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Post by dbro1970 on Dec 23, 2023 21:33:47 GMT -5
As I said I don't think we have anyone who's assertive, proactive and can motivate the team in times of need. The choices are Robinson, Orzol, Frank and Smrek (CC is too passive and is more of a doer) with Charlie being a possibility as a freshman. The first four I mentioned don't seem to have the authority (they maybe ok with pep talks with one player) and are passive which isn't ideal for a championship contending team although they may surprise me. I did say Charlie is unlikely but if she impresses with her leadership such as showing assertiveness, proactive and motivating the team when down during spring and summer camps then she would have to parachute Devyn, Sarah, Julia or Anna as captain candidate that her teammates votes for her. That be cool if Charlie gave a death glare at someone for taking an unnecessary second ball. I don't think she will be here in Spring, and Summer is pretty much on the students own, coaches can't have much contact with the players. There will not be much time to get to know Charlie before a captains vote occurs.
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Post by badgersinsix on Dec 24, 2023 0:18:07 GMT -5
It be cool if she gets it but I think it's unlikely Charlie will be captain for next year although it could happen, maybe as a Sophomore though. I think it will be Smrek and Robinson. Orzol would need to either stay at libero or be the OH2, captains need to be on the floor since only captains can communicate with the R1 during the game. My money is on Franklin. Team captain and floor captain are separate things. Coach designates a floor captain on the lineup for every set, and they are the one that can communicate with R1. They can designate anyone in the starting lineup for that set, and they don’t have to be a team captain. If the floor captain is subbed out, coach designates an alternate captain from the players on the court.
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Post by vbln on Dec 24, 2023 2:16:29 GMT -5
Or Oz, Dev, Smrek, all original Badgers. i mean. i don't think that transferring makes you not a good candidate for captaincy. your first season somewhere new sure (looking at jCook & merritt beason) but sarah's as much a badger as those three for example
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Post by yodabadger on Dec 24, 2023 3:24:49 GMT -5
That's a ridiculous number of posts worrying about something of so little importance as who will be captains and taking charge of huddles next year.
I know that Hollywood likes to make it seem like every team needs someone taking charge and proclaiming "let's win this for Rudy!!!", but that's far from a requirement. Teams work out their own identity, and not having a single LEADER OF ALL HUDDLES is just fine 99% of the time.
Maybe we can have 50 posts debating whether next year's shoes should have red shoelaces, or white shoelaces. :-)
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Post by honeybadger88 on Dec 24, 2023 3:38:04 GMT -5
As I said I don't think we have anyone who's assertive, proactive and can motivate the team in times of need. The choices are Robinson, Orzol, Frank and Smrek (CC is too passive and is more of a doer) with Charlie being a possibility as a freshman. The first four I mentioned don't seem to have the authority (they maybe ok with pep talks with one player) and are passive which isn't ideal for a championship contending team although they may surprise me. I did say Charlie is unlikely but if she impresses with her leadership such as showing assertiveness, proactive and motivating the team when down during spring and summer camps then she would have to parachute Devyn, Sarah, Julia or Anna as captain candidate that her teammates votes for her. That be cool if Charlie gave a death glare at someone for taking an unnecessary second ball. I don't think she will be here in Spring, and Summer is pretty much on the students own, coaches can't have much contact with the players. There will not be much time to get to know Charlie before a captains vote occurs. Hence why I said unlikely. It will entirely depend if Charlie graduates early similarly to Smrek and Jardine back in 2020 (although I'm sure COVID forced those early graduations and therefore an exception). I think she will likely arrive in Summer which likely won't be enough time for the players to know her to vote her in as captain (would have to convince them in a short time that she's the captain that they need and who can motivate, be proactive and show authority). IF she does graduate early and is able to attend in spring then there's a stronger chance of her being in consideration despite being a freshman and apparently she was the captain of the U19 USA women's team so that would greatly help her chances.
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Post by badgerbadgerbadger on Dec 24, 2023 5:14:44 GMT -5
I don't think she will be here in Spring, and Summer is pretty much on the students own, coaches can't have much contact with the players. There will not be much time to get to know Charlie before a captains vote occurs. Hence why I said unlikely. It will entirely depend if Charlie graduates early similarly to Smrek and Jardine back in 2020 (although I'm sure COVID forced those early graduations and therefore an exception). I think she will likely arrive in Summer which likely won't be enough time for the players to know her to vote her in as captain (would have to convince them in a short time that she's the captain that they need and who can motivate, be proactive and show authority). IF she does graduate early and is able to attend in spring then there's a stronger chance of her being in consideration despite being a freshman and apparently she was the captain of the U19 USA women's team so that would greatly help her chances. It's already been confirmed by Punzel that Fuerbringer is not coming to campus till summer, so I don't know why you keep harping on this "if' scenario that isn't happening. In addition, Fuerbringer was NOT the captain of the U19 team this past summer. Emmi Sellman was (here's the boxscore for the final that clearly labeled Sellman as the captain: usavolleyball.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/P-2_-_GU192023_Match_104-USA-vs-TUR.pdf). I don't know where you got the information that Fuerbringer was captain from.
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Post by greatlakesvballer on Dec 24, 2023 7:26:12 GMT -5
Record amount of blather on the new Badgers thread. "Does success encourage fans to offer endless hot air?" Please debate for the next 30 pages...
I'm mildly surprised that both Robinson and Crawford have announced their intentions to return. 👀 (There's my contribution to the pre-Christmas blather.)
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Post by wisfan2000 on Dec 24, 2023 8:34:43 GMT -5
Or Oz, Dev, Smrek, all original Badgers. i mean. i don't think that transferring makes you not a good candidate for captaincy. your first season somewhere new sure (looking at jCook & merritt beason) but sarah's as much a badger as those three for example I don't disagree and should clarify that I didn't mean to imply otherwise. I have no beef with choosing transfers as captains. (Note that I originally suggested Frank as one of three.). My comment was intended as part of a conversation exploring different combinations of possible co-captains and on what basis they might be chosen IF no one is emerging as a clear choice based purely on leadership and related skills. After seeing the maturity and poise that Beason demonstrated under tough media questioning following the tournament loss to Texas, I can see why she was chosen as a captain. Her coach could take some lessons in leadership and sportsmanship from her.
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Post by wisfan2000 on Dec 24, 2023 8:38:37 GMT -5
That's a ridiculous number of posts worrying about something of so little importance as who will be captains and taking charge of huddles next year. I know that Hollywood likes to make it seem like every team needs someone taking charge and proclaiming "let's win this for Rudy!!!", but that's far from a requirement. Teams work out their own identity, and not having a single LEADER OF ALL HUDDLES is just fine 99% of the time. Maybe we can have 50 posts debating whether next year's shoes should have red shoelaces, or white shoelaces. :-) Meh, people are maybe just filling the vacuum of having not much else to discuss about volleyball all of a sudden. Oh, and definitely white, not red.
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Post by rainbowbadger on Dec 24, 2023 8:55:15 GMT -5
I'm mildly surprised that both Robinson and Crawford have announced their intentions to return. 👀 (There's my contribution to the pre-Christmas blather.) I’m thrilled. Absolutely over the moon.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2023 9:53:02 GMT -5
Tosia Serafinowska looking LEGIT this season ( check out that serve). Wears uni #19
playing for GKS Wieżyca 2011 PG Stężyca
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Post by rainbowbadger on Dec 24, 2023 10:40:55 GMT -5
Tosia Serafinowska looking LEGIT this season ( check out that serve). Wears uni #19 In the white jerseys. She first goes back to serve at 22:57.
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Post by Kearney Kingston on Dec 24, 2023 10:52:02 GMT -5
Tosia Serafinowska looking LEGIT this season ( check out that serve). Wears uni #19 playing for GKS Wieżyca 2011 PG Stężyca I remember all the hype over GG😳
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Post by rainbowbadger on Dec 24, 2023 10:54:50 GMT -5
Tosia Serafinowska looking LEGIT this season ( check out that serve). Wears uni #19 playing for GKS Wieżyca 2011 PG Stężyca I remember all the hype over GG😳 the good news is, we shouldn’t need Tosía to immediately step into a starting role this fall. She will be able to take her time to adjust. Also, the last Polish player we had come in has done pretty well.
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Post by mibadger on Dec 24, 2023 11:02:56 GMT -5
I remember all the hype over GG😳 the good news is, we shouldn’t need Tosía to immediately step into a starting role this fall. She will be able to take her time to adjust. Also, the last Polish player we had come in has done pretty well. She sure did. And she did pretty well right from the beginning. I think Smrek and Orzol were in the gym for the spring of 21 covid season because they came to campus early. So although they couldn’t play they probably picked up some very valuable experience in the practices. Feels like the overall talent in the gym is going to be up next season with the big class coming in and the experience already here.
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