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Post by spikerthemovie on Nov 17, 2021 23:15:23 GMT -5
Wowza! That’s really cool to even make her list. I’ve seen her get talked about in a lot of other team threads on here. Particularly Stanford, Nebraska, and Texas. Stanford fans determined that their WBB head coach would not be interested in letting Mendelson play two sports, so I guess that makes sense why they aren’t on her top 4 list. Does anyone know much about gopher WBB? They must have an available scholarship and are willing to let her be a two-sport athlete if she’s considering Minnesota. They have their best-ever recruiting class in 2022 but they do need posts. It's tricky to determine with all the extra years but they have 5-6 seniors and grad students right now and I believe there are 4 incoming.
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Post by gopherhim on Nov 17, 2021 23:31:03 GMT -5
Wowza! That’s really cool to even make her list. I’ve seen her get talked about in a lot of other team threads on here. Particularly Stanford, Nebraska, and Texas. Stanford fans determined that their WBB head coach would not be interested in letting Mendelson play two sports, so I guess that makes sense why they aren’t on her top 4 list. Does anyone know much about gopher WBB? They must have an available scholarship and are willing to let her be a two-sport athlete if she’s considering Minnesota. They have their best-ever recruiting class in 2022 but they do need posts. It's tricky to determine with all the extra years but they have 5-6 seniors and grad students right now and I believe there are 4 incoming. Ooohh. Best ever WBB recruiting class plus a damn fine VB recruiting class must look enticing to her. Nebraska and Texas VB recruiting classes are always strong of course too. Here’s to hoping that the idea of playing with her U18 national teammates Wucherer and Choboy would be a B1G perk for her.
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Post by Fight On! on Nov 17, 2021 23:36:31 GMT -5
I thought I read somewhere that Crowl was listed at Opp/MB. Can someone tell me how much time she played at MB? I am just wondering, if that is another player to consider next season who could possibly contribute to that position. A lefty middle? ?? I do not recall ever seeing Crowl play MB. A lefty as an MB is no big deal. A lefty as an MH? Unlikely. Aren’t there plenty more lefty OHs than lefty MBs out there?
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Post by vollem on Nov 17, 2021 23:45:20 GMT -5
Does anyone know much about gopher WBB? They must have an available scholarship and are willing to let her be a two-sport athlete if she’s considering Minnesota. All I know is the Blanket Lady's origin story has to do with WBB in the state of Minnesota and she's actually a badass. I only have one crummy video from 2018 that, thankfully, is funny knowing she's okay: She'd be a tremendous get. The fact she reclassified is interesting -- same class as Booth. I thought Texas was hot on her trail though.
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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Nov 18, 2021 7:34:19 GMT -5
I do not recall ever seeing Crowl play MB. A lefty as an MB is no big deal. A lefty as an MH? Unlikely. Aren’t there plenty more lefty OHs than lefty MBs out there? Lefty OH's yes Lefty MH's no. I was making the distinction between being a Middle Hitter and a Middle Blocker.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2021 8:18:19 GMT -5
Was Miyabe honored last season as well?
I would assume so, and yet she came back. So, that still leaves the door cracked open for Myers, despite anything on social media. People can be talked into things.
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Post by gopherhim on Nov 18, 2021 9:56:10 GMT -5
I see Myers will be coaching MN Select 15-1s with Vicki Swenson this season.
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Post by hrothgar on Nov 18, 2021 11:25:33 GMT -5
As I left-handed VB novice, I'd like to learn what's wrong with having a left-hander in the Middle. Will someone please explain? Being left-handed can be an advantage in some sports.
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Post by oldnewbie on Nov 18, 2021 11:45:21 GMT -5
As I left-handed VB novice, I'd like to learn what's wrong with having a left-hander in the Middle. Will someone please explain? Being left-handed can be an advantage in some sports. A left-hander cannot run a slide step to the right, which is big part of any modern 5-1. If you ran exclusively in a 6-2, it is doable.
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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Nov 18, 2021 12:23:13 GMT -5
As I left-handed VB novice, I'd like to learn what's wrong with having a left-hander in the Middle. Will someone please explain? Being left-handed can be an advantage in some sports. A left-hander cannot run a slide step to the right, which is big part of any modern 5-1. If you ran exclusively in a 6-2, it is doable. When I talked to a former B1G TEN coach about it he also mentioned that there can be timing and set location issues with a lefty middle. My guess is that you have the ball coming "into your swing" if you can understand what I mean. With a righty the moves along the path of your swing giving you more opportunity to make contact. Also on a quick set the setter is taking up space that the middle would also need to occupy. imo
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Post by volleyball303 on Nov 18, 2021 17:37:40 GMT -5
Maybe unpopular opinion but I don’t see Booth having success at the top level of the Big 10. I have heard people call her the next H Washington since she arrived in Colorado and I just don’t see it. Time will tell but unfortunately I don’t see Minnesota middle issues being solved in the next couple years. I am sure by her Junior year the Minnesota coaches will have her at the top level of the Big but don’t expect it for a few years.
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Post by hrothgar on Nov 18, 2021 17:44:36 GMT -5
I'm probably showing my complete ignorance, but why not run a slide step to the left with a left-hander? (Baseball infields are biased toward right-handers, bec. 1st base is to the right, but VB floors are neutral in layout, aren't they?) Has anyone ever put together a VB team of all left-handers? Would that discombobulate a team of right-handers, as it sometimes does to right-handers in tennis? I love VB, but I also wonder about possible revolutionary moves. Sorry to bore those knowledgeable about the sport.
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Post by zero-rotation outside hitter on Nov 18, 2021 20:09:37 GMT -5
I'm probably showing my complete ignorance, but why not run a slide step to the left with a left-hander? (Baseball infields are biased toward right-handers, bec. 1st base is to the right, but VB floors are neutral in layout, aren't they?) Has anyone ever put together a VB team of all left-handers? Would that discombobulate a team of right-handers, as it sometimes does to right-handers in tennis? I love VB, but I also wonder about possible revolutionary moves. Sorry to bore those knowledgeable about the sport. Fun questions. I've too thought about what an all-lefty team might be able to accomplish (with maybe having a righty playing on the left side as the "opposite.") But there are just so few L-handed middles that even if they did have a couple who were good enough to start on a DI team, for example, I expect it would be really discombobulating even for the team of lefties! It would be unlikely up to that point that they would have done anything similar (as far as getting lots of reps in a system like that) leading up to college. As far as running a slide on the left side with a left-handed middle, in theory it could work, but usually the setter lines up on the right side, and there is always outside hitter playing in the front row on the left. The reason a slide works usually is because when the setter is front row, the middle can run behind her and hit on the right. This splits the block nicely between right and left sides. The middle could technically run a slide with the right side hitter in the front row (when setter is back row), but then the R-sided hitter would have to run a crossing pattern or something and hit out of the middle. That's definitely something that gets tricky for opposing defenses, but generally when the right-sided hitter is in the front row, the middle hitter will tend to hit quicks out of the middle. I hope this doesn't confuse things for you further.
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Post by gopherhim on Nov 18, 2021 20:35:50 GMT -5
If I had a team of only lefties I think I would just have the setter and opposite play on the left (i.e., setter back setting to the left/facing the right pin). Then your lefty middle could run a slide—to the left! Mirror image volleyball. Kinda fun/strange to picture that team playing against a “traditional” team.
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Post by wcdiggs on Nov 18, 2021 20:39:14 GMT -5
If I had a team of only lefties I think I would just have the setter and opposite play on the left (i.e., setter back setting to the left/facing the right pin). Then your lefty middle could run a slide—to the left! Mirror image volleyball. Kinda fun/strange to picture that team playing against a “traditional” team. A coach I work with actually did this!! Had three left-handed middles, so they ran the setter from area 5 and area 4
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