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Post by slxpress on Jul 23, 2024 10:04:21 GMT -5
Thank you! I don't need this in this thread. Go start another. I come here to get away from all the illiterate idiots elsewhere. Now they are here. ok let's pump the breaks a lil on the namecalling just because people don't align w your views I just want to point out I didn’t espouse a political view. jwvolley made a request that Texas turn blue for this election and I simply said it’s highly unlikely.
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Post by volleyguy on Jul 23, 2024 10:10:12 GMT -5
So clearly I do not follow the men’s side very closely, because I somehow did not realize Erik was on the men’s Olympic team coaching staff! Either in this thread or the SEC thread, someone posted a list of people associated with Texas (or the SEC) that were going to Paris. I think Erik was listed as the men's "team leader." I just remember not having a clue what the role would entail. The team leader is more of a coordinating role, not a coaching role. But every coach does it differently these days. The number of personnel that are allowed to be part of the Olympic travel group has expanded over the years with the addition of technical roles (Volleymetrics, etc), consulting roles (Marv Dunphy), etc. I imagine Erik will be doing a bit of coordinating and coaching.
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Post by slxpress on Jul 23, 2024 10:15:16 GMT -5
BTW, the best way to get the thread away from politics isn’t to make posts decrying them. It’s to post something that starts discussion about the volleyball team. hookem1 made a post about the upcoming lineup, and nobody bothered to chime in. Why? Because it doesn’t seem at this point there’s much to discuss other than setter.
I assume Elliott will experiment some with some kind of two setter rotation, and if so, things get more interesting. But other than that it seems likely it’s going to be Skinner/Wenaas for 6 rotations, Singletary/Ames, with Singletary serving, Rutherford for 3 rotations, Halter as libero, and Akana as DS.
Once we see the orange white scrimmage we can have some more speculation, and then the season begins with Minnesota and Wisconsin. It seems crazy we’re in the third year of a big recruiting class and the only one who has seen meaningful time so far is Halter. Singletary will have every chance to be a star this year, and I anticipate her doing so, but how much of Kahahawai, Helmers, Byrd, Tomkinson, et al will we see? How much of Emerick?
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Post by katn on Jul 23, 2024 10:29:31 GMT -5
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Post by eyeroll2021 on Jul 23, 2024 10:31:06 GMT -5
Either in this thread or the SEC thread, someone posted a list of people associated with Texas (or the SEC) that were going to Paris. I think Erik was listed as the men's "team leader." I just remember not having a clue what the role would entail. The team leader is more of a coordinating role, not a coaching role. But every coach does it differently these days. The number of personnel that are allowed to be part of the Olympic travel group has expanded over the years with the addition of technical roles (Volleymetrics, etc), consulting roles (Marv Dunphy), etc. I imagine Erik will be doing a bit of coordinating and coaching. From what I saw during the men's VNL, Erik's main job was to hit the challenge buzzer. (Jk I'm sure he contributes in other ways, but literally during the match that was his job)
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Post by stevehorn on Jul 23, 2024 11:28:03 GMT -5
BTW, the best way to get the thread away from politics isn’t to make posts decrying them. It’s to post something that starts discussion about the volleyball team. hookem1 made a post about the upcoming lineup, and nobody bothered to chime in. Why? Because it doesn’t seem at this point there’s much to discuss other than setter. I assume Elliott will experiment some with some kind of two setter rotation, and if so, things get more interesting. But other than that it seems likely it’s going to be Skinner/Wenaas for 6 rotations, Singletary/Ames, with Singletary serving, Rutherford for 3 rotations, Halter as libero, and Akana as DS. Once we see the orange white scrimmage we can have some more speculation, and then the season begins with Minnesota and Wisconsin. It seems crazy we’re in the third year of a big recruiting class and the only one who has seen meaningful time so far is Halter. Singletary will have every chance to be a star this year, and I anticipate her doing so, but how much of Kahahawai, Helmers, Byrd, Tomkinson, et al will we see? How much of Emerick? I think you're combining two classes in your last paragraph. The scholarship players in the 2022 recruiting class are Kahahawai, Singletray, and Halter. The others you mentioned (plus Bunton and Swindle) are 2023 recruits going into their second season.
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Post by jwvolley on Jul 23, 2024 11:47:56 GMT -5
ok let's pump the breaks a lil on the namecalling just because people don't align w your views I just want to point out I didn’t espouse a political view. jwvolley made a request that Texas turn blue for this election and I simply said it’s highly unlikely. (I said take another step in that direction, not that it actually happen this cycle)
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Post by eotexas5 on Jul 23, 2024 12:08:34 GMT -5
I just want to point out I didn’t espouse a political view. jwvolley made a request that Texas turn blue for this election and I simply said it’s highly unlikely. (I said take another step in that direction, not that it actually happen this cycle) we've been getting closer and closer with each election and now there's an incredibly unpopular republican incumbent so we'll see! spirit of ann richards guide us!!!!!
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Post by hornshouse23 on Jul 23, 2024 12:26:45 GMT -5
This is what I found Team Leader - Serve as primary point of contact and liaison between the USOPC and National Governing Bodies before, during and after the Games Which marginally helps. Seems like a general support staff style role. Sully's there for the vibes and a kwuh-san' 😎 I would go to Paris with Sully, and specifically, and someone else generically. For the sights, one in particular
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Post by hornfanaustin on Jul 23, 2024 12:30:57 GMT -5
The team leader is more of a coordinating role, not a coaching role. But every coach does it differently these days. The number of personnel that are allowed to be part of the Olympic travel group has expanded over the years with the addition of technical roles (Volleymetrics, etc), consulting roles (Marv Dunphy), etc. I imagine Erik will be doing a bit of coordinating and coaching. From what I saw during the men's VNL, Erik's main job was to hit the challenge buzzer. (Jk I'm sure he contributes in other ways, but literally during the match that was his job) He said in "coaches corner" that since the men's game use the very sophisticated motion and fault system (better than Hawkeye), that the mens' game isn't about kills but tooling off hands. The players know that the cameras will catch touches very well and so that's their main focus of attacks.
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Post by katn on Jul 23, 2024 12:42:01 GMT -5
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Post by utvbfan on Jul 23, 2024 13:50:42 GMT -5
(I said take another step in that direction, not that it actually happen this cycle) we've been getting closer and closer with each election and now there's an incredibly unpopular republican incumbent so we'll see! spirit of ann richards guide us!!!!! More politics. Great
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Post by Longhorn20 on Jul 23, 2024 14:07:50 GMT -5
This is like the 10th edition of a lineup I’ve made/thought about, but I keep going back and forth on the 5-1/6-2.
To me, the biggest thing we lose in the 6-2 is Akana, but what if we had her serve for a middle now that O’Neal is gone? I really think Wenaas is better when allowed to play 6ro so I think we’ll see that from her this year.
L1: Skinner L2: Wenaas M1: Singletary M2: Ames (Akana serving) S/Opp: Carlson/Rutherford S/Opp: Swindle/Kahahawai L: Halter
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Post by hookem1 on Jul 23, 2024 14:17:20 GMT -5
This is like the 10th edition of a lineup I’ve made/thought about, but I keep going back and forth on the 5-1/6-2. To me, the biggest thing we lose in the 6-2 is Akana, but what if we had her serve for a middle now that O’Neal is gone? I really think Wenaas is better when allowed to play 6ro so I think we’ll see that from her this year. L1: Skinner L2: Wenaas M1: Singletary M2: Ames (Akana serving) S/Opp: Carlson/Rutherford S/Opp: Swindle/Kahahawai L: Halter Interesting to see another thought! It’s been a while since we’ve run a two setter option it would be different to see. I would prefer more of a situational double or single sub but would be open to mixing up lineups in the scrimmage and exhibition to experiment and see how both work. 100% agree on Wenaas, I think she is primed to take a step up and play six rotations. We’ve seen her pass well at Minnesota, it’s just about getting comfortable with it again.
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Post by hornshouse23 on Jul 23, 2024 14:25:22 GMT -5
Someone remind me. Do we lose the back row attack in a 6-2?
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