Coach Jiri Popelka shares a plea for craft.
Velocity is a tool. Craft is a skill. MVP hitters master both and rely on judgment.
Popelka expounds:
MVP hitters play a different game 🏆
If you want to be MVP of the match, you need a different setting in your mind.
MVP hitters think:
What information did the block just give me?
What shot keeps pressure, even without full power?
How do I stay useful on every ball?
I don't pay attention to pre-game warmups because I've seen hundreds of "warmup heroes" be non-impactful during games.
Why? Because KPH (kilometers per hour) don't automatically transfer to KPM (kills per match). Some of MVB's best hitters were "Slam Mastersons" and others balanced power and placement. Create pressure without maximum force.
Power-only hitters are predictable
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Craft hitters are stress multipliers
Every elite hitter carries a portfolio. Some days the fastball wins. Some days it’s placement and disguise. For example, as an outside hitter, what is you attack portfolio?
- Full attack (line or crosscourt)
- Cut shots
- Tooling the outside blocker
- Tips
- Roll shots
Those who transform athleticism and game understanding into skill that wins points will have invested time to create opportunity for themselves.
Lagniappe. "Form begets function." In addition to "live ball" training, you can do "shadow drills" without a gym or teammates.
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