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Post by Scipio Aemilianus on Mar 25, 2018 10:14:51 GMT -5
A lot of teams such as UNC do not promote or allow their redshirt athletes around the team during their recovery period. Why the hell would they do this??? I know there's probably a couple reasons but they seem like terrible reasons to me..
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2018 11:11:53 GMT -5
Mainly for recovery reasons. Some players who have symptoms that need rest are encouraged to do that and not be around chaotic and loud practices. Some players are allowed to be involved but it’s not the same as actually participating. Also, travel is a factor. Some schools like UNC only allow 13-15 players to travel to away matches due to expenses and availability. This normally means redshirt players stay behind. I think the negatives do outway the positives of this approach but I know the coaches or programs that do this must have a beneficial reason for it. Someone else may also have some insight.
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Post by chancelucky on Mar 25, 2018 11:13:29 GMT -5
A concussion is essentially a shaking of the brain that doesn't immediately re-settle into what we think of as a "stable" level. Head injury victims can be very sensitized to bright lights, loud noises, and high motion, high activity environments. Being around this sort of thing arguably re-aggravates the injury. Depending on the nature of the head injury, even something like watching and tracking multiple volleyballs in play can make things worse. Some people recommend isolation. Others recommend a gradual, but very structured, return to activity. I don't think anyone thinks going to a big venue with bright lights, yelling, or going through airport and strange environments, is a great way to treat a head injury.
One big change in the women's game is that there are more and more players who now play with their heads above the net and the ball is moving much faster at less predictable angles at players who are less than three feet from where the ball is at maximum velocity. Bigger players also mean less empty space on the floor on out of system balls, thus more stray knees, elbows, etc.
What happened with Haley Hodson at Stanford and Julia Scoles at UNC is not an isolated story. It maybe something that needs to be addressed by the sport. IN the meantime, we know surprisingly little about diagnosing and treating concussions, brain injuries, etc. as a medical matter.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2018 11:18:24 GMT -5
And one bong to note is Scoles didn’t have one concussion. She had multiple. She had one over the summer and was reinjured the first match of the season. That can be scary for anyone’s health
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2018 18:49:49 GMT -5
For anyone wanting to know the future of the Heels given the string of exits, here is some of the recruits I know Sagula has managed to get verbal commitments from. I’m sure there is more but these are the ones I know of and I’m sure more will be added.
2019: Olivia Diaz L/DS. Karenna Wurl. L/DS. Parker Austin. OH. Skyy Howard MB/OH
2020: Kaya Merkler. MH Sophie Fischer. MH. Sydney Reed. OH/DS
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Post by ProfessorPlum on Mar 29, 2018 8:04:46 GMT -5
Has Evans seen the court this spring or still rehabbing?
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Post by v0lley11 on Mar 29, 2018 12:10:06 GMT -5
There is going to be news coming out of Chapel Hill in the next week or two... stay tuned.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2018 18:34:23 GMT -5
Has Evans seen the court this spring or still rehabbing? Nope. Evans still sidelined from what I hear. Don’t know what news is coming. Need some good but after the past few weeks it seems to be the opposite
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Post by maɡˈnōlēə on Mar 29, 2018 18:53:36 GMT -5
There is going to be news coming out of Chapel Hill in the next week or two... stay tuned. Jesus. More news? My heart can't take anymore. Did anyone verify if Gavin did indeed go to TN?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2018 19:02:19 GMT -5
Watt is at Tennessee. Everyone went to UT except Paula Giles and of course Sagula.
Evans was at the scrimmage tonight at High Point. Fields was dressed out. I didn’t go but did see a pic somewhere.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2018 19:03:31 GMT -5
There is going to be news coming out of Chapel Hill in the next week or two... stay tuned. Before or after spring season? The foreign tour is coming up as well.
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Post by digitup on Mar 30, 2018 8:17:35 GMT -5
The only surprise in all of the coaching changes at Carolina, was Tyler leaving to go join Eve at Tennessee. Those looking at the program can't be surprised that Eve would take a head job in the SEC. Who wouldn't. The only surprise (if you want to call it one), is that Tyler left. All things considered however, is that they pay a ton more than Carolina. If there were other reasons for his departure it's nothing I am privy to. As far as Watt is concerned, there is no surprise there at all. He was a volunteer at Carolina to a paid position at Tennessee. I would have other worries for he and Eve if he didn't go (no matter what the capacity). I am more surprised that Eve was able to hire him, but have no issues that she did. Again, the only questionable departure (if you want to call it that), is why Tyler left. Not sure if there is much there either.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2018 8:54:24 GMT -5
I agree about Eve. Eve has done an amazing job at helping Sagula build the program to reach national level. Hopefully, it will remain and rebuild to be the national level it was in prior years before injury hit. I was surprised that she managed to snag both Tyler and Watt from UNC. I know that coaches do tend to pull their coworkers with them, but I was surprised that Tyler left instead of stepping up to take Eve's position. I wish them all well and hope UT ill be a good fit. I wonder who Sagula will find as this year's graduate volunteer assistant to add on with Schall and Clements since he used that to supplement the team. Hartley was a great fit, maybe he can find another one.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2018 22:20:46 GMT -5
Can’t give my source, but Evans is done with volleyball, she is medically retiring. Fields is working her way back and is expected to contribute this fall. However, as stated earlier in the thread, there is a lot of big time news rolling out of Chapel Hill the next few weeks. Some will be good and some not so much. Seems like the Tar Heels will be hitting the reboot button. Still a lot of promise.
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Post by maɡˈnōlēə on Apr 2, 2018 23:16:26 GMT -5
Oh boy, I'm already speculating.
Shame one of my homegrown teams is having so much disruption. I guess it happens to the best of them.
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