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Post by volleyballjim on Oct 1, 2016 19:51:19 GMT -5
#21 - So you’re lucky to find a new group to play with, they’re a “bit” above your level, but you fit in just below the middle skill level. Into a game, they ask you about a handset and you say “Oh that was OK”?; WRONG. Here’s the deal, you’re NEW and they’re established, you’re on the lower end and they’ve been through this 1,000+ times with new players, so suck it up and let them “assist” you with the calls till you’re a bit more entrenched. Always remember, they probably wouldn’t have called it if it “was so good” ;-)
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Post by Viki on Oct 1, 2016 22:59:42 GMT -5
If we/I could get honest, to have to drink like a fish in the hot sand as to avoid cramps to only have your partner's leg stiffen for not doing the same.
I don't mind drinking water but to have to force yourself to fill on liquids is a pain. Of course then at some point to need to pee like a race horse. '-)
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Post by volleyballjim on Oct 14, 2016 22:08:09 GMT -5
#20 - Options are for the BETTER player not the “not-so-betters” player…I see it often, a reasonable-to-good pass “optioned” (taken over in two in an attack hit) rather than set to your partner AND then hit out of bounds or in the net, etc. Hey, If you’re so good, you’d be hitting it IN and IF your partner’s so BAD, he wouldn’t have passed you that nail (good pass). SO, if you’re on the lower end of the skill set in your partnership, set that puppy rather than take your team out of the play!
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Post by volleyballjim on Jan 24, 2017 22:57:38 GMT -5
#19 – If you don’t track the score and MUST ask what it is, LISTEN and don’t ask them to repeat it. All players should know the score. Doesn’t always happen, but it usually does and you SHOULD know the score. BUT, if you happen not to know it AND someone tells you, cup those ears, pay attention, and LISTEN; Don’t ask them to repeat it. They’re busy trying to beat you and you can’t even track the score…:-(
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Post by volleyballjim on Jan 27, 2017 13:51:42 GMT -5
#18 – Don’t get mad at your partner’s bad “in/out” call. Getting mad at a guy who makes a bad call, yet makes calls the most often AND even on close plays, is like yelling at Major League Baseball’s strikeout leader, who will also lead in home runs, for striking out. If you can call in/out well, you’re going to make a LOT more mistakes than someone who is silent or only calls the 3 foot or further “out balls”. Too many players “just play it” when it’s a clearly out of bounds and ignore the calls from an “adept caller” only to chastise them when “things go awry” ;-) Take the good WITH the bad…
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Post by BuckysHeat on Jan 28, 2017 0:07:23 GMT -5
#18 – Don’t get mad at your partner’s bad “in/out” call. Getting mad at a guy who makes a bad call, yet makes calls the most often AND even on close plays, is like yelling at Major League Baseball’s strikeout leader, who will also lead in home runs, for striking out. If you can call in/out well, you’re going to make a LOT more mistakes than someone who is silent or only calls the 3 foot or further “out balls”. Too many players “just play it” when it’s a clearly out of bounds and ignore the calls from an “adept caller” only to chastise them when “things go awry” ;-) Take the good WITH the bad… Personal peeve - acceptance of sub .250 hitters striking out just because they hit homeruns
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Post by volleyballjim on Jan 28, 2017 18:15:31 GMT -5
Yeah, give me .260 and you can swing away; .241 and, lets take a look at the minors ;-)
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Post by volleyballjim on Mar 2, 2017 1:55:30 GMT -5
#17 – Let’s lag to see who plays – What could go wrong? PLENTY! I’ve seen all of these things I post here, one way or another. I patrol our Santa Cruz group labeld “the commissioner” JUST because I try to put an end to unfair/bully tactics that “sometimes” appear on the courts. THIS one is ingenious: You offer to lag to see who gets “some advantage (play, partner, choose side, etc., generally to see who DOESN’T have to “sit”). Knowing there are two ways to lag, though the title “implies” the one who is closest without going over, but nevermind, its suggested you can go short OR long, in THIS contest. THAT is the problem. If you’re not skilled at this, you lag like most people do, going short. BUT the culprit knows to roll PAST a bit as he really can’t loose as he can win two ways, for example, a foot short OR a foot past, giving him/her a huge advantage in alternative win strategies. Sadly enough it usually works. I’ve watched player after player go along with this stuff only to see that culprit take the win. There is ANOTHER advantage to lagging, roll low to the ground and avoide the pits altogether over the player who tosses the ball and hits a divot ½ way up the court! Stick with row-sham-beau or equivalent way to fairly gamble a resource away ;-)
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Post by volleyballjim on Jul 26, 2017 10:59:17 GMT -5
#16 – Swinging at the ball is NO DEFENSE! The CBVA rule book is pretty subjective. Read the “Characteristics of Contact” and you’ll get the picture. SO, you can’t say “but I was swinging at the ball” as a reason to validate a hit that is not legal. Swinging is not mentioned. CONTACT is! So stick with the contact you made (it MUST be clean) rather than your “intentions”…keep’n it real.
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Post by BuckysHeat on Jul 26, 2017 11:13:31 GMT -5
I was at a sand tourney in Milwaukee this weekend, one of the other teams in the pool (12's) was in their first sand tourney. The first 3 games went pretty fast and we were ready for the next to begin. After waiting several minutes we asked the parents where their kids were. They told us that the pool was 40 minutes ahead of schedule so their girls (who had played 1 match so far) were taking a break since there was time. They were informed that there is no 40 minutes ahead and that the sky was filled with black clouds and that you get on the court when it is your turn especially with rain possible while it is not raining.
They gathered their kids and started 20 minutes after the last match ended.
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Post by guest2 on Jul 26, 2017 12:05:11 GMT -5
I was at a sand tourney in Milwaukee this weekend, one of the other teams in the pool (12's) was in their first sand tourney. The first 3 games went pretty fast and we were ready for the next to begin. After waiting several minutes we asked the parents where their kids were. They told us that the pool was 40 minutes ahead of schedule so their girls (who had played 1 match so far) were taking a break since there was time. They were informed that there is no 40 minutes ahead and that the sky was filled with black clouds and that you get on the court when it is your turn especially with rain possible while it is not raining. They gathered their kids and started 20 minutes after the last match ended. I like it when juniors play adult events, but parents need to butt out and let them deal with their own business (not referring to what you posted, but since we are in the pet peeves thread, thought I would mention how irritating it is when parents try to act as their kids' court lawyers)
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Post by BuckysHeat on Jul 26, 2017 12:23:03 GMT -5
I was at a sand tourney in Milwaukee this weekend, one of the other teams in the pool (12's) was in their first sand tourney. The first 3 games went pretty fast and we were ready for the next to begin. After waiting several minutes we asked the parents where their kids were. They told us that the pool was 40 minutes ahead of schedule so their girls (who had played 1 match so far) were taking a break since there was time. They were informed that there is no 40 minutes ahead and that the sky was filled with black clouds and that you get on the court when it is your turn especially with rain possible while it is not raining. They gathered their kids and started 20 minutes after the last match ended. I like it when juniors play adult events, but parents need to butt out and let them deal with their own business (not referring to what you posted, but since we are in the pet peeves thread, thought I would mention how irritating it is when parents try to act as their kids' court lawyers) This last one was awesome, the director told parents you are there to watch and cheer, anything other than that I want to hear about and those parents will be removed until their kids finish. My wife at a prior tourney decided a few drinks on the beach would be fine. She was able to keep silent until her third drink when she blurted something out (ball out, incorrect play, don't remember). I corrected her on the spot but another mother who had no ability to keep quiet said something like "It's hard, I know". All I said was "no, it really isn't" and left it there. Got a shocked look from her and her friend but they settled down after that and behaved
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Post by volleyballjim on Sept 30, 2017 20:08:50 GMT -5
#15 – Bad plays are not the equivalent of unforced errors
Often, after your partner hits your set into the middle of the net, THEN the rolled eyes AND a “Can you set me off”, you stand there wondering “what happened”. Well, here’s what happened: You made a “less than tactical” set and he/she hit it in the net….GET THE BALL OVER and THEN give the recommendation on a “better set”. Even on a bad set, most of us can still get the ball over if we don’t try some 1 out of 20 probablity attack hit, so, GET THE BALL OVER and then get into a discussion on what type of set you want. YOU made the unforced error not your setter!
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Post by volleyballjim on Jan 11, 2018 13:57:12 GMT -5
#12 - Great shots win points, Good shots win games. Unless you’re playing above CBVA “B” level, this axiom is rock solid. There are so many ways to win games at this level, but nothing more true than winning games by the proverbial “Serve in, hit in”. KILLS you watching your partner “experimenting” with his hits rather than training separately on them and using them when they are honed.
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Post by volleyballjim on Jan 11, 2018 13:57:24 GMT -5
#12 - Great shots win points, Good shots win games. Unless you’re playing above CBVA “B” level, this axiom is rock solid. There are so many ways to win games at this level, but nothing more true than winning games by the proverbial “Serve in, hit in”. KILLS you watching your partner “experimenting” with his hits rather than training separately on them and using them when they are honed.
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