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Post by ManapuaSurprise on Jan 26, 2024 23:13:02 GMT -5
At what point exactly during the serve can players switch out of rotation? Is it after the toss, after the hit, or...? After the ball is contacted on the serve. interesting.. i def see people moving before the contact
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Post by volleysota on Jan 26, 2024 23:14:58 GMT -5
After the ball is contacted on the serve. interesting.. i def see people moving before the contact They can start moving before contact, they just can't overlap until contact
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Post by JT on Jan 27, 2024 0:03:05 GMT -5
interesting.. i def see people moving before the contact They can start moving before contact, they just can't overlap until contact Also, the refs allow some slop (whether they should or not).
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Post by hornfanaustin on Jan 27, 2024 23:21:34 GMT -5
They're called "kneepads", but yet it seems 90% of the players have them below the knee.
Why? Do they protect the knew from that position? Is it just plain gravity?
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Post by jayj79 on Jan 28, 2024 8:57:09 GMT -5
They're called "kneepads", but yet it seems 90% of the players have them below the knee.
Why? Do they protect the knew from that position? Is it just plain gravity?
Found this explanation online: I'm fairly sure that the players that have been playing volleyball for years know more about what knee pad placement works best for them than I (a person who has never played competitive vb beyond gym class and casual backyard family games) do, so I'm not going to dispute them.
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Post by hornfanaustin on Jan 28, 2024 9:33:18 GMT -5
They're called "kneepads", but yet it seems 90% of the players have them below the knee.
Why? Do they protect the knew from that position? Is it just plain gravity?
Found this explanation online: I'm fairly sure that the players that have been playing volleyball for years know more about what knee pad placement works best for them than I (a person who has never played competitive vb beyond gym class and casual backyard family games) do, so I'm not going to dispute them. Thanks for the research. I guess my question should have been better asked:
"By having the kneepads below the knee, does it actually protect them as they dive on the floor?"
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Post by jayj79 on Jan 28, 2024 9:43:21 GMT -5
I guess my question should have been better asked: "By having the kneepads below the knee, does it actually protect them as they dive on the floor?" my guess is that yes, it provides adequate protection, else they wouldn't wear them. Sitting at the top of the lower leg, even if they aren't directly on the knee, would provide enough of a buffer to absorb the impact of the dive. Again, just speculation, as I haven't personally worn them nor have I attempted to dive on the floor
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Post by badgercard on Jan 28, 2024 15:03:04 GMT -5
I guess my question should have been better asked: "By having the kneepads below the knee, does it actually protect them as they dive on the floor?" my guess is that yes, it provides adequate protection, else they wouldn't wear them. Sitting at the top of the lower leg, even if they aren't directly on the knee, would provide enough of a buffer to absorb the impact of the dive. Again, just speculation, as I haven't personally worn them nor have I attempted to dive on the floor when a player dives most of the ground-body contact is right below the knees- and as a player who got constant shin floor burns from diving with my knee pads ON my knees, i eventually moved them down and it’s much smoother- diving and getting up quicker.
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Post by staticb on Jan 29, 2024 23:17:47 GMT -5
I read that CoEd volleyball is actually the most played type of volleyball among adults. Why is there not CoEd Volleyball in the Olympics? (Either Indoor or Beach)
We have mixed-doubles in tennis, we had mixed events in swimming, cycling, triathlon, judo, etc. Shouldn't volleyball be a natural?
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Post by c4ndlelight on Jan 30, 2024 1:59:05 GMT -5
I read that CoEd volleyball is actually the most played type of volleyball among adults. Why is there not CoEd Volleyball in the Olympics? (Either Indoor or Beach) We have mixed-doubles in tennis, we had mixed events in swimming, cycling, triathlon, judo, etc. Shouldn't volleyball be a natural? I don't think there's a lot of appetite to see a female setter trying to block Leon.
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Post by bigdfromla on Jan 30, 2024 2:28:20 GMT -5
Why don't women's college volleyball players sit on their benches during games as they do in basketball and every other sport? It looks stupid to see them all standing there at the end of the bench, as countless empty bench seats are there, unused. Let them sit. They are not in the game. They can get up when they enter and sit when they come off the court. This has never made sense to me.
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Post by mikegarrison on Jan 30, 2024 7:00:10 GMT -5
Why don't women's college volleyball players sit on their benches during games as they do in basketball and every other sport? At every football game I see a lot of players standing on the sidelines. At every baseball or softball game, I see a lot of players standing (or leaning on the rail) in the dugout.
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Post by rogero1 on Jan 30, 2024 8:01:54 GMT -5
I read that CoEd volleyball is actually the most played type of volleyball among adults. Why is there not CoEd Volleyball in the Olympics? (Either Indoor or Beach) We have mixed-doubles in tennis, we had mixed events in swimming, cycling, triathlon, judo, etc. Shouldn't volleyball be a natural? There has been attempts to include CoEd volleyball at the US Open, but there has been limited interest (& barely enough teams for a tournament when there has been a tourney). I have never seen any of the top players play CoEd at that event. CoEd volleyball is strictly a US thing as there are no CoEd volleyball leagues elsewhere in the world. FIVB does not even address CoEd play in their rules book. There used to be a CoEd pro league (IVA) in the US with Wilt Chamberlain playing way back in the mid-1970's. The league had the women setting and digging while the men hit and blocked on a men's height net.
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Post by WI FIB on Jan 30, 2024 9:26:30 GMT -5
Why don't women's college volleyball players sit on their benches during games as they do in basketball and every other sport? It looks stupid to see them all standing there at the end of the bench, as countless empty bench seats are there, unused. Let them sit. They are not in the game. They can get up when they enter and sit when they come off the court. This has never made sense to me. They *can* sit. But they are allowed to stand at the end of the bench, ostensibly to stay warm, stretch, etc. Basketball players also often stand, as do football and baseball players, so not sure this is a great example.
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Post by vbman100 on Jan 30, 2024 20:47:52 GMT -5
Will Kevin Hambly lead Stanford to another title?
Is The Miracle Season a decent volleyball movie?
Will Northwestern hire a new head coach before the 2024 season begins?
Does anyone have nice things to say about Ping Cao?
Admittedly, these are somewhat topical, so when someone digs up this thread in 5 years, they’ll look at this and wonder what the H I am asking about.
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