Post by CP Coach on May 20, 2008 6:54:17 GMT -4
"swing blocking? are you kidding me what is swing blocking? ( i know what it is)
ok let me explain high school volleyball in a nutshell.
ive got 17 games of data (and counting) about something i once said in a practice to the killian boys. i hadnt planned what i was gonna say so i just started jabbering and my god did it come out nicely. " The team that wins the first touch over a prolonged period of time will win the match". So what exactly does this mean? Well it means if the serve is better then the recieve well then the chances of the serving team maintaining serve is high and if the pass is better then the serve well then the recieving team has a very good chance of siding out.
yeah you guys can all call me geeks it's ok. On to the data...
1. When the serve ( team A ) is better then the pass ( team B )
chance of team A winning the point - 48%
chance of team B winning the point - 52%
2. When the pass ( team B ) is better then the serve ( team A )
chance of team A winning the point - 21%
chance of team B winning the point - 79%
so what am i trying to show?
The chances of team A winning the point when there serve is better then the pass increases dramaticly. They probably received a free ball or down ball over the net which makes "swing blocking" or "defense" a non-factor.
Team B sided out almost 4/5 of times when there pass was better then the serve. So if Team B can serve the ball well and get lots of free balls over the net, there chances of winning go up dramatically!
And this means...
The point is won or lost on the first two touches of the game.
Therefore...
Maybe we as coaches should do a better job of teaching these simple skills instead of worrying about more advanced skills"
I agree totally- on the defense side of this, most defenses fail because there is not a consistent block- The chances of defending increase dramatically when you have a well formed double or triple block, which, is TOTALLY dependant upon the pass for the other team. For "equal" teams, offense always has at least a slight advantage, but that advantage increases when you have a great pass and you can involve all hitters. Thus your stat of 79% to 21%. Great post-
ok let me explain high school volleyball in a nutshell.
ive got 17 games of data (and counting) about something i once said in a practice to the killian boys. i hadnt planned what i was gonna say so i just started jabbering and my god did it come out nicely. " The team that wins the first touch over a prolonged period of time will win the match". So what exactly does this mean? Well it means if the serve is better then the recieve well then the chances of the serving team maintaining serve is high and if the pass is better then the serve well then the recieving team has a very good chance of siding out.
yeah you guys can all call me geeks it's ok. On to the data...
1. When the serve ( team A ) is better then the pass ( team B )
chance of team A winning the point - 48%
chance of team B winning the point - 52%
2. When the pass ( team B ) is better then the serve ( team A )
chance of team A winning the point - 21%
chance of team B winning the point - 79%
so what am i trying to show?
The chances of team A winning the point when there serve is better then the pass increases dramaticly. They probably received a free ball or down ball over the net which makes "swing blocking" or "defense" a non-factor.
Team B sided out almost 4/5 of times when there pass was better then the serve. So if Team B can serve the ball well and get lots of free balls over the net, there chances of winning go up dramatically!
And this means...
The point is won or lost on the first two touches of the game.
Therefore...
Maybe we as coaches should do a better job of teaching these simple skills instead of worrying about more advanced skills"
I agree totally- on the defense side of this, most defenses fail because there is not a consistent block- The chances of defending increase dramatically when you have a well formed double or triple block, which, is TOTALLY dependant upon the pass for the other team. For "equal" teams, offense always has at least a slight advantage, but that advantage increases when you have a great pass and you can involve all hitters. Thus your stat of 79% to 21%. Great post-