We take a small break from NCAA DI volleyball to watch GMS being used at the National Team level. Once you have clicked on the link or cut and pasted it, we scroll down just a touch to "USA vrs. Turkey Full Match". We will start the first of the two plays that we will watching at the 2:57 mark on the video. I recommend you go to the tool icon and set the film speed at half or even a quarter of regular film speed.
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2:57 USA is serving to Turkey's swing hitter. They serve a bit short and to the right. We try to serve swing hitters in zone five the exact same way. It complicates everything she is trying to do as a hitter.
2:57-2:59 We continuing watching Turkey's swing hitter in transition. She uses one of the three footwork patterns that we teach (I should stress this a heck of a lot more to be honest) to the Carroll kids and our older hitters to transition from passing to hitting. (The three patterns are all odd stepped transitions: one shuffle with a 4 step attack, three step shuffle and 4 step attack, and five step shuffle with 4 step attack.) In this case, she shuffles once with her outside foot, flips her hip and her inside step is actually the 1st step in her 4 step approach (L - R/L, R/L).
Late 2:59-3:00 Setters, Turkey's setter does a really nice job with her spin set to the middle hitter. Feet finish past the pole with solid extension at the finish of the set.
3:00 Pin hitters, look at the arm swings behind each outside hitter between step two and three/four.
Turkey's middle hitter went too fast, too deep, or both as the set is on her right shoulder and not in front. The result is the middle hitter is unable to drive the ball as hard as possible. Pause for a great view of the ball above the shoulder.
Late 3:00-3:01 USA's defense is pretty good for an attack that took place near the C/D slot. In an ideal world, we would like that off blocker in a little closer to the 10' line, but she was very mindful of Turkey's Opposite Hitter in front of her. Also, at CIViC, we would ask that right side DS to have moved forward to the 10' behind the double block. That is a difference between high school defense and national team. Tips are so much more frequent at our level.
3:02 USA's Left Side Hitter works hard to get outside and make herself available as a hitter. She does not have time to get deep enough to use a 4-step approach. This will be a 3-step. Notice that her 1 step on her left foot is timed to setter contact. It is still the left foot, but it is 1st step not second as she is using a three step approach and not 4-step.
Nice spin set by USA setter consider the effort to work around the middle hitter. She will also finish with her feet rotated way beyond the pole and stable hands on contact.
3:03 Pin hitters, the torque developed by this LSH is dramatic. She is fully open (with her chest & shoulders) to the setter as she jumps. She slams the door shut (rotating her right shoulder and right hip) in the air landing facing the net.
https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/volleyball-and-beach-volleyball-match-replays--?id=90725
2:57 USA is serving to Turkey's swing hitter. They serve a bit short and to the right. We try to serve swing hitters in zone five the exact same way. It complicates everything she is trying to do as a hitter.
2:57-2:59 We continuing watching Turkey's swing hitter in transition. She uses one of the three footwork patterns that we teach (I should stress this a heck of a lot more to be honest) to the Carroll kids and our older hitters to transition from passing to hitting. (The three patterns are all odd stepped transitions: one shuffle with a 4 step attack, three step shuffle and 4 step attack, and five step shuffle with 4 step attack.) In this case, she shuffles once with her outside foot, flips her hip and her inside step is actually the 1st step in her 4 step approach (L - R/L, R/L).
Late 2:59-3:00 Setters, Turkey's setter does a really nice job with her spin set to the middle hitter. Feet finish past the pole with solid extension at the finish of the set.
3:00 Pin hitters, look at the arm swings behind each outside hitter between step two and three/four.
Turkey's middle hitter went too fast, too deep, or both as the set is on her right shoulder and not in front. The result is the middle hitter is unable to drive the ball as hard as possible. Pause for a great view of the ball above the shoulder.
Late 3:00-3:01 USA's defense is pretty good for an attack that took place near the C/D slot. In an ideal world, we would like that off blocker in a little closer to the 10' line, but she was very mindful of Turkey's Opposite Hitter in front of her. Also, at CIViC, we would ask that right side DS to have moved forward to the 10' behind the double block. That is a difference between high school defense and national team. Tips are so much more frequent at our level.
3:02 USA's Left Side Hitter works hard to get outside and make herself available as a hitter. She does not have time to get deep enough to use a 4-step approach. This will be a 3-step. Notice that her 1 step on her left foot is timed to setter contact. It is still the left foot, but it is 1st step not second as she is using a three step approach and not 4-step.
Nice spin set by USA setter consider the effort to work around the middle hitter. She will also finish with her feet rotated way beyond the pole and stable hands on contact.
3:03 Pin hitters, the torque developed by this LSH is dramatic. She is fully open (with her chest & shoulders) to the setter as she jumps. She slams the door shut (rotating her right shoulder and right hip) in the air landing facing the net.
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