Monday check-in
Hope everyone had a good summer. With practice starting Tuesday that’s been my signal that summer is over
Still waiting on Big West to release their preseason poll. Last year, it came out on Aug. 5
AVCA poll scheduled to be out Aug. 10, according to their website.
Catching up on a few things.
Not a good match for the U.S. men vs. Canada Sunday. really poor passing. U.S. (0-1) plays Italy (1-0) Tuesday.
thought the U.S. women were going to lose as well. Pulled it out in 5. U.S. (2-0) faces Serbia Wednesday 8 a.m. HST
UH finally got around to announcing the new DOVO. as mentioned here a few weeks ago, it is Kaleo Baxter.
http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/news/2016/8/4/womens-volleyball-baxter-rounds-out-rainbow-wahine-volleyball-staff.aspx?path=wvball
Welcome back, hope your family is well Cindy.
Can you tell Coach Shoji, that when he does retire he should tell people at least a year in advance so he can get a farewell tour. If anybody deserves one, he certainly does. I know he doesn’t like the grand gestures, but it is also for us fans to show how much we appreciated him.
Welcome back, we really missed you.
1. won’t see him for a few weeks but … he says he doesn’t want a farewell tour.
1-2. thanks. was seeing my mom on the mainland.
UPDATE ON Big West preseason poll. Out tomorrow (Tuesday) at 8 a.m. HST
Welcome back CL. Netherlands prep was spot-0n early on. They doubled the U.S. middles when we passed well. Then they doubled OH1 (Hill) and (Opp) Murphy. When US is out of system (i.e. poor passing) the high setting allows double blocks to form.
Both matches showed that the typical “plain vanilla” volleyball offense will face a double block most of the time. When the US women ran fast in the latter sets (and everyone carried out their part) they prevailed.
It follows that if UH runs a plain vanilla offense, they will run into double blocks across the board. With a weak left side (and teams doubling the right side) UH will become predictable in going to the middle.
4 All about the passing to be able to run a more diversified offense
We will see what offense is like I domt find it vanilla
Iosia does have great hands
new thread up
http://hawaiiwarriorworld.com/?p=38570