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Post by txvballer on Sept 13, 2021 10:16:41 GMT -5
It's crazy how Jhenna is so much more comfortable setting the middle behind her as opposed to in front. I remember growing up, my coach would always tell me "set the hitter, not the ball." In that sometimes setters just set quick balls right up whereas you should be thinking, set the ball right to their hand. I feel like Jhenna gets a little jittery when setting Bri in the front but it's like just THROW it up there lol I thought ND did a great job at taking advantage of Gabriel's block (and lack thereof). It seems like it was almost a given that they were going to shift to hitting more line when Gabriel was in the front row. Also, I felt like both Arizona and ND had good, steady, consistent setters and liberos. I feel like this is key to being competitive in matches. You could tell both liberos and setters were playing really, really well against Texas. Gotta keep the serving pressure to get them out of system. It's hard to set Bri because she consistently overruns the setter; plus she requires a different tempo ball than a traditional quick, as her arm is so long. The task isn't as easy as people make it out to be for a setter that's 5'8 (on a good day).
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Post by txvbcoach on Sept 13, 2021 10:45:29 GMT -5
It's crazy how Jhenna is so much more comfortable setting the middle behind her as opposed to in front. I remember growing up, my coach would always tell me "set the hitter, not the ball." In that sometimes setters just set quick balls right up whereas you should be thinking, set the ball right to their hand. I feel like Jhenna gets a little jittery when setting Bri in the front but it's like just THROW it up there lol I thought ND did a great job at taking advantage of Gabriel's block (and lack thereof). It seems like it was almost a given that they were going to shift to hitting more line when Gabriel was in the front row. Also, I felt like both Arizona and ND had good, steady, consistent setters and liberos. I feel like this is key to being competitive in matches. You could tell both liberos and setters were playing really, really well against Texas. Gotta keep the serving pressure to get them out of system. It's hard to set Bri because she consistently overruns the setter; plus she requires a different tempo ball than a traditional quick, as her arm is so long. The task isn't as easy as people make it out to be for a setter that's 5'8 (on a good day). Yes and no. I've coached for years and for every hitter there's a sweet spot. if the setter is worth anything you just need to practice the connection. If my JV/Varsity setters (non D1) can do it then a top D1 setter should have no excuse. just get in the gym with her and figure it out.
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Post by hornshouse23 on Sept 13, 2021 11:17:04 GMT -5
It's hard to set Bri because she consistently overruns the setter; plus she requires a different tempo ball than a traditional quick, as her arm is so long. The task isn't as easy as people make it out to be for a setter that's 5'8 (on a good day). Yes and no. I've coached for years and for every hitter there's a sweet spot. if the setter is worth anything you just need to practice the connection. If my JV/Varsity setters (non D1) can do it then a top D1 setter should have no excuse. just get in the gym with her and figure it out. Right, setting Bri isn’t more difficult, it’s just different. And it’s about following the same routine and invest in reps. It doesn’t seem like that’s happening
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Post by slxpress on Sept 13, 2021 11:34:31 GMT -5
Well, it looked like something has been going on in that first set against Notre Dame. It feels like we should be seeing more of THAT.
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Post by longhorn9214 on Sept 13, 2021 15:14:16 GMT -5
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Post by basil on Sept 13, 2021 15:21:12 GMT -5
omg finally
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Post by stevehorn on Sept 13, 2021 15:41:00 GMT -5
About SKT? If so, probably in a Catch-22 situation where they might not have been able to talk about her until she was admitted (or didn't want to comment until then).
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Post by basil on Sept 13, 2021 15:52:44 GMT -5
About SKT? If so, probably in a Catch-22 situation where they might not have been able to talk about her until she was admitted (or didn't want to comment until then). no I meant we finally got a press conference (I complained about not having them earlier)
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Post by volleyaudience on Sept 13, 2021 15:52:50 GMT -5
A confident coach, who knows what he's doing, on top.
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Post by slxpress on Sept 13, 2021 16:03:31 GMT -5
Elliot reminds me of Belichick in terms of his facial expression, his body language, and the tone of his voice seem to indicate he is answering questions from the peasants who don't know anything about volleyball, but this is part of his job. Saban, too. Lots of coaches, for that matter. But Belichick is the one that comes to mind immediately.
He answered the Saige question for now. She hasn't been able to work with the team. She was just admitted last week. I guess there's a chance she could still make an impact this year, but that would be extremely challenging for her and for the team.
He talks about how aggressive the schedule has been thus far, but contextually it hasn't been tougher than anyone else for the most part. They only have the one road match, so in that sense it hasn't been as time consuming as it has for a lot of other clubs. On the other hand, Texas played farther into the season in the spring, as well as having a mini season in the fall, so from that perspective it's been more challenging on Texas than others.
It was funny to hear him mention the nine zones. Was there any doubt that many of the questioners had no idea what he was referring to?
I wish there were more of these. He's very good in these settings, even if it seems obvious he'd rather be someplace else.
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Post by diggerdive on Sept 13, 2021 16:11:50 GMT -5
A confident coach, who knows what he's doing, on top. 💯 I didn’t care much for him when he arrived at Texas - but he has changed (or I have?). Either way I like him now.
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Post by slxpress on Sept 13, 2021 16:24:57 GMT -5
A confident coach, who knows what he's doing, on top. 💯 I didn’t care much for him when he arrived at Texas - but he has changed (or I have?). Either way I like him now. I had a Mick Haley hangover for a while. But Elliot has created the most consistently winning program in college volleyball (currently). He's on a Bobby Bowden type run right now. I'm convinced he's going to put a few more national title notches on his belt.
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Post by diggerdive on Sept 13, 2021 16:26:19 GMT -5
💯 I didn’t care much for him when he arrived at Texas - but he has changed (or I have?). Either way I like him now. I had a Mick Haley hangover for a while. But Elliot has created the most consistently winning program in college volleyball (currently). He's on a Bobby Bowden type run right now. I'm convinced he's going to put a few more national title notches on his belt. I like you. Purely platonic. But if you play your cards right.
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Post by stanfordvb on Sept 13, 2021 17:16:31 GMT -5
Yes and no. I've coached for years and for every hitter there's a sweet spot. if the setter is worth anything you just need to practice the connection. If my JV/Varsity setters (non D1) can do it then a top D1 setter should have no excuse. just get in the gym with her and figure it out. Right, setting Bri isn’t more difficult, it’s just different. And it’s about following the same routine and invest in reps. It doesn’t seem like that’s happening Exactly. They’ve been together for 3 years now, the time to build a connection is long overdue, they should know each other like the back of their hands by now. It doesn’t matter how long her arms are or how short Gabriel is, every hitter is different and needs to be set in a way that best compliments their abilities. If Gabriel and butler haven’t found that yet it’s hard to keep hope that they will. Hopefully it’s a big focus for them in practice because butler can take over matches, but not if she can’t take a real swing on the ball
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Post by mln59 on Sept 13, 2021 19:05:18 GMT -5
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