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Continue ReadingVisualizing NCAA GPA data
On 5 Sept 2018, the NCAA Research team tweeted out this chart : It reports the average core high school…
Continue ReadingHomographic terms
Many terms in athletic coaching are poorly defined yet form the basis of disagreements. For example, the word athletic is…
Continue ReadingVolleyball and Newton
I ignited a fierce debate a few months back by simply asking: “the higher you jump, the more force you…
Continue ReadingHow do you want your set?
I hear a number of common phrases during volleyball play which I discourage athletes from using. This is why. “How…
Continue ReadingBecoming height neutral
The website Beachvolleyballspace covered the recent FIVB Gstaad Major with an article celebrating the winners, the currently top ranked Canadian…
Continue ReadingEarned or Found
I was having this discussion once about buying chicken. My friend was of the opinion that there are just superior…
Continue ReadingImproving Quads 2: Reduce seams
The convention of most teams in beach quads format is the “diamond” formation when receiving serve – the players orient…
Continue ReadingFalsifiability
In an earlier posting on detecting the signs of pseudoscience, I quoted an article which mentions unfalsifiability as a property.…
Continue ReadingA nuclear option
On the Facebook group Volleyball Coaches and Trainers (VCT), a coach shared a rule with regards to juniors beach volleyball…
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