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Jul 14, 2020 18:06:54 GMT -5
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Post by jayvolleypro on Jul 14, 2020 18:06:54 GMT -5
I will never forget those LSU squads of the early 90's which featured dynamic hitters Nyla Shepherd and Monique Adams.
Great interview with Tonya, bring in those 2022s and 2023s lol
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Post by hornfanaustin on Jul 15, 2020 13:06:19 GMT -5
Is this in Gregory? I don't know since they built them a full court and half court inside the football stadium a few years ago.
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Post by horns1 on Jul 15, 2020 14:03:29 GMT -5
Pretty sure that's the team locker room in the relatively new volleyball practice facility on the North end of the football stadium, not Gregory Gymnasium.
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Jul 15, 2020 14:29:46 GMT -5
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Post by texastothehouse15 on Jul 15, 2020 14:29:46 GMT -5
Is this in Gregory? I don't know since they built them a full court and half court inside the football stadium a few years ago.
🤣 I actually was zooming in on the lockers to see if I can see any names on them. I'm just really curious to see how this roster is going to look in 2020
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Post by texastothehouse15 on Jul 15, 2020 15:58:36 GMT -5
Not sure if this affects Texas volleyball in any way but this is big news
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Post by stevehorn on Jul 15, 2020 18:32:51 GMT -5
Not sure if this affects Texas volleyball in any way but this is big news If an article that I just read is accurate, this rule does not apply to women's volleyball. The article states that it only applies to partial scholarship sports which means that it wouldn't apply to headcount scholarship sports such as women's volleyball. However since I believe men's volleyball is a partial scholarship sport, it should apply to it.
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Post by hornfanaustin on Jul 15, 2020 19:17:13 GMT -5
Not sure if this affects Texas volleyball in any way but this is big news If an article that I just read is accurate, this rule does not apply to women's volleyball. The article states that it only applies to partial scholarship sports which means that it wouldn't apply to headcount scholarship sports such as women's volleyball. However since I believe men's volleyball is a partial scholarship sport, it should apply to it. I read it as scholarship relief for those teams that had their season cut short and also gave an extra year of eligibility, as well as partial head count sports.
Baseball and softball teams are bulging right now with transfers and true freshmen.
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Post by stevehorn on Jul 15, 2020 20:15:03 GMT -5
If an article that I just read is accurate, this rule does not apply to women's volleyball. The article states that it only applies to partial scholarship sports which means that it wouldn't apply to headcount scholarship sports such as women's volleyball. However since I believe men's volleyball is a partial scholarship sport, it should apply to it. I read it as scholarship relief for those teams that had their season cut short and also gave an extra year of eligibility, as well as partial head count sports.
Baseball and softball teams are bulging right now with transfers and true freshmen.
The article I read didn't read that way. It read as if this was a permanent change since much of the article was talking about it's impact on future recruiting. I'm sure more clarification will be out in the next few days.
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Post by joplin on Jul 17, 2020 20:34:58 GMT -5
I re-watched the NCAA match against Louisville, and I am not someone who places the blame squarely on Elliot’s shoulders. I do think he has done a good job, and I do believe this match was an outlier.
Louisville, in my opinion, is a lower top 40 program, they play a very frenetic style, and occasionally even less capable teams can get hot and beat a better team. And they did deserve to win the match. Texas is clearly a top 5 program, but very few would argue (despite the number of final four appearances) there could be a greater number of championships. Texas will always have one of the top 5 rosters in any given season. With that being said, I also feel that Texas will remain in a holding pattern until real changes in training are made.
I don’t know what coach is responsible for training a specific skill, but I would be curious to know who trains passing and setting. These aspects appear to be the primary causes for their lack of success at the final four, and until changes are made to improve those areas, they will continue to see the same results.
As a passing team, I think that the systems they have use lack refinement, given the length of athletes they have recruited they have failed in adapting their systems and training methods to help those athletes accel as passers. I think changing the starting position for some the passers would be a good place to start.
I also think they can do a better job of developing setters. I am not sure who’s department this is, but I don’t recall any setter in the past decade that had above average footwork, most lacked the accuracy to really manage the offense. Recruiting a better setting prospect necessarily guarantees a better outcome over their four years. Cabello will likely provide a bigger block, but I think initially she is likely to struggle with motility especially changing directions and squaring under the ball in faster transition situations. Time will tell.
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Post by flatcityfan on Jul 18, 2020 8:15:53 GMT -5
With that being said, I also feel that Texas will remain in a holding pattern until real changes in training are made. I don’t know what coach is responsible for training a specific skill, but I would be curious to know who trains passing and setting. These aspects appear to be the primary causes for their lack of success at the final four, and until changes are made to improve those areas, they will continue to see the same results. This is a delicate question that has been broached a few times without much response, and I am glad you brought it up again. If there is anyone on VT with good information on the subject, do tell. The Texas website specifically cites Elliot and Johnson as recruiting specialists (where they most certainly display genius). It goes on to state that Johnson handles outside hitting (pretty genius there, too) and Sullivan works with middle blockers (another gold star) and liberos (hmmm...). I didn’t see anything about setting In my cursory reading, which makes me wonder if that is Elliot’s wheelhouse (purely speculation).
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Post by texastothehouse15 on Jul 18, 2020 8:47:13 GMT -5
With that being said, I also feel that Texas will remain in a holding pattern until real changes in training are made. I don’t know what coach is responsible for training a specific skill, but I would be curious to know who trains passing and setting. These aspects appear to be the primary causes for their lack of success at the final four, and until changes are made to improve those areas, they will continue to see the same results. This is a delicate question that has been broached a few times without much response, and I am glad you brought it up again. If there is anyone on VT with good information on the subject, do tell. The Texas website specifically cites Elliott and Johnson as recruiting specialists (where they most certainly display genius). It goes on to state that Johnson handles outside hitting (pretty genius there, too) and Sullivan works with middle blockers (another gold star) and liberos (hmmm...). I didn’t see anything about setting In my cursory reading, which makes me wonder if that is Elliott’s wheelhouse (purely speculation). I think setting is Elliots area. I know Sullivan is in charge of the defensive aspect of things such as passing, pass receive, liberos and all of that. Johnson and Elliot work on the outside hitters and Elliot is the mainstay in terms of blocking. He teaches the technique and the adjustments but as far as setting goes I am not completely sure like I am the rest of the positions
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Post by flatcityfan on Jul 18, 2020 11:21:49 GMT -5
[/quote]I think setting is Elliots area. I know Sullivan is in charge of the defensive aspect of things such as passing, pass receive, liberos and all of that. Johnson and Elliot work on the outside hitters and Elliot is the mainstay in terms of blocking. He teaches the technique and the adjustments but as far as setting goes I am not completely sure like I am the rest of the positions [/quote]
I have always kind of liked Sullivan’s intangibles—his energy and demeanor courtside are appealing. However, if the passing, serve receiving, liberos, and defense are his thing, then I have questions about his more tangible contributions.
Is there any way on Earth that Texas could haul a Salima Or Salima-esque coach into the equation?
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Post by eotexas5 on Jul 18, 2020 11:27:15 GMT -5
I re-watched the NCAA match against Louisville, and I am not someone who places the blame squarely on Elliot’s shoulders. I do think he has done a good job, and I do believe this match was an outlier. Louisville, in my opinion, is a lower top 40 program, they play a very frenetic style, and occasionally even less capable teams can get hot and beat a better team. And they did deserve to win the match. Texas is clearly a top 5 program, but very few would argue (despite the number of final four appearances) there could be a greater number of championships. Texas will always have one of the top 5 rosters in any given season. With that being said, I also feel that Texas will remain in a holding pattern until real changes in training are made. I don’t know what coach is responsible for training a specific skill, but I would be curious to know who trains passing and setting. These aspects appear to be the primary causes for their lack of success at the final four, and until changes are made to improve those areas, they will continue to see the same results. As a passing team, I think that the systems they have use lack refinement, given the length of athletes they have recruited they have failed in adapting their systems and training methods to help those athletes accel as passers. I think changing the starting position for some the passers would be a good place to start. I also think they can do a better job of developing setters. I am not sure who’s department this is, but I don’t recall any setter in the past decade that had above average footwork, most lacked the accuracy to really manage the offense. Recruiting a better setting prospect necessarily guarantees a better outcome over their four years. Cabello will likely provide a bigger block, but I think initially she is likely to struggle with motility especially changing directions and squaring under the ball in faster transition situations. Time will tell. So I know that folks love to throw the whole "Texas can't pass" thing around virtually everytime Texas does something good and/or bad. I get it. As a die-hard fan, I agree that the passing can definitely be better. What I don't understand is how Texas can get obliterated on this board for it's passing, yet teams like Wisconsin, who is among the best passing teams in the country, haven't won any championships either. They've had two of the best collegiate setters in the past few years, and now have one of the best to ever play middle. Does better passing automatically mean more championships? As far as setters, Texas hasn't had their main choice for setter come in and play since Hannah Allison. I believe Nicole Dalton was supposed to be the next best thing, but then she had her go with several hip surgeries, thus, thrusting Collins into the starting position. The same can be said for Shook. She had all the amateur accolades but I'm not sure what happened in college. I've been watching a lot of old matches, specifically with Shook, and it always looks like she's just uncomfortable out there. She QB'd an amazing SPVB team so one would imagine that would translate in college. In my opinion, she just doesn't look as smooth as Hilley, Lilley. It does seem like this year JE is putting the pieces together to address these issues with Iosia, Parra, and now hopefully O'Brien. I haven't been this excited for a Texas backrow since Heather Kisner was back there. If we're able to find a killer backrow with the combination of those three plus Peterson, this would only help Gabriel/Cabello tremendously. I would be worried for any team Texas faces.
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Post by eotexas5 on Jul 18, 2020 11:29:10 GMT -5
I think setting is Elliots area. I know Sullivan is in charge of the defensive aspect of things such as passing, pass receive, liberos and all of that. Johnson and Elliot work on the outside hitters and Elliot is the mainstay in terms of blocking. He teaches the technique and the adjustments but as far as setting goes I am not completely sure like I am the rest of the positions [/quote] I have always kind of liked Sullivan’s intangibles—his energy and demeanor courtside are appealing. However, if the passing, serve receiving, liberos, and defense are his thing, then I have questions about his more tangible contributions. Is there any way on Earth that Texas could haul a Salima Or Salima-esque coach into the equation?[/quote] "Appealing?" Have you ever watched Karch on the sidelines?!
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Jul 18, 2020 12:06:26 GMT -5
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Post by texastothehouse15 on Jul 18, 2020 12:06:26 GMT -5
I think setting is Elliots area. I know Sullivan is in charge of the defensive aspect of things such as passing, pass receive, liberos and all of that. Johnson and Elliot work on the outside hitters and Elliot is the mainstay in terms of blocking. He teaches the technique and the adjustments but as far as setting goes I am not completely sure like I am the rest of the positions I have always kind of liked Sullivan’s intangibles—his energy and demeanor courtside are appealing. However, if the passing, serve receiving, liberos, and defense are his thing, then I have questions about his more tangible contributions. Is there any way on Earth that Texas could haul a Salima Or Salima-esque coach into the equation?[/quote] "Appealing?" Have you ever watched Karch on the sidelines?![/quote] That's exactly the reason I was hoping the ncaa would allow volleyball to add an additional paid coach to the staff but it was denied☹ I was hoping Texas would be able to convince Salima to come out of retirement and join the staff. There is no doubt about the way she is able to develop setters into top tier players and brings out there full potential.
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