago. She hits as hard as Hodson. Plummer dominated in blocking at times; of course blocking prep players is different than Pac-12. This is the first time I really had time to watch Plummer. She is going to be really good. Mark me down as a fan. Which ever school ends up with Plummer will be lucky. Coaches at Qualifier: Dunning and McLaughlin were talking and laughing together for the longest time. It wouldn't surprise me to see Notre Dame on Stanford's schedule in the next couple of years. Haley, Dunning, Mary Wise, and Russ Rose glued to the Coast 18s court. Can anyone guess who they were watching? People have told me Lexi Sun has decided on USC. I don't think Wise and Rose would fly across the country to watch a player unless they thought they had a chance to recruit her. While Sun may end up at USC it doesn't seem like a done deal at this point in time. If Sun wants a chance at a NC, Penn State seems like a better choice than USC based on last season's results. I talked to Russ Rose during one of the matches. I asked when he was was going to let Stanford win a NC. He said he will let Stanford win in September. I was surprised to learn Rose lost some volleyball recruits when the Paterno scandal surfaced in the news. It didn't seem to make much difference. While I was talking to Rose, Sun's parents came up to say hi to him. It was clear he is on familiar terms with her parents. There's also a 2016 there that Russ is putting the full-court press on... Who is that?
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Post by Sbilo on Jan 18, 2015 21:59:51 GMT -5
^ Could be Kathryn Plummer. I hope she stays in the west though.
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Post by fetchin on Jan 18, 2015 23:13:59 GMT -5
^ Could be Kathryn Plummer. I hope she stays in the west though. I think she will, she seems to really want to play sand.
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Post by beachbomb on Jan 19, 2015 5:53:33 GMT -5
there are clips of Kathryn Plummer's high school team on youtube... she is legit... crushes the ball... and sets in a 6-2... she plays really great right back defense... and she has this attitude about her that she doesn't get rattled by anything... cool as a cucumber I'm not throwing this on her yet but she could totally be a little Kerri Walsh, in the way that Lisa Sharpley would dig the first ball and Kerri would set the middle quick from the right side I hope Stanford gets her so badly
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Post by cardcounter on Jan 19, 2015 15:05:55 GMT -5
Lydia Bai was capable of doing that. She normally set a 5-1 for Neil Mason’s TCA club team. Sometimes they would run a 6-2. When Lydia was in the front row they had a play where the ball was passed to her on the right side. If it was close enough to the net she would dump the ball over the net with her left hand. She scored a lot of points with it. Occasionally Lydia would quick set the middle. It was sweet-looking when it worked.
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