On this night, the man voted the best defensive player in the FIVB 1998
World Cup joined us to share his insights into being a professional volleyball
player.
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| oski |
Erik
- Remember to uncheck the Private Chat box if you want to send to everyone |
| ErikSullivan |
Ive heard Simonsins
name a lot but not sure I know him. |
| oski |
A name
for the future from IPFW: Jeff Ptak |
| belga |
Are you
practising as a "libero" now all the time and how do you like it? |
| ErikSullivan |
What position
does he play |
| oski |
Erik
- Are you asking about Simonsin or Ptak? |
| ErikSullivan |
Im playing libero
right now, and am slowly getting used to it. Its becoming more fun the
more I play it |
| ErikSullivan |
Ptak |
| Vballnet |
I just
got back from a USA Vball Development Camp. What's the purpose of playing
defense with palms up? |
| oski |
ErikS
- Ptak is an outside. Great leaper, can keep up with Hector in warmups |
| oski |
Had a
great match vs. Long Beach in the National Semifinal |
| about.parachat.com |
[2009] touser Heard
from Tim Kelly, he's using a public terminal that does not have JAVA. He
says hi to everyone. |
| ErikSullivan |
Its easier and
faster to get your hands together and get your platform out. |
| oski |
Besides
they dont call anything anymore so just grab-and-heave like at a picnic.
:-) |
| Vballnet |
brb |
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| ErikSullivan |
That is true |
| volleyballADM |
Erik,
do you miss the hitting? |
| ErikSullivan |
Tom your awfully
quiet |
| oski |
Sorry
to hear that Tim K cannot join us... |
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| volleyballADM |
yeah,
hopefully he will keep trying. |
| oski |
Tom =
Tom Hoff? |
| volleyballADM |
Never
heard of a "public terminal." |
| ErikSullivan |
I dont think
Tom=Tom Hoff |
| volleyballADM |
Tom? |
| oski |
Scott
- They are becoming more popular (public terminals.) Log in, check mail,
etc. for a fee |
| volleyballADM |
AHHHH,
Ok, at mini-malls and such. I've seen them. |
| ErikSullivan |
I think "public
terminal" is a cafe. |
| volleyballADM |
Ack!
He and his girlfriend need to get home. |
| oski |
Erik
- Based on your experience in Spain, any guesses on what will happen with
the scoring system? 4 out of 7? Play to 35? |
| ErikSullivan |
Amanda is doing
good. How is the sand game going? |
| ErikSullivan |
I think the
scoring will stay the way it is for now. It seems to be pretty good |
| oski |
Scott
- Is TK in Puerto Rico or in Germany? |
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| volleyballADM |
He's
not in PR yet. He's supposed to fly into CA for a stop. |
| volleyballADM |
Before
heading out to PR. |
| oski |
Erik
- Ouch. I asked Barnett via BIP and he said the scoring system was a disaster |
| belga |
I just
love beachvolley. Best result earlier today (2nd), so I'm pleased. Next
week Finals of the championship. |
| volleyballADM |
At least
that's what I understood. I sent 34 t-shirts to a location in California. |
| oski |
A few
other international gurus said that there would be changes made in September |
| volleyballADM |
belga,
which tournament? |
| ErikSullivan |
As far as I
know, it will be used all the way through the Olympics. Maybe I dont know
too much. |
| oski |
As a
fan, I hate rally scoring |
| volleyballADM |
That's
what I heard to from FIVB. Not only through the Olympics but 2001. |
| oski |
I was
hearing that players and fans hated the short matches and so they were
talking about keeping point-per-play but changing the number of points
to win, playing 4/7 etc |
| ErikSullivan |
Why do you hate
rally score? |
| belga |
Tournament
in Belgium (Oostende to be precise) |
| ErikSullivan |
Belga, what
time is it there, and are you sober? |
| oski |
Erik
- I like long matches, I don't like giving a point away for a service error,
I hate matches ending on service errors, etc. |
| ErikSullivan |
Oski, it makes
the game more exciting, because it makes errors much more costly. You can
lose a match by a few errors. |
| oski |
I like
the game as I've grown to know it and I think these rules changes are ill-advised
and hastily implemented |
| volleyballADM |
Yeah,
the match thrown on a server error or another error kills me. I think the
best adaption proposal I have seen is where you have to win the final point
with a serve. |
| belga |
time
in Belgium: 02.28 am, and yes I am more or less sober |
| ErikSullivan |
Belga, Why? |
| oski |
Erik
- For me, the enjoyment of indoor vb is the test of physical ability and
mental conditioning both. If the match ends too quickly, I feel as if something
has been lost |
| volleyballADM |
Erik,
how do you like Libero? $50,000 aside, are you going to miss the big stuffs
and hitting? |
| oski |
My proposal:
Take away a point for a serving error or a ball hit out and untouched.
If attack percentages can be negative, why not the score? |
| volleyballADM |
A Julie
Sullivan desperately tried to join us and was unable. Says hello and can't
wait to read transcript. |
| ErikSullivan |
I definitely
miss playing at the net, but I will do whatever it takes to make the Olympics
and make the team the best it can be. |
| oski |
Erik
- Are Roumain and Millar on this Australian tour? |
| ErikSullivan |
Yes they are.
There are both playing pretty good right now. Both will probably start
on this tour. |
| volleyballADM |
Is Yugoslavia
still playing? |
| ErikSullivan |
Yes, but Im
not sure if they will have all of their players, because of the war. |
| oski |
Any idea
if Van Beest is playing for Oz? He was a monster that one year he played
for BYU. |
| ErikSullivan |
As far as I
know he is. He was playing with them when we played about a year ago. He
was one of their better players. |
| volleyballADM |
FYI:
TK is in amsterdam. |
| oski |
There's
a rumor that Mark Williams of UCLA may go down to play for them. He is
of Australian descent, I gather |
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| oski |
Hello
Duck |
| volleyballADM |
hello
duck. Glad to see you made it in. |
| ErikSullivan |
I heard that
rumor about Mark as well. |
| duck |
Just
wanted to pop in and say hi, I've been out all day, T.K sent me something
about this |
| ErikSullivan |
Hello duck |
| duck |
Whad
up man |
| duck |
How's
tyhe chat been going? |
| ErikSullivan |
Been going good. |
| volleyballADM |
Not good.
We are having server problems keeping people from joining in the chat. |
| oski |
It's
a conspiracy, man |
| duck |
Was T.K
on earlier? |
| ErikSullivan |
Do I know you
duck? |
| oski |
Erik
- Who are the setters on this trip? |
| duck |
I played
for Morgan Stanely Dean witter at Natioanls and played in Isreal last year |
| ErikSullivan |
The setter are
Chip McCaw and Lloy Ball |
| oski |
Marv
said some months ago that McCaw had a very bad neck (cortisone shots etc.)
Is he recovered? |
| oski |
Sounded
excruciatingly painful |
| belga |
How was
Israel to play and live, duck? |
| volleyballADM |
duck
= Mike Duckworth? |
| duck |
You seen
Ring and Eatherton Erik? |
| ErikSullivan |
Chip is pretty
much recovered from that. |
| duck |
Yes that's
correct Scott |
| ErikSullivan |
I saw them about
a week ago. There up in Canada playing in the Pan Am games |
| duck |
Israel
was terrible, the people were rude and the clubs were not very forward
with you and the coaching was lousy |
| volleyballADM |
TK is
stuck at a public terminal in Amsterdam that does not have java. |
| belga |
Erik,
didn't ring play in Argentina? |
| ErikSullivan |
Yes he did |
| oski |
Erik
- Guessing a lineup; Ball, Millar, Roumain, Barnett, Nygaard, Lambert |
| duck |
How are
those guys doing? Ring been playing well. |
| belga |
Won'
t go back then i suppose, duck. |
| ErikSullivan |
That would be
a pretty good guess with me playing libero |
| duck |
No i
won't Belga, I wll never go back to the Middle East again, it's just to
damn unstable for me , I think I will stick to Europe |
| ErikSullivan |
I dont know
how those guys are doing, havent heard anything about the tournament. |
| oski |
Duck
- Yah, no wars in Europe... |
| volleyballADM |
Have
you found a team for next year duck? |
| oski |
Erik
- Would you care to comment on the addition of Marv to the staff? Has that
been a good match of styles with Beal, interacting with players, etc? |
| belga |
Belgium
is ok to play, except for all the rain... |
| duck |
Well
it is a lot more safer than the Middle east, at least I won't have to deal
with villiages 30 miles north of me getting shelled |
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| oski |
Hello
SDCoach |
| volleyballADM |
hiya
sdcoach |
| duck |
Scott
is Tim flying back to the states today? |
| sdcoach |
hello
all |
| ErikSullivan |
Marv is awesome.
I think together with Doug and Rod, we have the some of the best coaches
in the world. They compliment each other really well. |
| volleyballADM |
Duck,
I used to know. I think he is flying tomorrow. |
| oski |
Erik
- Good to hear |
| ErikSullivan |
Hello sdcoach |
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| oski |
How is
Lambert playing? |
| ErikSullivan |
hello bollyvall |
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| bollyvall |
hello |
| sdcoach |
hello
bollyball |
| volleyballADM |
hello
bollyball |
| belga |
hello
bollyball |
| ErikSullivan |
Lambert is playing
really well right now. We just ahd two intersquad scrimmages and he was
probably the best outside hitter. |
| oski |
When
he's on his game, he is truly frightening |
| bollyvall |
how do
you like the new libero position? |
| volleyballADM |
Duck,
did you sign for next year? (I may have missed your answer) |
| ErikSullivan |
At first I didnt
like it at all, but now its growing on me. I still like to play at the
net when I can, but playing defense is becoming more and more fun for me. |
| volleyballADM |
(and
profitable) |
| bollyvall |
I am
a defensive specialist...and I love it, I really don't even have too much
desire anymore to hit, I'd rather take one away |
| duck |
No not
yet, Tim is working on a deal for me in Finland right now, and I'm leaving
in a few days to go to Puerto Rico to play |
| oski |
Erik
- Under what circumstances could you be used int he front row? Once you
are designated for a tournament, can you play as an OH if another OH is
injured, etc? |
| ErikSullivan |
Passing can
be pretty boring, especially at practice if we get into a long sideout
drill, I dont get to do very much |
| sdcoach |
I am
a coach for a high school team and want to know how to instill a killer
instinct for defense with my girls. Can you help? |
| ErikSullivan |
If there is
an injury, then we can switch the libero, but dont think it will ever happen.
I get to play in the front row in some drills and a match on our last tour.
I hit .700, can still bring it. |
| duck |
Erik
for me A perfect pass is a better feeling than hitting the ball straight
down |
| bollyvall |
well,
that is just what I have...my nickname used to be killer. I'm an animal
in the backrow |
| volleyballADM |
Duck,
yeah I know your headed to PR. Wish I could join you. I sent a bunch of
t-shirts for you guys. They say they are XXL but more like XL. Sorry in
advance if too small. |
| bollyvall |
yeah,
you can still bring it |
| oski |
That's
why Erik is represented by Bring It Productions, neh? :-P |
| belga |
Do you
miss Spain at all? I do |
| bollyvall |
with
girls I think it's mostly about confidence...most are afraid of the ball |
| duck |
Sweet
thanks Scott that's pretty nice of you to do that |
| ErikSullivan |
sdcoach, theyonly
thing that I really tell you is to try to make sure they expect the ball
every single play, that helps a ton. He for me its easy because thats all
I get to do,. |
| bollyvall |
and WANT
the ball every single play |
| sdcoach |
yah I
agree. do you have any good drills to help with that, |
| volleyballADM |
Its tough
to teach attitude in a drill. |
| ErikSullivan |
A lot of coach
on one type drills where you have to get so many balls up to get out of
it. For me those drills are fun as long as your not throwing up after it. |
| oski |
SDCoach
- There are drills that Marv Dunphy has for that sort of thing; he calls
them "virus" drills |
| oski |
It is
hard to describe, but, I think he has published them |
| bollyvall |
what
is
your most memorable victory, Erik? |
| ErikSullivan |
Also hittin
the ball off of a box on the other side of the net and with a block is
good, because it simulates the game. |
| ErikSullivan |
95' NCAA title. |
| bollyvall |
what
makes that one so special? |
| bollyvall |
there's
always something that stands out... |
| ErikSullivan |
It makes it
special because, its more like the game. I really believe that all drills
should simulates the game as much as possible. |
| bollyvall |
I agree...you
can be great in practice and in warm-ups, but it's a whole different story
when you have actual game situations...those can't always be taught, just
comes with experience |
| oski |
SDCoach
- Marv is pretty good about giving copies of his clinic notes out to coaches
that want them. Maybe if you sent an email to USA Volleyball, they could
put you in contact with him |
| oski |
He's
a pretty good lecturer so if he's doing a clinic in your area, I recommend
it. Probably cutting back on that now that he's with the National Team |
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| volleyballADM |
Wehn
you switch to the pros in Europe, do you think you will continue to play
Libero Erik? |
| volleyballADM |
hello
spike97. |
| bollyvall |
hello
spike |
| spiker97 |
Type
HEREhello all |
| ErikSullivan |
It depends on
what the team wants. I would do either. When I played in Spain I played
outside. |
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| belga |
hello
spike |
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| oski |
Hello
Tim |
| Tim |
Hello,
sorry i'm a little late. |
| volleyballADM |
We know
that your one of the best defense players in the world. But, at 6'4" is
this the size of person they intended to play Libero? |
| volleyballADM |
Hiya
Tim. |
| belga |
Hello
Tim |
| Tim |
Is Tim
Kelly here? |
| volleyballADM |
No, Tim
Kelly is stuck in Amsterdam with a browser that does not support java. |
| volleyballADM |
Not sure
if he will make it or not. |
| ErikSullivan |
Im one of the
tallest liberos. The only other libero that is a tall as me is the Dutch
player and he is 6'4" as well |
| ErikSullivan |
Whats up TK |
| oski |
The Dutch
are born 6' tall. Then, they start to grow |
| ErikSullivan |
very true. |
| Tim |
Hi Sully,
you are one of my fav players, my first volleyball tape was the 95' national
championship. |
| ErikSullivan |
Thanks Tim |
| bollyvall |
wow,
favorite for all |
| Tim |
I loved
it when you stuffed the last point of game one and freaked out, that was
awsome! |
| ErikSullivan |
I can be a bit
of a freak on the court some times. Maybe all of the time. |
| volleyballADM |
Nothing
wrong with that. |
| oski |
In the
MPSF Championships that year, he made a defenseive play late in the match,
jumped on a table and exhorted the fans to cheer |
| oski |
(It was
played at UCLA) |
| Tim |
Sully,
I watched some of the pan am games today, are we playing with all college
kids? |
| duck |
Hi Tim
this is Duck |
| ErikSullivan |
Yes we are. |
| Tim |
ok. |
| bollyvall |
that's
how you keep it fun...being crazy, getting fans involved, messing with
refs |
| Tim |
We lost
:( |
| volleyballADM |
Duckworth,
tim is not tim kelly. |
| Tim |
Sorry,
im just a college player and fan. Tim is not here they said. |
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| ErikSullivan |
It definitely
makes it more fun. |
| oski |
Erik
- Who is considered the best blocking middle in the world right now? |
| bollyvall |
keeps
your fellow teammates up as well |
| Tim |
Its some
dude from Brazil I think, at least in world league it was. |
| ErikSullivan |
Thats tough
to say, I would say the Italian middles, Gravina and Gardini and Dutch
player Van de Goor and Cuban player Pimiento |
| Tim |
Italy
is awsome, I downloaded some of their games from the net. Want me to tell
you the name of the site? |
| volleyballADM |
sure
tim. |
| Tim |
hold
on I have to check the pages... |
| belga |
when
does th pre olympic tournament start? |
| volleyballADM |
Erik,
was there a major adjustment to your game making the switch to Libero? |
| duck |
Tim where
do you play college at? |
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| ErikSullivan |
It starts around
the 3rd of the month |
| Tim |
Im a
setter for Tennessee |
| duck |
So you
play club ball? |
| Tim |
We are
only club, im sad to say. |
| ErikSullivan |
There was a
huge adjustment to my game. It was pretty difficult to learn to stay focused
without playing in the front row. |
| duck |
There's
nothing to be sad about , at least you are playing, did you guys play club
nationals/ |
| volleyballADM |
How different
does the court look to you now? Concentrating totally on defense? |
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| ErikSullivan |
The only court
I get to see is little square in left back |
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| belga |
You didn't
have to much problems adjusting, did you, only knowing a few days before
the world championships you were going to play as a libero |
| volleyballADM |
welcome
back sdcoach, hello cold |
| ErikSullivan |
Belga, good
point |
| sdcoach |
sorry
something happened to my computer. |
| volleyballADM |
Just
dig dig dig |
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| Tim |
I got
booted! |
| ErikSullivan |
I like to play
with a lot of emotion, and that was hard to do, just passing and playing
defense |
| volleyballADM |
Tim,
happens on screen resizes. |
| Tim |
Sully,
did you learn Spanish when you played club this year? |
| ErikSullivan |
A learned a
little bit, not as much as I wanted, Belga was always translating everything
for me |
| Tim |
What
was that experience like? |
| duck |
I'm out
everyone , Scott thanks for the shirts and you'll from us when we get back
from Puerto Rico |
| sdcoach |
i would
appreciate if any one would be willing to email me in regards to some coaching
questions.jpsampson@yahoo.com |
| volleyballADM |
Good
luck Duck. |
| ErikSullivan |
Bye Duck |
| carrie |
good
luck, duck |
| belga |
With
pleasure Erik |
| duck |
See you
sully please tell Ring and Phil I said hi next time you see them |
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| volleyballADM |
See Oski,
doesn't just happen to you. |
| Tim |
Im back. |
| oski |
Maybe,
but, that means the world is out to get other people as well as me |
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| volleyballADM |
ha ha |
| ErikSullivan |
Tim, it was
agreat experience. Spain is an awesome country and the people are really
nice, and fellow teammates were a little crazy on and off the court. |
| sdcoach |
i am
sorry that i missed all the great advice everyone was giving me before
something happened. |
| carrie |
do you
do anything in particular to pump yourself up before a match? |
| oski |
SD -
Try to get a copy of Marv Dunphy's clinic notes. Lots of drill ideas in
there to improve defenseive readiness |
| ErikSullivan |
I like to listen
to music |
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| sdcoach |
thank
you. Where can I get them at. |
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| carrie |
what
do you listen to...I do the same |
| oski |
Travel
question: It must be hellish for tall people to fly long distances. How
do you and others manage? |
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| volleyballADM |
Hitting
the Float button usually gets rid of the autoboot problem Tim's having. |
| volleyballADM |
Drinking
on the plane... |
| belga |
We hope
we sit at an emergency exit |
| Tim |
I talked
to Tim Kelly and Im going on a tour in two years when I graduate, got any
tips for me? |
| oski |
SD -
Try contacting Vivian Langley of the American Volleyball Coaches Association:
vlangley@avca.org; Ask for the notes from the 1999 Coaches Clinic held
at UCLA |
| oski |
SD -
I think they are $10 |
| ErikSullivan |
It depends what
Im into at the time. Usualy pretty hard, Nine inch nail, Foo fighters,etc.
But I also like the fact that Im kinda by myself, no one is able to talk
to me and I can just think. |
| carrie |
sounds
a lot like me |
| carrie |
in the
zone |
| ErikSullivan |
exactly |
| oski |
Belga
- Emergency exit or not, it must be painful to be 2m tall |
| oski |
and stuck
on an airplane for hours at a atime |
| volleyballADM |
14 hours
on a plane, tall people will pay good money for the emergency exit. |
| volleyballADM |
even
the one next to the bathroom. |
| sdcoach |
carrie
or erik-can you give me any hints on getting a whole team focused before
a match. |
| belga |
I'm pretty
flexible myself, but I know some players have problems with it |
| Tim |
Hey everone,
I found the link to the Italian games on-line. Its http://www.raisport.rai.it/news/sport/pallavolo
Its in italian so watch out, they have real player games and mpeg. |
| carrie |
it's
important to encourage them to motivate themselves, but equally important
to motivate them as a whole...giving them confidence |
| ErikSullivan |
I think a good
scouting report helps, it gives you a lot to think about before a match.
A lot of it also depends on the players. Everyone is different and I think
you have to respect that. |
| volleyballADM |
I agree
with Erik. I like scouting reports not motivation talks. |
| ErikSullivan |
Some people
play better when they goof around before the match |
| oski |
SD -
Put up a blue curtain. Anyone behind the curtain has to play his/her way
onto the main court where the head coach is watching. :-) |
| oski |
Tim -
That's fantastic. Thanks for the link |
| ErikSullivan |
Sound familiar |
| carrie |
motivation
talks don't help...but keeping them as a team does...let them have fun
and be themselves...the volleyball skills will come out |
| sdcoach |
sorry
what do you mean? oski |
| Tim |
What
is the hardest part of adjusting to the international pro game Erik? |
| oski |
SD -
Al Scates, the UCLA coach, has two courts in practice: One is the main
court for the top 12 guys, which he watches. The other guys play on a court
behind a curtain. |
| volleyballADM |
there
you go ravi, confused another. |
| oski |
The guys
behind the curtain have to play their way onto the main court in order
to be seen by him |
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| volleyballADM |
don't
know if I like that system Ravi. |
| sdcoach |
I understand
that i a great way to keep them focused. |
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| ErikSullivan |
The speed of
the game. Things are happening so much faster, it takes a little while
to catch up to everything going on. |
| Tim |
Yeah
there are not too many high balls there! Shoot sets all the way! |
| volleyballADM |
No time
for a breather? |
| oski |
SD -
I am speaking tongue-in-cheek. That's what Scates does, I think it would
not be the right thing to do for your team |
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| volleyballADM |
Also,
passes seem a lot lower too. |
| volleyballADM |
Line
drive to the setter. |
|
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left............. |
| oski |
The leftside
set has become a long 31 |
| ErikSullivan |
Everything is
just a lot quicker and everyone is a lot stronger. The jump is pretty similar
to the jump from high school to college. |
| Tim |
Erik,
a friend of mine has a jersey of yours...we worked the Japan exibition
in Quincy Illinois in 97' and he nabbed it off the bench! |
| ErikSullivan |
Good work by
your friend |
| Tim |
no way!
I saw it first but thought it would be wrong to nab it, he did, and the
jerk wore it every day! I was so mad! |
| sdcoach |
Ok what
about teaching high school girls to swing through the ball and snapping
the wrist fast to increase the intensity of the hit? |
| volleyballADM |
ha ha |
| volleyballADM |
hitting
against the wall. |
| volleyballADM |
over
and over and over. |
| oski |
At the
1997 USA Men's tryouts, there was a short, really chubby guy with no skills
who paid his $10, got a USA T-shirt, and got cut after ten minutes |
| volleyballADM |
I heard
it was 15 |
| Tim |
I got
your autograph, and begged chip to give me his jersey, he didnt and all
the rest of the guys gave them away to 10 year old girls! |
| oski |
Ok, might
have been 15 |
| volleyballADM |
Now that
t-shirt is worth its weight in sand. |
| sdcoach |
that
is crazy because that is what i did when I played in college and in hs |
| oski |
A few
of us were upset that we didn't think of it first |
| volleyballADM |
Hard
to believe it has been two years. I remember reading your accounts on r.s.v. |
| oski |
Time
flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana |
| Tim |
I talked
with eatherton and Lando back at the hotel. lando told me that scates is
not at most of the practices, thats not true is it Erik? |
| volleyballADM |
Uh-oh,
bad press coming back to haunt Scates again. |
| ErikSullivan |
That is not
true. He shows up about 15 minutes into practice when we're about ready
to start playing. |
| Tim |
ok, got
ya, landry exaggerated. |
| oski |
Is Scates
in Colorado Springs? |
| ErikSullivan |
Scates is one
of the best coaches in the world and my favorite for sure. |
| ErikSullivan |
He is not Col
Sprgs. |
| volleyballADM |
He received
some press last year becasue of it. |
| Tim |
Erik,
is George Roumaine joining the team any time soon? |
| ErikSullivan |
He helps us
out every once in awhile. |
| ErikSullivan |
George is already
with the team. |
| sdcoach |
What
are some things your coaches do that make them your favorite? |
| volleyballADM |
He missed
a serving practice for another appointment and because he shows up late
for practices, one of the reporters ran with a story that Scates does not
show up for practices. |
| oski |
Scates
was supposed to speak at the '96 AVCA Coaching Clinic. He stood us up. |
| ErikSullivan |
Im sure there
was a good reason. |
| oski |
We kept
hearing that he'd be there any minute. Finally Brian Rofer delivered a
talk, off the cuff. |
| volleyballADM |
I heard
it was because you were there Oski. You should not have called him those
names. |
| volleyballADM |
;) |
| Tim |
really,
he's not at the pan am's. What do you think the olympic team will be, the
starters i mean. |
| oski |
Erik
- There were two stories: One, he was watching Hawaii tape (Finals were
the next day) Someone else said he was golfing |
| volleyballADM |
Tim,
the pan am team is the WUG team. |
| ErikSullivan |
I dont know |
| Tim |
Barnett,
Lambert, Roumaine, witt? |
| ErikSullivan |
Both could be
very true. |
| oski |
SCott
- No, Eatherton was not at WUG but is at Pan Am. I think Trong Nguyen is
Liberace instead of Rafter |
| Tim |
Barnett
is my hero, im from 20 min south of his home town, i played club with and
against his brother keith. |
| volleyballADM |
Oski,
with some adjustment I am sure. |
| oski |
And Rod
Wilde is the head coach, I think |
| ErikSullivan |
Oski, you are
right on the money |
| oski |
There
was one another USA player tht went to Pan Am... who was it... Eatherton
and... argh |
| ErikSullivan |
ring |
| volleyballADM |
<---
Over generalized. Quoting the USAV site, "XIII Pan Am Games (WUG team)
" |
| oski |
Right,
Ring |
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left............. |
| volleyballADM |
dong |
| oski |
No, Trong |
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joined............. |
| Tim |
darn
booted again! |
| oski |
Erik
- Whom do you replace when you sub in? |
| oski |
Or, actually
"not-sub"in |
|
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left............. |
| ErikSullivan |
I go in for
the middles after they serve. |
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joined............. |
| oski |
For both
of them? |
| ErikSullivan |
yes |
| Tim |
Anyone
ever packed ya in the face Erik? If so who and when....cuz I get packed
a lot :) |
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left............. |
| Belga |
Adios |
|
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joined............. |
|
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left............. |
| volleyballADM |
it was
not my fault. |
| sdcoach |
Can any
of you help me with some resources that I can use for advice during season.
I am a High School coach and just starting out. |
| ErikSullivan |
Tim sounds like
you have a small problem. Havent been packed since I ve been the libero,
at least not that I can remember |
| oski |
Hmm...
how did that Vanilla Ice tune get on my hard drive? |
| volleyballADM |
Erik,
are you going to Italy after Australia? |
| ErikSullivan |
Virus |
| ErikSullivan |
yes |
| Tim |
Your
playing in the italian leagues erik? |
| oski |
SDCoach
- read the newsgroup rec.sport.volleyball, lots of coaches discuss ideas
there |
|
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left............. |
| oski |
SD -
You'll also get people who'll discuss things by email |
| ErikSullivan |
No, we're playing
in Tournament against national teams over there |
| Tim |
oh |
| volleyballADM |
Tough
schedule for Italy. |
| oski |
Erik
- Any differences in coaching styles between USA and Europe or is strictly
an individual thing? |
| volleyballADM |
Well,
Erik, I want to thank you for stopping by. I know you have a lot to do
before leaving tomorrow and don't want to keep you late. |
| Tim |
Who is
the most impressive hitter youve seen Erik? For me it was Andrea Giani,
or Hernandez from Cuba. |
| ErikSullivan |
Definitely,
European coaches have a very different style of coaching. |
| volleyballADM |
Sorry
for all the computer errors we had, hopefully we can do this again with
a bigger crowd and less server problems. |
| ErikSullivan |
Probably Giba
or Papi |
| Tim |
sorry,
did not see he was leaveing, thanks erik! Your the man, ill see ya in florida
in october. |
| sdcoach |
oski
where would i get to that link of newwsgroup? |
| volleyballADM |
sdcoach
- go to www.deja.com for online version of hte newsgroup. |
| ErikSullivan |
Thanks everyone.
Had a lot of fun. Hope we can do it again. |
| Tim |
Sully's
the Man!!!!!! |
| oski |
SDCoach
- It is part of Usenet news... tell you what, send me email at oski@physics.ucla.edu
and let me know how you are connecting to the Internet. I can then send
you specific info |
| oski |
Good
night, Erik |
| volleyballADM |
sdcoach,
oski is the king of rec.sport.volleyball. |
| Tim |
my email
is hanson00@utk.edu, ill see you in florida! |
| sdcoach |
oski
I am looking for some email addresses to get started with this. thank you |
|
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left............. |
| volleyballADM |
sdcoach,
http://volleyball.about.com/msubcoachr.htm has a lot of places to get you
started. |
| Tim |
Sully
is awsome, thanks to about for having him! |
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left............. |
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joined............. |
| oski |
Ack |
| volleyballADM |
Tim,
no problem. He will be back in here again when schedule is less crowded. |
| oski |
SD -
No problem. Lots of help available on the net for you. |
| Tim |
cool,
later all, oh yeah, anyone need that link to the italian games? |
| volleyballADM |
Which
games? |
| Tim |
there
are mpg's and real players of Italy in the world championships and pallavlo
leagues. |
| volleyballADM |
the link
you gave ealier? |
| volleyballADM |
er, earlier? |
| Tim |
yeah...that
one... |
| volleyballADM |
Great
site. I looked over it real quick. |
|
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left............. |
| Tim |
is volleyballadm
Scot hammon? |
| volleyballADM |
Yup |
| Tim |
Scott
this is Tim, the dude who runs jumpset.com |
| volleyballADM |
Well,
what do you know. |
| Tim |
hey,
how are ya? |
| volleyballADM |
doing
well, and you? |
| Tim |
My site
is down, my router got hosed in a storm, im trying to get myself back and
updated for august. |
| volleyballADM |
oach.
seems like a lot of east coast sites are down too. |
| oski |
The Internet
is full |
| Tim |
yeah,
what do mean be a feild reporter? Scott. |
| oski |
Please
delete unnecessary sites |
| oski |
Abort,
Retry, Ignore? |
| volleyballADM |
hehe |
| volleyballADM |
I keep
getting canned messages from our service monkeys about experiencing serveral
problems across the entire server system. Be back up shortly, yadda yadda
yadda. |
| volleyballADM |
The internet
will never be full oski. |
| volleyballADM |
HA HA
HA AHA |
| volleyballADM |
Tim,
I'll send you an email. |
| Tim |
ok cool, |
| volleyballADM |
email
still working? |
| oski |
Ok guys,
I'm off. Good night |
| Tim |
Im still
open to volleyball talk, if you guys are up for it. and email is ok, |
|
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left............. |
| volleyballADM |
by oski |
| volleyballADM |
Well,
look at that. |
| Tim |
waht? |
| Tim |
what
i mean. |
| volleyballADM |
Ok, I
have hanson00@utkux.utcc.utk.edu as email for you. |
| volleyballADM |
That's
ok? |
| volleyballADM |
Is hanson00@utkux.utcc.utk.edu
a good email address for you? |
| Tim |
yeah,
the site is down tonight, but ill reply by tomorrow. |
| Tim |
my email
site is down that is. |
| volleyballADM |
ACK! |
| Tim |
yeah
i know. |
| Tim |
So did
you watch any of the pan am games today? |
| Tim |
They
were on the spanish station univision, I saw USA vs Argentina, we lost
in three. |
| volleyballADM |
NO, I
can't seem to find them on the tube. |
| volleyballADM |
I have
the scores. USA is dead last in both men and women. |
| volleyballADM |
I sent
you the email about the field reporting. |
| Tim |
They
only showed 10 min of the game, I sat through 2 hours of spanish tv to
see it....and it was worth it!!!!! |
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