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Post by durtpile on Aug 30, 2016 9:58:22 GMT -5
"You know fingers don't get broken or injured very often from blocking." True, but I do know they all have their fingers taped, and they all have that look on their faces that screams, "This is gunna hurt." Doesn't hurt. You can see the ball and it hits your palm, not your finger tips. Never sprained a finger playing against college men, much less women. You can see the ball? All the pictures I see of women blocking show them with their eyes screwed shut - in anticipation, one presumes. blogs.ft.com/photo-diary/files/2014/08/volleyball.jpg
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Post by SportyBucky on Aug 30, 2016 10:22:46 GMT -5
Doesn't hurt. You can see the ball and it hits your palm, not your finger tips. Never sprained a finger playing against college men, much less women. You can see the ball? All the pictures I see of women blocking show them with their eyes screwed shut - in anticipation, one presumes. blogs.ft.com/photo-diary/files/2014/08/volleyball.jpgYou teach eyes open, as much as you can. Google it. You'll see blockers with their eyes open watching swing, watching ball, etc...to position. They may close on hitter impact, but you've already positioned your hands by then and just finish the block on your contact.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2016 10:43:32 GMT -5
Girls in the back row get knocked down from shots to the face. Air resistance slows the ball down a lot by the time it travels 15 feet or more. I'm talking about traveling 2-3 feet and impacting a very small area.. My daughter would complain constantly about sore fingers when she played. I presume - from all the pictures of closed eyes and grimacing faces - that they know what's coming when they go up for the block. blogs.ft.com/photo-diary/files/2014/08/volleyball.jpgYes! You see!?!?! It's not just me! Do you also wonder why the person who hit the ball did not break their hand/fingers?
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Post by durtpile on Aug 30, 2016 10:47:20 GMT -5
You teach eyes open, as much as you can. Google it. You'll see blockers with their eyes open watching swing, watching ball, etc...to position. They may close on hitter impact, but you've already positioned your hands by then and just finish the block on your contact. Okay. I get that. Why, then, the grimaces and closed eyes in anticipation of what is coming?
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Post by azvb on Aug 30, 2016 10:58:23 GMT -5
As for the diving questions, I vividly remember hearing my parents gasp when they saw me play for the first time and saw me dive. "Doesn't that hurt your boobs" was my mother's first question. Didn't hurt MY boobs, not sure about more endowed women. When I was first learning, I had nasty, painful bruises on my hips. The trainer would put foam pads over each hip, wrap it in an ace bandage and secure it as tight as she could with athletic tape. It got better as I got technically better and my arm, shoulder strength improved. One time I did catch my hip on the edge of a board that was a bit warped. Holy crap that hurt.
Does anyone even teach diving now? I've seen men do it, but can't remember the last time I saw a woman dive.
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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 30, 2016 12:06:41 GMT -5
Yes! You see!?!?! It's not just me! Do you also wonder why the person who hit the ball did not break their hand/fingers? No. They didn't hit it with their fingers but the palm of their hand or a closed fist (I've seen it). At worst, they hit it with both fingers and palm, the junction between.
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Post by dgo on Aug 30, 2016 12:15:12 GMT -5
Check out a few fingers from veteran players. You'll often find broken and dislocated fingers. I broke both my little fingers at some point and just kept playing. No big deal, but mallet finger where the first tendon is injured or broken is a nasty one that can take weeks in a cast. Soft blocking really big hitters is sometimes the prudent choice to avoid injury. In response to Gilmoy, submarine hitting (never knew there was a term for it) is probably rarely an option against top level blocking, but I knew a guy who was great at it. Nothing better than watching a ball hit towards the rafters catch a few fingers. The blockers really get pissed. Mary Jo Peppler once played in a pickup game with us (her brother was a regular) on a cement floor and dived across the length of the court to get a ball. We were all stunned. Nobody had ever tried that on this floor. My son had that injury playing volleyball. Wore the plastic splint for a couple months, and it still didn't heal properly. He just has an odd looking finger now. The worst thing...for him at least...was that our state's rules did not allow him to play with the splint on his finger, so me missed almost an entire season for no reason (since it didn't heal anyway). The club rules and even the state's rules for girls volleyball would have allowed him to play with the splint.
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Post by SportyBucky on Aug 30, 2016 12:15:28 GMT -5
You teach eyes open, as much as you can. Google it. You'll see blockers with their eyes open watching swing, watching ball, etc...to position. They may close on hitter impact, but you've already positioned your hands by then and just finish the block on your contact. Okay. I get that. Why, then, the grimaces and closed eyes in anticipation of what is coming? Reflexive
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2016 12:28:14 GMT -5
1. Heck, I want that for soccer! I can't tell when the 3-5-2 has morphed into a 4-1-4-1 ... for football/soccer/futbol, the formation is really only about defensive shape. when, say, the US has the ball and attacks, the formation immediately changes to open up the field, get angles for passing. But when an opponent wins the ball back, you can see the formation start to take shape again to play defense.
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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 30, 2016 13:27:40 GMT -5
How are the girls able to study after all the scrapes and bruises from practice? Me, I couldn't function if I had a toothache.
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Post by VBCOACH on Aug 30, 2016 14:34:35 GMT -5
How are the girls able to study after all the scrapes and bruises from practice? Me, I couldn't function if I had a toothache. Caused by gnashing your teeth. The only volleyball injury that affects both players and fans. P. S. Why is gnashing spelled with a "G?" Or do I need a separate thread to ask that?
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Post by rockhopper on Aug 30, 2016 14:40:54 GMT -5
3. Health hazards from diving for a dig
Daughter sprained her sternoclavicular joint (the joint between the sternum and the clavicle) while diving for a ball in high school. SC joints can also dislocate which can be a life threatening situation if it is a posterior dislocation. A sprained SC joint is usually a crushing injury and is commonly seen seen in football.
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Post by durtpile on Aug 30, 2016 15:00:33 GMT -5
How are the girls able to study after all the scrapes and bruises from practice? Me, I couldn't function if I had a toothache. Caused by gnashing your teeth. The only volleyball injury that affects both players and fans. P. S. Why is gnashing spelled with a "G?" Or do I need a separate thread to ask that? gnash (v.) early 15c. variant of Middle English gnasten "to grind the teeth together" in rage, sorrow, or menace (early 14c.), perhaps from Old Norse gnasta, gnista "to gnash the teeth Guess you will have to ask an Old Norseman. If you live in or near Minnesota, you could start with the Vikings?
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