Clips from Set Three and Clarity on Net Violations

"Video is the truth machine." Every exceptional player, without exception, studies video. Here are highlights from yesterday's third set. The program (or the operator) are twitchy today. 

Leah Fowke has the quarterback's job. She doesn't get enough credit for her steadiness and all-around play. Here she attacks an overpass. 

"Never look a gift horse in the mouth." That meant when given a gift, appreciate it for what it is. 

A critical juncture. Teams with high aspirations need every player firing on all cylinders, confident, and executing at a high level. In the link Sofia Papatsoris demonstrates that type of play, launching an 11-1 run. 

More of the same. Like Roy Kent in Ted Lasso, Carol Higonenq was everywhere yesterday. Double digits in kills and receives, and a near miss in digs. For long-time MVB followers, they'll see the same type of aggressive play as Laura Irwin. 

Bombs away. Leah brought her service "A" game yesterday, cooling the Devils' defense. 

Real-time I thought this was blocked in. I was wrong. Carol gets another kill with a hard swing. 

Sofia's blocking is key for MVB success. Double blocks containing pin hitters create and sustain momentum. 

I've watched this clip half a dozen times as Sofia handles an overpass but her shirt touches the net. I don't know if uniforms can be taken in a little (darts) to reduce that. 

I knew that hair touching the net is legal. Here's the rule from The Art of Coaching Volleyball. 

Net calls can be confusing during a fast-paced game, so Brennan clears up some common misconceptions about plays that are legal and illegal:

• If you touch the net at any point during ball contact, that is LEGAL.
• If you've already played the ball and you hit the net while turning away, that is LEGAL.
• Hair making contact with the net is LEGAL. But jersey and shoe contact with the net are ILLEGAL.