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Post by rainbowbadger on Oct 1, 2015 16:12:29 GMT -5
I'm kinda surprised they only had to bleep Sheff once.
I love Rose giving the reporters crap for not writing about the match. I wish more coaches would push back on the fluffy questions they get.
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Post by badgerbreath on Oct 1, 2015 16:47:24 GMT -5
I thought initially that Rose was being a bit too gruff to those UG reporters, but in retrospect, if they want to learn their trade that kind of feedback is really useful. I get journalism students in my classroom, and it almost seems they train them to focus on fluff. They do horribly on exams. I often want to pick them up and explain that the point is not to ignore everything that isn't "human interest", it's to find the human interest angle that allows one to explain the material.
You really got the sense that Sheff was a bit of a slave driver during practices, which made it hilarious when Regan is attached to his foot like fancy mukluk as he crosses the practice floor. You could also see that after the match, the team was absolutely dejected. Carlini's message in the huddle afterward was interesting. It wasn't "Let's never lose a match again" it was "This is the last time we ever get swept." Far more realistic and pragmatic; I think that goal talks to the problem of resiliency the team has had until yesterday. Sheff's assessment was pretty stark in the locker room, too, which I expect from him.
You have to wonder to what degree these things were staged. I can totally imagine Sheff quizzing Carlini on offensive sets to run given certain blocking reads much like that. But the camera is right in her face and the positioning seems staged for dramatic effect.
BTW...I'd hate to live beneath Carlini, Nelson and Bates if they play dodge ball every night before dinner.
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Post by ndodge on Oct 1, 2015 23:26:01 GMT -5
I just got a chance to watch it. I thought it was well done, even if targeted to an audience not that familiar with volleyball (that was my impression anyway). I was expecting to see myself in there because I was at the match and behind UW bench in red, and sure enough, I did in a few spots. It will be interesting to see if LC does ever get to play for team USA.
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Post by HappyVolley on Oct 1, 2015 23:39:44 GMT -5
I just got a chance to watch it. I thought it was well done, even if targeted to an audience not that familiar with volleyball (that was my impression anyway). I was expecting to see myself in there because I was at the match and behind UW bench in red, and sure enough, I did in a few spots. It will be interesting to see if LC does ever get to play for team USA. Carlini will never play for USA as long as Plum is there. Oh wait, never mind.
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Post by dorothymantooth on Oct 2, 2015 6:28:00 GMT -5
I just got a chance to watch it. I thought it was well done, even if targeted to an audience not that familiar with volleyball (that was my impression anyway). I was expecting to see myself in there because I was at the match and behind UW bench in red, and sure enough, I did in a few spots. It will be interesting to see if LC does ever get to play for team USA. Yes. I would have been interested in as just a sports fan who knew nothing about volleyball. The production level was very high, and very well edited. The best I have ever seen our sport covered or presented on tv
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Post by dorothymantooth on Oct 2, 2015 6:31:50 GMT -5
I remember making dinner after the match and the tv was just left on the BTN. I could hear a little bit of what was being said. Considering the edge PSU has over Wisconsin, I'm not sure what the purpose of the documentary was, but I digress. I would suggest one of three things based on this post. `1. You miss the point of what these type of behind the scenes show are about. What the purpose was couldnt have been presented any clearer. 2. you're joyless 3. You don't like the teams that were covered. It was really well done, the best I have ever seen the media present our sport, and gave a great look inside the lives of those involved in high level collegiate volleyball, what teams were covered really wasn't what mattered or made the show great.
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Post by Wiswell on Oct 2, 2015 7:54:10 GMT -5
I thought it was very good. The voiceover was a little melodramatic, but that was to be expected. It was a funny contrast between the 2013 era (if not newer) apartment building that the Badger players lived in versus the typical student flat that "Frashington" lived in.
I would have liked to see a little more on how they balance their studies with the commitments of practice, film study, the occasional "Badgerville" and community service (and, you know, sleep!). Obviously they can, because to a player they are all very good students. I know they spend a lot of time at study tables in hotels wherever they are, but it must be hard to focus on studies just 24 hours or less before a match.
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Post by badgerbreath on Oct 2, 2015 9:46:23 GMT -5
I thought the voiceover was less melodramatic than these things can often be. But yeah...the college side of being a college player was sort of left out. It's a little less cinematic perhaps to cover a study session, or a class room setting (and you have to get permission from the instructor).
Still I thought that was one of the most well produced inside looks in the game that I have ever seen. And they turned it around pretty darn fast considering the PSU match was only last week. Kudos, I say.
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Post by silversurfer on Oct 2, 2015 10:59:02 GMT -5
I remember making dinner after the match and the tv was just left on the BTN. I could hear a little bit of what was being said. Considering the edge PSU has over Wisconsin, I'm not sure what the purpose of the documentary was, but I digress. You're a peach.
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Post by lovethis on Oct 2, 2015 11:09:30 GMT -5
I remember making dinner after the match and the tv was just left on the BTN. I could hear a little bit of what was being said. Considering the edge PSU has over Wisconsin, I'm not sure what the purpose of the documentary was, but I digress. I would suggest one of three things based on this post. `1. You miss the point of what these type of behind the scenes show are about. What the purpose was couldnt have been presented any clearer. 2. you're joyless 3. You don't like the teams that were covered. It was really well done, the best I have ever seen the media present our sport, and gave a great look inside the lives of those involved in high level collegiate volleyball, what teams were covered really wasn't what mattered or made the show great. As the parent of a player who is being recruited to play at this level, I found it very informative. There is only so much a 15 year old will listen to when a Head Coach says her life will be volleyball and school and more volleyball but this truly showed that. Yes,they have some down time to do community service and hang out some but while watching them in their apartment/house, the parent in me kept thinking "when do they do homework? shouldn't they be studying?". I know they make time for that but it is a lot of missed classes and a real academic challenge, that much I inferred. I am excited for my daughter to watch it on Sunday to see what she thinks.
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Post by Longhorn20 on Oct 2, 2015 11:13:43 GMT -5
So good.
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Post by jarredk on Oct 2, 2015 12:30:37 GMT -5
Extremely enjoyable. One thing I found interesting was that Shef and Salima each had one-on-one sessions with the setters going over tape. Is that just done with the setters or are there one-on-ones done with each position or was that just an artificially created scenario for tv/drama effect?
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Post by silversurfer on Oct 2, 2015 12:41:22 GMT -5
Extremely enjoyable. One thing I found interesting was that Shef and Salima each had one-on-one sessions with the setters going over tape. Is that just done with the setters or are there one-on-ones done with each position or was that just an artificially created scenario for tv/drama effect? I think it depends on the program and the coach's philosophy. I know Carlini is constantly watching film with Sheffield. And I would assume Salima, being a former setter, would do the same with Weiskircher.
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Post by psumaui on Oct 2, 2015 12:53:33 GMT -5
Extremely enjoyable. One thing I found interesting was that Shef and Salima each had one-on-one sessions with the setters going over tape. Is that just done with the setters or are there one-on-ones done with each position or was that just an artificially created scenario for tv/drama effect? I would think that it would be done more one on one with setters because setters are like the QB in football. Setters run the court during match.
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Post by bkedane on Oct 2, 2015 13:08:44 GMT -5
Extremely enjoyable. One thing I found interesting was that Shef and Salima each had one-on-one sessions with the setters going over tape. Is that just done with the setters or are there one-on-ones done with each position or was that just an artificially created scenario for tv/drama effect? At major programs I am familiar with there are many film sessions with individual players and many sessions with small groups. Sometimes by position and other times by role, for example, serve receivers.
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