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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2018 21:20:28 GMT -5
Huh. This is the first I have heard of this commit. My sources are failing me. I wonder where she fits in ...
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Post by Cruz'n on Dec 11, 2018 21:23:58 GMT -5
Serving effectively is getting the opposing team out of system so you basically get a free ball to execute your offense, not so much about getting aces. I know Hugh isn't a fan of the jump serve but everyone serving the same jump float doesn't work against the top teams in the country unless you can effectively change speed, location, serve long and short, etc. Too many times it just looks like certain servers just serve without any strategic intent for instance serving right to an elite passing libero. It's the only part of the game one player has control over so use it to the team's advantage. I agree 100% with your whole statement. However, there are other reasons why there aren't more jump (topspin) servers in women's game. 1. Unless you have the ability to hit it very well, it is a relatively easy serve to pass. 2. It leads to a very high rate of shoulder injuries. If you have a setter, like Micha Hancock, go for it. Since she is not taking a bunch of swings in matches or in practice like the hitters are, then she is not very likely to suffer shoulder problems from over-use. Samantha Bricio had a great jumper, and served it all 4 years. Didn't miss any time with shoulder problems. Everyone is built differently, so obviously some can handle it without injury. I'm not sure how you figure that out.
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Post by britney97 on Dec 11, 2018 21:47:05 GMT -5
Huh. This is the first I have heard of this commit. My sources are failing me. I wonder where she fits in ... I have seen her play and she is a gamer. True 6 ro OH that can attack front and back row. She has REALLY good range. Now, that was against JUCO players and most of her competitors were D1 level players, not necessarily B1G players. She needs weightroom time for sure but she can play. Maybe a RS candidate....
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2018 21:50:54 GMT -5
But ...
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Post by gogophers on Dec 11, 2018 21:59:16 GMT -5
The hallmark of Hugh's coaching philosophy is, don't give points away. So, although some posters like more aggressive serving, he favors targeting specific players. The trouble comes when those players don't cooperate and instead handle the serves easily. But what I wonder about--and I've never been a coach, so what do I know?--is why more Gophers can't do what SSS did, hit the ball so flat that it just drops like a sinker ball. I'm sure if it was so easy, everyone would do it. But her serves were not only very effective, but seemed low risk, too.
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Post by ilikecorn on Dec 11, 2018 22:00:26 GMT -5
That is what a good jump float is supposed to do?
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Post by volleyguy on Dec 11, 2018 22:01:50 GMT -5
Serving effectively is getting the opposing team out of system so you basically get a free ball to execute your offense, not so much about getting aces. I know Hugh isn't a fan of the jump serve but everyone serving the same jump float doesn't work against the top teams in the country unless you can effectively change speed, location, serve long and short, etc. Too many times it just looks like certain servers just serve without any strategic intent for instance serving right to an elite passing libero. It's the only part of the game one player has control over so use it to the team's advantage. I agree 100% with your whole statement. However, there are other reasons why there aren't more jump (topspin) servers in women's game. 1. Unless you have the ability to hit it very well, it is a relatively easy serve to pass. 2. It leads to a very high rate of shoulder injuries. If you have a setter, like Micha Hancock, go for it. Since she is not taking a bunch of swings in matches or in practice like the hitters are, then she is not very likely to suffer shoulder problems from over-use. Samantha Bricio had a great jumper, and served it all 4 years. Didn't miss any time with shoulder problems. Everyone is built differently, so obviously some can handle it without injury. I'm not sure how you figure that out On what evidence are you basing your assertion that jump serving leads to a high rate of shoulder injuries?
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Post by zero-rotation outside hitter on Dec 11, 2018 22:55:32 GMT -5
Huh. This is the first I have heard of this commit. My sources are failing me. I wonder where she fits in ... Is she a '19 commit? Redshirt? OH when Hart graduates assuming Landfair redshirts in '20? Landfair to right side in '21. Wucherer and Miyabe shoring up outside in early '20s? After Rollins last year in '21: S Schaffmaster RS Landfair MB Rubright MB Booth OH Wucherer OH Miyabe L I don't know (Kilkelly?) DS Kilkelly? Just a shot in the dark. ps-- The average height of this front line is 6"4".
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Post by B1Gminnesotafan on Dec 11, 2018 23:21:07 GMT -5
4 Airi Miyabe Outside Hitter 6-0 Osaka, Japan
Not what I would have thought we needed - another OH. For those of you still discussing serving, she had 27 aces with only 18 errors this year. She doesn't have a lot of blocking. I could see her as a back row player.
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Post by vbcoltrane on Dec 11, 2018 23:25:56 GMT -5
Seems like the Gophers have arrived at that program level when there's always more talented players than spots in the lineup. Even if you wait and someone ahead of you graduates, there's no guarantee that someone in a younger class or a transfer takes the position. I find it fascinating - at all programs there are really talented players who don't play much or at all and probably could play a LOT somewhere else. Yet, they stay. I guess if you have a scholarship to good school, that's reason enough to stay.
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Post by pavsec5row10 on Dec 11, 2018 23:57:25 GMT -5
Are Rendahl and McMenimen Redshirt Freshmen for 2019, as I don't believe either of them played this year?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2018 0:15:39 GMT -5
Are Rendahl and McMenimen Redshirt Freshmen for 2019, as I don't believe either of them played this year? No. They are both walk-ons. I don't know how that affects their eligibility, however. Maybe they still have 4 years of eligibility.
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Post by craftylefty on Dec 12, 2018 8:04:47 GMT -5
How would eligibility work in Miyabe's case? She is listed as a sophomore for the 18-19 school year. So only two years remaining, correct? Unless there is some loophole for JUCO transfers that I am not aware of.
Curious to see where she fits in as far as playing time goes.
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Post by craftylefty on Dec 12, 2018 8:21:49 GMT -5
I have a weird hunch, and I'm probably, definitely wrong, but with the news of Miyabe coming in....
I could see either Miyabe or Rollins playing back row only (still giving us another outlet hitting option). Other one plays six rotations and still passes.
Barnes moves to L (finally).
Then, since we are now running out of room for a transfer setter to come in, McGraw starts setting again (or at least challenges for a setting position). We then have a quick, scrappy setter with reasonable height and fantastic defense. She does have good hands and location...
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Post by dc on Dec 12, 2018 9:29:49 GMT -5
Seems like the Gophers have arrived at that program level when there's always more talented players than spots in the lineup. Even if you wait and someone ahead of you graduates, there's no guarantee that someone in a younger class or a transfer takes the position. I find it fascinating - at all programs there are really talented players who don't play much or at all and probably could play a LOT somewhere else. Yet, they stay. I guess if you have a scholarship to good school, that's reason enough to stay. lol.....
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