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Post by itsallrelative on Jul 3, 2024 9:51:15 GMT -5
Poulter and Plummer are sitting on a bench at the endline in Anna Hall’s instagram story of a clip from practice… If I were Frantti or Hancock, I’d be pissed. And rightfully so. Aren't Poulter and Plumber very different situations? Poulter is just trying to get back from a major surgery.....Plumber just came off a very successful club season.
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Post by SportyBucky on Jul 3, 2024 9:53:13 GMT -5
Kami and Bergen are playing better than Carlini & Poulter is a harsh truth. Even they had less time to build the connection with hitters. Nope. Kami isn't even close but it's a narrative for sure.
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Post by udubhuskiefan on Jul 3, 2024 9:56:45 GMT -5
If I were Frantti or Hancock, I’d be pissed. And rightfully so. Aren't Poulter and Plumber very different situations? Poulter is just trying to get back from a major surgery.....Plumber just came off a very successful club season. I meant that they’re injured
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Post by Disc808 on Jul 3, 2024 10:05:26 GMT -5
What are the rules for changing the roster? I’m assuming they think Poulter and Plummer will be in a position to contribute to the team if they haven’t changed the roster by now.
Same with Russell and Jaeschke on the men’s side
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Post by Reach on Jul 3, 2024 10:34:52 GMT -5
Also, like what is Plummers injury exactly? All we know is she left the VNL to go home.
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Post by herecomesthebusboom on Jul 3, 2024 10:36:52 GMT -5
I suspect that Poulter and Plummer are both being rested. We want them 100% for Paris.
Unlike the men, who sent an entirely different team week 1 of VNL to rest the Olympians, the USA women have been playing a pretty brutal schedule that for some went directly from club to NT season.
There’s still a few weeks until the Olympics. Give them a few weeks off (starting from the end of VNLs when they left early) to rehab, boost spirits after a tough tournament, and then start intensive training a week or so from now.
Rest is so important, and I’d like to think USAV/Karch understands that it may be the key to winning a medal. If in a week or two from now they’re still on the sidelines that’s when I’d start hitting the panic button tbh.
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Post by volleyguy on Jul 3, 2024 10:38:58 GMT -5
I suspect that Poulter and Plummer are both being rested. We want them 100% for Paris. Unlike the men, who sent an entirely different team week 1 of VNL to rest the Olympians, the USA women have been playing a pretty brutal schedule that for some went directly from club to NT season. There’s still a few weeks until the Olympics. Give them a few weeks off (starting from the end of VNLs when they left early) to rehab, boost spirits after a tough tournament, and then start intensive training a week or so from now. Rest is so important, and I’d like to think USAV/Karch understands that it may be the key to winning a medal. If in a week or two from now they’re still on the sidelines that’s when I’d start hitting the panic button tbh. VNL was the right time to hit the panic button.
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Post by herecomesthebusboom on Jul 3, 2024 10:44:18 GMT -5
I suspect that Poulter and Plummer are both being rested. We want them 100% for Paris. Unlike the men, who sent an entirely different team week 1 of VNL to rest the Olympians, the USA women have been playing a pretty brutal schedule that for some went directly from club to NT season. There’s still a few weeks until the Olympics. Give them a few weeks off (starting from the end of VNLs when they left early) to rehab, boost spirits after a tough tournament, and then start intensive training a week or so from now. Rest is so important, and I’d like to think USAV/Karch understands that it may be the key to winning a medal. If in a week or two from now they’re still on the sidelines that’s when I’d start hitting the panic button tbh. VNL was the right time to hit the panic button. Eh. During an Olympic year it was clear that a lot of federations (especially ones that already qualified for the olympics) weren’t taking VNL results that seriously. I mean just look at Serbia. And maybe that was the right move tbh. For the USA the VNL was an Olympic tryout - and with the depth we had at OH and Setter, with pros/cons to each athlete, it was going to be a coin toss for who made it. We know that both Poulter and Plummer can deliver if they are healthy and confident in their play. Using this time to make sure that is the case is probably ideal. And if they aren’t healthy/confident and it truly becomes crunch time then that’s what alternates are for. These are elite athletes, several of them gold medalists. They know what they’re doing and they know their bodies. I’m not worried yet.
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Post by volleyguy on Jul 3, 2024 10:48:37 GMT -5
VNL was the right time to hit the panic button. Eh. During an Olympic year it was clear that a lot of federations (especially ones that already qualified for the olympics) weren’t taking VNL results that seriously. I mean just look at Serbia. And maybe that was the right move tbh. For the USA the VNL was an Olympic tryout - and with the depth we had at OH and Setter, with pros/cons to each athlete, it was going to be a coin toss for who made it. We know that both Poulter and Plummer can deliver if they are healthy and confident in their play. Using this time to make sure that is the case is probably ideal. And if they aren’t healthy/confident and it truly becomes crunch time then that’s what alternates are for. These are elite athletes, several of them gold medalists. They know what they’re doing and they know their bodies. I’m not worried yet. In an Olympic year, the VNL was an Olympic tryout. That's plenty of reason to panic.
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Post by vballstartedit on Jul 3, 2024 10:53:54 GMT -5
i really can't comprehend that a not-so-healthy poulter is still the choice over Hancock, who they pretty much rode the entire year last year (yes, bit of meltdown on Semis etc.) plus she can chase after the ball!
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Post by bbg95 on Jul 3, 2024 11:13:20 GMT -5
VNL was the right time to hit the panic button. Eh. During an Olympic year it was clear that a lot of federations (especially ones that already qualified for the olympics) weren’t taking VNL results that seriously. I mean just look at Serbia. And maybe that was the right move tbh. For the USA the VNL was an Olympic tryout - and with the depth we had at OH and Setter, with pros/cons to each athlete, it was going to be a coin toss for who made it. We know that both Poulter and Plummer can deliver if they are healthy and confident in their play. Using this time to make sure that is the case is probably ideal. And if they aren’t healthy/confident and it truly becomes crunch time then that’s what alternates are for. These are elite athletes, several of them gold medalists. They know what they’re doing and they know their bodies. I’m not worried yet. I mean, sure, Serbia didn't take it seriously. But the USA did, which makes poor performance of certain players (e.g. Plummer) even more alarming.
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Post by pittsburgh7717 on Jul 3, 2024 11:14:01 GMT -5
Take a recovering Plummer and make Frantti the 13th player just in case. Leave Poultry at home & take Micha instead 🤷🏿♀️
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Post by blue10 on Jul 3, 2024 11:28:47 GMT -5
Eh. During an Olympic year it was clear that a lot of federations (especially ones that already qualified for the olympics) weren’t taking VNL results that seriously. I mean just look at Serbia. And maybe that was the right move tbh. For the USA the VNL was an Olympic tryout - and with the depth we had at OH and Setter, with pros/cons to each athlete, it was going to be a coin toss for who made it. We know that both Poulter and Plummer can deliver if they are healthy and confident in their play. Using this time to make sure that is the case is probably ideal. And if they aren’t healthy/confident and it truly becomes crunch time then that’s what alternates are for. These are elite athletes, several of them gold medalists. They know what they’re doing and they know their bodies. I’m not worried yet. I mean, sure, Serbia didn't take it seriously. But the USA did, which makes poor performance of certain players (e.g. Plummer) even more alarming. yea lol like the USA tried to win but they sucked lol
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Post by Reach on Jul 3, 2024 15:19:55 GMT -5
i really can't comprehend that a not-so-healthy poulter is still the choice over Hancock, who they pretty much rode the entire year last year (yes, bit of meltdown on Semis etc.) plus she can chase after the ball! They rode her last year cuz Carlini was injured early on. The whole thing is a mess.
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Post by dokterrudi on Jul 3, 2024 16:04:12 GMT -5
I suspect that Poulter and Plummer are both being rested. We want them 100% for Paris. Unlike the men, who sent an entirely different team week 1 of VNL to rest the Olympians, the USA women have been playing a pretty brutal schedule that for some went directly from club to NT season. There’s still a few weeks until the Olympics. Give them a few weeks off (starting from the end of VNLs when they left early) to rehab, boost spirits after a tough tournament, and then start intensive training a week or so from now. Rest is so important, and I’d like to think USAV/Karch understands that it may be the key to winning a medal. If in a week or two from now they’re still on the sidelines that’s when I’d start hitting the panic button tbh. Rest is important, but so is rust.
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