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Post by Wolfgang on May 20, 2019 17:14:21 GMT -5
I remember back in the 2000s when college teams like Nebraska used to practice passing by launching tennis balls at players? Is that experiment over? Are coaches still using tennis balls?
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Post by ned3vball on May 20, 2019 17:34:39 GMT -5
I remember back in the 2000s when college teams like Nebraska used to practice passing by launching tennis balls at players? Is that experiment over? Are coaches still using tennis balls? No, they switched to wrenches back in 2004.
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Post by saywhatnow on May 20, 2019 18:17:28 GMT -5
t-shirt guns are being used...and toasters are being thrown.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 20, 2019 18:27:01 GMT -5
No, seriously, Cook and co. used to throw tennis balls during passing drills. Just ask any of the girls from the early 2000s. I should just shoot an email to Dani Busboom-Kelly (unbeknownst to her, we're Facebook friends). Or Laura Pilakowski.
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Post by ned3vball on May 20, 2019 18:39:14 GMT -5
Here's a good one for this thread. I am doing some research on the history of the NCAA D3 tournament. There have been 1,650 matches played since 1981. The field size started at 10 the first year, then 24(1982), 32(1993), 48(1997), 60(2005), and then stepped to 64(2011).
Part of what I want to track is pool A, B, or C status for each team.
Does anyone have any D3 Pre-Championship manuals for 2006 or earlier?
Does anyone know what year the automatic conference A bids began? (I am thinking 1997, but can only infer that from a couple conference record books. The transition from 48 to 60 in 2005 had to be added A bids).
Was Colorado College playing as a independent before joining the SCAC in 2006?
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Post by Wolfgang on May 20, 2019 18:41:56 GMT -5
Here's a good one for this thread. I am doing some research on the history of the NCAA D3 tournament. There have been 1,650 matches played since 1981. The field size started at 10 the first year, then 24(1982), 32(1993), 48(1997), 60(2005), and then stepped to 64(2011). Part of what I want to track is pool A, B, or C status for each team. Does anyone have any D3 Pre-Championship manuals for 2006 or earlier? Does anyone know what year the automatic conference A bids began? (I am thinking 1997, but can only infer that from a couple conference record books). Was Colorado College playing as a independent before joining the SCAC in 2006? If you contact the individual schools, you'll be surprised how helpful they may be. Some more than others. You'll always meet some sonsofbritches, of course. That goes without saying. But I recommend contacting individual schools and conferences. For educational purposes, they'll be glad to help. Some of the staff often have nothing to do but twiddle their thumbs. Seriously. Based on my experience, I find that whatever "research" you're doing in whatever field, there are plenty of organizations who're willing to help. And you'll meet some really cool people, too.
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Post by azvolleydad on May 20, 2019 18:43:44 GMT -5
I remember back in the 2000s when college teams like Nebraska used to practice passing by launching tennis balls at players? Is that experiment over? Are coaches still using tennis balls? No, they switched to wrenches back in 2004. "If you can pass a wrench, you can pass a volleyball." --- Russ Rose, 1994.
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Post by vbprisoner on May 20, 2019 21:04:57 GMT -5
No, they switched to wrenches back in 2004. "If you can pass a wrench, you can pass a volleyball." --- Russ Rose, 1994. You sure that wasn't Patches O'Rose that said that? lol
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Post by volleyguy on May 20, 2019 21:18:27 GMT -5
No, seriously, Cook and co. used to throw tennis balls during passing drills. Just ask any of the girls from the early 2000s. I should just shoot an email to Dani Busboom-Kelly (unbeknownst to her, we're Facebook friends). Or Laura Pilakowski. Tennis balls are used for attacking drills--the player approaches and simulates the attack motion when throwing the ball into the court. Not sure how they were used for passing drills.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 20, 2019 21:22:25 GMT -5
No, seriously, Cook and co. used to throw tennis balls during passing drills. Just ask any of the girls from the early 2000s. I should just shoot an email to Dani Busboom-Kelly (unbeknownst to her, we're Facebook friends). Or Laura Pilakowski. Tennis balls are used for attacking drills--the player approaches and simulates the attack motion when throwing the ball into the court. Not sure how they were used for passing drills. John Cook and his assistants threw tennis balls over the net to Laura Pilakowski who had to pass the balls to a prescribed target. (I read this somewhere.) Come on, man...
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Post by Wolfgang on May 20, 2019 21:23:01 GMT -5
I should just contact Pilakowski instead of asking you numskulls.
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Post by volleyguy on May 20, 2019 21:24:51 GMT -5
I should just contact Pilakowski instead of asking you numskulls. You can't pass a tennis ball with your forearms, to target. What are you thinking?
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Post by Wolfgang on May 20, 2019 21:25:36 GMT -5
I should just contact Pilakowski instead of asking you numskulls. You can't pass a tennis ball with your forearms. What are you thinking? I read an article from early 2000s. Nebraska. Pilakowski. Cook. Dammit.
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Post by Wolfgang on May 20, 2019 21:26:49 GMT -5
I'm just going to get on my Facebook account and ask Dani Busboom-Kelly. She's my bff. volleyguy used to be my bff but he's gotten very annoying of late.
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Post by volleyguy on May 20, 2019 21:27:30 GMT -5
You can't pass a tennis ball with your forearms. What are you thinking? I read an article from early 2000s. Nebraska. Pilakowski. Cook. Dammit. They may have been working on tracking the ball, but doesn't make sense for pure passing technique.
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