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Post by oldnewbie on Jan 12, 2024 16:47:51 GMT -5
My kid loved to play in Gregory as an opponent, loved the energy and loved nothing better than shutting up the crowd. Had zero trouble communicating defensive calls to teammates. Had some trouble hearing the coaches calls from the sideline, which frankly was not always a negative. Had individual success and some team success but little success in terms of match victories, as you would suspect. It's a new thing. Your kid would have had to play this season or halfway through last season to see the effect. Zoe Fleck is the one who spearheaded it, and now it's become something of a thing. Both. Didn't notice a huge difference. It has always been loud.
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Post by braque on Jan 12, 2024 19:03:17 GMT -5
When the ball is sort of meekly floating above the net , why do players so often just tap it back to the opponent rather than taking it back for a set and kill? Seems like they so often just can’t resist tapping it back.
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Post by austintatious on Jan 12, 2024 20:15:17 GMT -5
When the ball is sort of meekly floating above the net , why do players so often just tap it back to the opponent rather than taking it back for a set and kill? Seems like they so often just can’t resist tapping it back. Indecision. wait to long to back up a step and pass high to setter so they can get an approach. You can see it in their eyes
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Post by coachdavid on Jan 12, 2024 22:22:35 GMT -5
Why are lifetime banned coaches still coaching in Club Volleyball? Because some organizations were founded to help some coaches skirt around usav restrictions. And honestly they put on a better tournament than most usav regions so they draw quality teams and have desirable events.
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Post by why on Jan 13, 2024 16:09:14 GMT -5
Why are lifetime banned coaches still coaching in Club Volleyball? I'm assuming you have someone in mind. Everyone that has been banned and is still coaching comes to mind.
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Post by psuvbfan10 on Jan 13, 2024 16:13:39 GMT -5
I believe it was originally biq - for back row quick. In the men’s game it is a fast set in the middle. So it was the tempo that made it different. And when it's hit from behind the line from the right side it's called a.......D-ball? If so, why? Was a Red in the 80’s for Timmons
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Post by BigTenVball on Jan 13, 2024 17:39:27 GMT -5
Why as an R2 do we have to give the number of the player who contacted the net, but not the number of the player who committed center line violation? In USA, we just point and say "her". (well, not point but signal at them with hand)
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Post by vbman100 on Jan 13, 2024 23:15:04 GMT -5
Why as an R2 do we have to give the number of the player who contacted the net, but not the number of the player who committed center line violation? In USA, we just point and say "her". (well, not point but signal at them with hand) I’ve thought about this, but never asked. I assume it is because for a centerline violation, it is usually obvious who does it once you indicate the side. For a net violation, it could be one of usually 2, possibly three blockers, or on the other side, a hitter or setter.
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Post by hornfanaustin on Jan 14, 2024 0:09:13 GMT -5
It's a new thing. Your kid would have had to play this season or halfway through last season to see the effect. Zoe Fleck is the one who spearheaded it, and now it's become something of a thing. Both. Didn't notice a huge difference. It has always been loud. A twist to the original question, but based on your answer.
Did/Does crowd noise really affect the visiting players (at Gregory)?
90% of them say, "Oh, I didn't hear anything. When I'm playing, I zone out all noise"
A lot of bravado? But what if it's true?
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Post by oldnewbie on Jan 14, 2024 0:50:45 GMT -5
Both. Didn't notice a huge difference. It has always been loud. A twist to the original question, but based on your answer.
Did/Does crowd noise really affect the visiting players (at Gregory)?
90% of them say, "Oh, I didn't hear anything. When I'm playing, I zone out all noise"
A lot of bravado? But what if it's true?
It varies. When I played I was completely focused and literally didn't hear the crowd and completely ignored the other team as well (what they said, not what they did). My teammates would tell me about trash talk during the match, including things directly said to me, that I didn't even notice. Going by what my daughter says, she feeds off of the energy of the crowd and a loud opposing gym fires her up. Unlike me who didn't even notice it, she lives to quiet a road crowd and will play to the crowd. She doesn't talk a lot of smack but she does hear it and gets fired up by it. My opinion is that Gregory doesn't hurt most good opposing players much, if any, and may actually fire them up to play closer to their best, but that same energy keeps Texas playing with an edge, and if both teams are playing well, Texas almost always has the talent advantage to prevail.
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Post by hornfanaustin on Jan 16, 2024 18:50:38 GMT -5
This year, I noticed that in the 3rd round of the NCAA tournament, the host gym did not have to lay down the blue or red generic court over the original playing surface of the host gym. This was to give the remaining teams an even playing environment. I was reminded this watching the replay of Texas on the Stanford home court, which is really tough to see the lines.
What rule change by the NCAA this year that allowed home courts to stay "natural"?
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Post by 'hornsVB on Jan 17, 2024 17:01:38 GMT -5
Related to the discussion of loudness at Gregory, I've never understood how the players can hear a word the coaches say during timeouts, or how they can hear each other on the court, or hear the coaches from the sideline, while play is in progress. I and the person next to me almost have to shout in each other's ears to communicate. How is verbal communication even possible?
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Post by Not Me on Jan 17, 2024 19:36:43 GMT -5
This year, I noticed that in the 3rd round of the NCAA tournament, the host gym did not have to lay down the blue or red generic court over the original playing surface of the host gym. This was to give the remaining teams an even playing environment. I was reminded this watching the replay of Texas on the Stanford home court, which is really tough to see the lines.
What rule change by the NCAA this year that allowed home courts to stay "natural"?
They are switching to Taraflex from Sport Court as the official flooring of the NCAA. Finals were played on Taraflex this year.
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Post by mikegarrison on Jan 17, 2024 19:46:35 GMT -5
This year, I noticed that in the 3rd round of the NCAA tournament, the host gym did not have to lay down the blue or red generic court over the original playing surface of the host gym. This was to give the remaining teams an even playing environment. I was reminded this watching the replay of Texas on the Stanford home court, which is really tough to see the lines. What rule change by the NCAA this year that allowed home courts to stay "natural"?
They are switching to Taraflex from Sport Court as the official flooring of the NCAA. Finals were played on Taraflex this year. I just find it impossible to see the word Taraflex anymore without thinking of tomclen's observation that "that sounds like a porn name".
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Post by dizzydean on Jan 17, 2024 19:48:37 GMT -5
Why are lifetime banned coaches still coaching in Club Volleyball? Banned coaches are not allowed to coach at USAV tournaments, but I believe they are free to coach in their own gyms. I don’t think USAV can keep them from that.
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