Women's volleyball championships

projectnut said:
Back in the dark ages when I was in high school I started to love volleyball. We had several intramural teams so I thought I'd try out for one. I knew I wasn't that good, and I knew I was never destined to be a starter when the coach commented, "Great effort, I liked the part when you jumped, your feet almost left the ground." My volleyball career went downhill from there, but I do still enjoy watching the game.
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That's where I used to shine. I had a great vertical leap. But weight, age, knees, ankles and feet have taken a beating over the years. I don't block as often, since it hurts to land.. I loved blocking. My hitting suffered after my shoulder was rebuilt.. For years I could not follow through.. I think it was mental as much as physical. I still have a great serve, but there are times where I lose it... I never had that problem before, I always had great placement, and I could drive it, or float it (screw ball like).. these days for some reason if I get into a funk, it takes me a while to get it back... Very frustrating:bang head: since it's the least demanding compared to hitting and blocking. You have total control..

I had a friend like you, he said I really got up there one time, I said you didn't leave the ground... :laughing: He really didn't. He really took it hard.
 
Not that I'm a huge fan of volleyball , I've been watching women's beach volleyball aired late at night . AVB Possibly ? Puts me to sleep pretty quickly .
 
I was a wrestler in highschool and always short and stout never a reason to jump much. So not you're usual v-baller. But my best friend moved to SF and fell into a crowd that lived and breathed v-ball. So when I'd go to visit they were in GoldenGate Park if it was clear playing outside. That's where I got hooked. Then started taking classes. All sport is mental. If you think you can't do it, you can't. So I lived defense and learned to set. The tall guys couldn't dig the stuff I could and setters were few and far between. Everybody wanted to be a hitter. So I thought that was my only place.

After a while a guy I respected asked me why I was doing a soft block. I responded that's what we who can't jump do. He pointed out my hands were high enough where I could have roofed the hit. That was a revelation. Now all the sudden I could hit. What's weird is my timing for setting got off. Different mind set I guess. My favorite games were scrimmages with second string against the first string women's team.
 
C-Bag said:
I was a wrestler in highschool and always short and stout never a reason to jump much. So not you're usual v-baller. But my best friend moved to SF and fell into a crowd that lived and breathed v-ball. So when I'd go to visit they were in GoldenGate Park if it was clear playing outside. That's where I got hooked. Then started taking classes. All sport is mental. If you think you can't do it, you can't. So I lived defense and learned to set. The tall guys couldn't dig the stuff I could and setters were few and far between. Everybody wanted to be a hitter. So I thought that was my only place.

After a while a guy I respected asked me why I was doing a soft block. I responded that's what we who can't jump do. He pointed out my hands were high enough where I could have roofed the hit. That was a revelation. Now all the sudden I could hit. What's weird is my timing for setting got off. Different mind set I guess. My favorite games were scrimmages with second string against the first string women's team.
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Very similar here. My defense is better than my offense, and my setting is better than my hitting. I like setting, I'm a short guy, was 5'10 now 5'9, I was down to 5'8 and my last 2 readings at the drs office showed 5'9" so not sure how I got taller. I have some severe compressed discs in the neck, and keep doing exercises to take the pain away. maybe it's working.
 
AVP Women's out of Hawaii . It's on now . :) Trying to stay awake .
 
Dave... Dave... Dave what are you doing ... 2001 a space odyssey... watching football, because I don't see any VB on right now. Ya got me all excited, and now what a letdown...
 
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