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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2024 8:17:37 GMT -5
This match was a sterling example of what it is to have a target on your back. Every "middle of the pack team" is out to show their school (and the world) they are just as good. Fortunately our talent and coaching overcomes the relentless effort and we survive. Pitt wasn't so lucky. Our hitting percentage wasn't so good, which shows good blocking from the other side. But still we figure out a way to prevail. I agree a blowout is so much easier on the heart, and keeps me from blasting through a bag of Doritos in 10 minutes.
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Post by Millenium on Oct 14, 2024 10:19:12 GMT -5
This match was a sterling example of what it is to have a target on your back. Every "middle of the pack team" is out to show their school (and the world) they are just as good. Fortunately our talent and coaching overcomes the relentless effort and we survive. Pitt wasn't so lucky. Our hitting percentage wasn't so good, which shows good blocking from the other side. But still we figure out a way to prevail. I agree a blowout is so much easier on the heart, and keeps me from blasting through a bag of Doritos in 10 minutes. Appreciate the honesty.  |
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Post by EnglishPennStateFan on Oct 14, 2024 16:15:54 GMT -5
Even though tough serves are encouraged, there must be some restraints in over-serving. There are and will be games that are decided by one or two points and service errors may be the difference in winning and losing. Hope they'll practice tons amount this week to make some corrections I posted this in another thread, but it's probably more relevant here. I've been thinking about the serving a lot lately. I don't recall where I read this, or which coach did this, but a certain coach would make the back line shorter by a few feet during serving practices. The reason he did this is because he realized the players were amped-up during matches and hit the ball long, more often than not during actual games, whereas in practice they would serve extremely well and in-bounds. I thought that was a great managerial breakdown and tactic. This was a successful training tactic I used when my 16U and 15U girls school teams were English Schools Champions in 1984, 85 and 86. I think I mentioned it on the forum last year when a lot of serves were being hit long. Loving Penn State's unbeaten start to the conference. As always, Nebraska and Wisconsin will be the toughest tests. |
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