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Post by brooselee on Oct 9, 2021 0:00:20 GMT -5
Robyn is old school. She ain’t spending a dime hiring some shrink to play mind games with her team. She will do the talking herself or let the players talk amongst themselves. Bringing in someone not connected to the team to tell the players how they should think is a little insulting IMHO.
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Post by wahinefan on Oct 9, 2021 0:06:44 GMT -5
Robyn is old school. She ain’t spending a dime hiring some shrink to play mind games with her team. She will do the talking herself or let the players talk amongst themselves. Bringing in someone not connected to the team to tell the players how they should think is a little insulting IMHO. She does not have to hire one. There has to be a Sports Psychology Professor at the University of Hawaii. Just have that person come in to talk with the players. |
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Post by noblesol on Oct 9, 2021 0:30:35 GMT -5
Very interesting match. UCSD doesn't seem like the typical Big West team but to be honest, I can't really figure out why. They have a couple of great freshman middles, and typically Big West teams are known for their back court defense than a big presence at the net. But Cal Poly and UCSB has had great middle tandems recently, and of course, Long Beach has a history of great middles. So it might be a perception bias on me, but it just didn't feel like a typical Big West match. But Hawaii did get outblocked in the match. UCSD had great pins and a fairly balanced attack. Just felt like a really solid all around team. So it might be a bit surprising they took so many loses in the preseason, but I guess that is attributed to the lost 2020 season. I think this is great prep for Hawaii against UCSB. UCSD was well balanced and Hawaii did a pretty good job keeping the hitters in check. Great seeing Wagoner rebound after that tough match against Fullerton. And it was good seeing Westerberg getting some time at the right. She didn't hit well, but you can see the power and potential behind her swings. I would like to see Ikenaga get a bit faster in her movement. She did great but there were a few balls she reached for that she could have gotten but got there just late. But I think as a freshman, she will continue to develop further and get better at getting those shots. This match is a reason I really like the Big West. Teams believe they can win against Hawaii and it's not a boring conference season. Obviously I want Hawaii to win, but good teams need to develop in order for the conference to get better. UCSD is well coached, but are young and a bit lacking of depth. The longer the match went the more it would favor Hawai'i. But if they'd have pulled ahead in that 3rd set, they'd have had a great shot at the upset.
Hawai'i got burned on their right tonight. Akana was ineffective hitting and blocking. Westerberg put up a better block but three kills, three errors, and some weak cross court shots into the waiting lap of the digger.
In the fourth set Hawai'i changed their rotation. Starting Igeide in the front. It gave them a good start to the set and Igeide was more effective.
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Post by bucky415 on Oct 9, 2021 0:42:41 GMT -5
I missed the game. What was the final score? Hawai'i won, 22-25, 25-17, 27-25, 25-21. |
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Post by babybacksets on Oct 9, 2021 0:42:55 GMT -5
Robyn is old school. She ain’t spending a dime hiring some shrink to play mind games with her team. She will do the talking herself or let the players talk amongst themselves. Bringing in someone not connected to the team to tell the players how they should think is a little insulting IMHO. That’s really a shame if you feel that way because the change in our Sports psychology approach is probably one of the reasons the US women’s won gold. |
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Post by After Dawn on Oct 9, 2021 0:55:18 GMT -5
What's the tiebreaker #1/#2 again? sets won/loss? h2h?
Looks like UCSB has the easiest remaining schedule of cp/uh/ucsb. Wagoner needs to show up big time in those matches.
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Post by defensivestud on Oct 9, 2021 1:14:14 GMT -5
Robyn is old school. She ain’t spending a dime hiring some shrink to play mind games with her team. She will do the talking herself or let the players talk amongst themselves. Bringing in someone not connected to the team to tell the players how they should think is a little insulting IMHO. This post clearly shows your ignorance on the positive benefits of a sports psychologist. First off your disrespect of referring to them as shrinks and playing mind games? You seriously have no clue what a sports psychologist does and have a skewed vision of the impact they make in sports programs. Ask many elite athletes about the positive benefits of having a sports psychologist. |
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Post by noblesol on Oct 9, 2021 1:38:02 GMT -5
Hawaii's biggest problem was a lack of production and blocking on their right, and some poor passing for stretches. And, in that first set, the home team definitely had the benefit of their home floor and fans, and the Wahine's unfamiliarity with the court and players across the net. But, Hawaii started to find their groove in the 2nd set. UCSD got on a roll in the 3rd set, but UH responded and Wagoner closed it with five kills near the end. In the fourth set UCSD starting server harder, deeper, and were going after Wagoner to try to slow her down. It seemed to work, as Wagoner's passing wasn't very good in the 4th set. But Ah Mow had also changed the starting rotation with Igeide starting in the front row instead of Williams, and Gong serving for Williams, which got them off to good start and Igeide went on a roll with six kills.
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Post by roy on Oct 9, 2021 2:14:17 GMT -5
UCSD is well coached, but are young and a bit lacking of depth. The longer the match went the more it would favor Hawai'i. But if they'd have pulled ahead in that 3rd set, they'd have had a great shot at the upset. Hawai'i got burned on their right tonight. Akana was ineffective hitting and blocking. Westerberg put up a better block but three kills, three errors, and some weak cross court shots into the waiting lap of the digger. In the fourth set Hawai'i changed their rotation. Starting Igeide in the front. It gave them a good start to the set and Igeide was more effective. Agree on a lot. Very well coached and young. They had 3 true freshman on the court and the only senior is their setter. In theory, they could return all of their hitters for next year. As I mentioned in a prior post, it's just a shame that all of these players got bottlenecked together. |
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Post by bucky415 on Oct 9, 2021 2:33:49 GMT -5
UCSD, after a tough start, is showing a lot of character in their transition to D1.
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Post by 2left on Oct 9, 2021 3:37:39 GMT -5
Hawaii's biggest problem was a lack of production and blocking on their right, and some poor passing for stretches. And, in that first set, the home team definitely had the benefit of their home floor and fans, and the Wahine's unfamiliarity with the court and players across the net. But, Hawaii started to find their groove in the 2nd set. UCSD got on a roll in the 3rd set, but UH responded and Wagoner closed it with five kills near the end. In the fourth set UCSD starting server harder, deeper, and were going after Wagoner to try to slow her down. It seemed to work, as Wagoner's passing wasn't very good in the 4th set. But Ah Mow had also changed the starting rotation with Igeide starting in the front row instead of Williams, and Gong serving for Williams, which got them off to good start and Igeide went on a roll with six kills. Speaking of Hawaii's problems on the right, I was thinking that Castaneda would look good in a Wahine uniform. Hawaii actually has three other would-have-been-our-right side hitters in Helvig and De Geode, but also Shaney Lipscomb, who is having a very good year at NMSU. |
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Post by toonscivb on Oct 9, 2021 5:31:14 GMT -5
at the 18-17 challenge call by UCSD on Ambers net touch. When the officials change the call, you can see number 5 on UCSD say a bad word to the Hawaii side. It looked like she said "you lying b*".
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Post by Seahawks 1972 on Oct 9, 2021 5:47:32 GMT -5
at the 18-17 challenge call by UCSD on Ambers net touch. When the officials change the call, you can see number 5 on UCSD say a bad word to the Hawaii side. It looked like she said "you lying b*". she should have said that to her teammate #5 when she said she didn't touch the ball in the 1st set. |
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Post by babybacksets on Oct 9, 2021 11:30:23 GMT -5
Hawaii's biggest problem was a lack of production and blocking on their right, and some poor passing for stretches. And, in that first set, the home team definitely had the benefit of their home floor and fans, and the Wahine's unfamiliarity with the court and players across the net. But, Hawaii started to find their groove in the 2nd set. UCSD got on a roll in the 3rd set, but UH responded and Wagoner closed it with five kills near the end. In the fourth set UCSD starting server harder, deeper, and were going after Wagoner to try to slow her down. It seemed to work, as Wagoner's passing wasn't very good in the 4th set. But Ah Mow had also changed the starting rotation with Igeide starting in the front row instead of Williams, and Gong serving for Williams, which got them off to good start and Igeide went on a roll with six kills. Speaking of Hawaii's problems on the right, I was thinking that Castaneda would look good in a Wahine uniform. Hawaii actually has three other would-have-been-our-right side hitters in Helvig and De Geode, but also Shaney Lipscomb, who is having a very good year at NMSU. I remember being really excited for Lipscomb when i saw her video. Slight of build but solid player from a good club. Wonder what happened there. |
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Post by medusa on Oct 9, 2021 14:00:36 GMT -5
Hawaii will have their first test of the three top teams in conference tonight. UCSD gave UH a pretty compatible match last night. Wagoner was the difference in the match last night. Opp postion last night have NO offense. Hope this will change tonight, they( UH ) will need all their best players on the court tonight or UH will not have a chance... IMO....
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