Oso planning to go pro
Love his resume. Also love the fact that he was able to keep every single person and recruit on the team except Alyssa Goehner and one person you will see very soon. Although that person literally did not play a point all of last year so its pretty understandable. Also, the girls on the vball team say he does their off season workouts with them which is awesome to hear about a coach.
I know he was well-liked at Ohio, so that doesn't surprise me. I also thought it was interesting that he brought his top assistant from Ohio. Some thought she could have had the top job there is she wanted it...I have no idea if that is true or not. But she's a good coach too. Shymansky left some big shoes to fill, but Marquette's off to a good start.
Good luck getting recruits in Iowa...I would say after California Illinois is far and away the best volleyball state. Wisconsin isnt too shabby either so that helps MUs recruiting.
Guys or girls? Girls are all over the map. Minnesota has some really strong club programs that produce some high level recruits, as does Nebraska, Texas.Guys nobody can come close to California. Illinois would be second just based on numbers, but not a ton of those kids pan out (personally don't think a lot of those club programs teach very good fundamentals, just get athletes and say "let's go play some ball"). Wisconsin goes up and down. Will have 2-4 years where a total of 2 or 3 kids are D1 recruits and then will have a year where 7 (like the high school class of 2012 - considering there are only 36ish D1 programs that is pretty incredible) go to D1 programs (and many of them contribute). New York, meh. They have a really big recruit every once in a while. Virginia is on the rise. Coastal from Virginia Beach is coming on strong as a club program and traveling all over the place to get some strong competition before Nationals. A lot of foreign recruits in guy's volleyball, and a lot of players who go to **shreek** a JUCO college for 2 years, grow into their body and find the weight room, and then get picked up by D1 programs.
Thats true. I guess I was thinking more about the guys. When you have programs like Wheaton Warrenville South, Marist, GBN, New Trier, Lincoln Way East etc...I would put Illinois boys volleyball against any state except California. Though Sean Rooney was an Illinois kid
Big Ten is really strong in volleyball, I think he'll do ok in Iowa. The whole volleyball thing for me is now of interest to me. I played a ton of 2 man and 3 man beach volleyball in high school and college, post college out here. Despite my size, I was a decent player, but never played man. My son made his high school volleyball team the other day which honestly shocked me since California boys volleyball is pretty good. He's a setter, they're playing a 6-2...which all of this stuff is foreign to me. Looking to get into this much more. The days when I was in the athletic dept, our volleyball program was so bad. It's amazing how much better it has become, starting with the Laura Farina and moving on from there.
6-2 basically means that when the setter rotates to the front row the sub him out for a hitter and at that same time a different hitter is rotating to the back row which means they will sub a different setter in for him. Basically it always keeps 3 attackers up front.Being a setter or a defensive specialist helps you get playing time as well. Everybody wants to hit...Though setting has become more popular in recent years? Wanna confirm that Wade? I was a setter and I know you were too.
I'm learning. In beach ball, you have to be able to play defense, hit and set. Due to my size, I was served a lot, that is until my hops kicked in and they could see that I could hit. This will be a fun journey for him and I. Yesterday he came home with a very swollen thumb. He's a goalkeeper in high school and was a shortstop in baseball for many years, so he has really good hands, but I expect more and more crooked fingers with the goalkeeping and setting going on.
His fingers should be fine for setting. I never had a problem. Just remind him to keep his fingers strong on the block. Thats where people get in trouble. Beach is a completely different animal. I was out in Santa Monica last spring break and I struggled just because I never had to play serve recieve as a setter and I also never hit.
Guys or girls? Girls are all over the map. Minnesota has some really strong club programs that produce some high level recruits, as does Nebraska, Texas.
Yup, beach ball is tough. If you're not used to the sand, your legs become jello very quickly. A summer on the beach, however, will make your legs incredibly powerful and you can jump through the gym indoors.
What are the online sites and magazines for following volleyball year round?
Volleytalk for college and international discussion. Volleyballmag used to have a good high school forum but it has more or less died.
Prepvolleyball (and the associated message board) is good for HS age. The message board tends to focus more on girls' club as compared to HS (just like college recruiters). And it tends to focus more on high-level club as compared to regional teams (again, just like college recruiters).
Yeah I agree with Chicos on that one. Bond has historically gone from one down program to the next and turned them around very quickly. Georgia Tech and Marquette both fit that. He recruits well and relentlessly and coaches his teams up. In some ways he is a lot like Buzz, aggressive and doesn't back down in any facet of coaching college athletics. He has the B1G to sell and he's back at home, so he may actually stick around long enough to see if he can make the jump not only from bottom feeder to competitor in a conference, but from competitor in a conference to Final Four competitor.