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Improving Quads 2: Reduce seams

by drricky June 29, 2018 No Comments

The convention of most teams in beach quads format is the “diamond” formation when receiving serve – the players orient themselves with three players staggered in a V formation, and the setter at the apex nearest the net. Diamond formation The idea here is that the ball is passed close to the net where the […]

Coaching , Science , Skepticism , Volleysensei

Falsifiability

by drricky June 20, 2018 2 Comments

In an earlier posting on detecting the signs of pseudoscience, I quoted an article which mentions unfalsifiability as a property. This is actually a pretty good early test for understanding if something is science-based, and attends to a common misunderstanding about the scientific process. Whenever the phrase “scientifically proven” is used, your critical thinking alarm […]

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A nuclear option

by drricky June 19, 2018 1 Comment

On the Facebook group Volleyball Coaches and Trainers (VCT), a coach shared a rule with regards to juniors beach volleyball tournaments held in the Chicago area – an optional one, in which any team, at any time, can request that no hand setting be used for the remainder of that particular match. It’s a bit […]

Coaching , Science , Skepticism , Sports , Volleyball , Volleysensei

Recognizing Sports Pseudoscience

by drricky June 7, 2018 2 Comments

In a recent discussion with BJ Leroy of USA Volleyball, I encountered a paper by Bailey et al (2018) published in the open access journal Frontiers in Psychology, titled  “The Prevalence of Pseudoscientific Ideas and Neuromyths Among Sports Coaches“. Since the journal is open access, the paper is readily available to download and read. The […]

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Court behavior beyond the game

by drricky June 6, 2018 1 Comment

When people picture beach volleyball culture, they usually just think about just the game. People don’t seem to have to think about how the ball, or the net, or the court itself got there. Like the illusion of cooking shows on TV, these things didn’t actually magically appear – specially in public parks and areas, […]

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Improving Quads 1: The net is not a player

by drricky June 5, 2018 2 Comments

Although a great deal of the instruction describes beach volleyball primarily as a doubles game, many, if not most, people are exposed to it in the 4v4 format. These articles focus on tips and discussions that improve the quads game. Conventionally, the quads game is treated as a novice version of the sport, with many […]

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Just that way

by drricky June 4, 2018 2 Comments

On a hot Texas summer day for regular pick up beach volleyball, I was asked to fill in on a doubles team by someone seeking a break. My soon to be partner for this game seemed agreeable until we got onto the court, where he made his distaste for sharing the court with me clear […]

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“Call me off”

by drricky June 2, 2018 No Comments

I hear a number of common phrases during volleyball play which I discourage athletes from using. This is why.  “Call me off” This phrase is most commonly uttered when a player realizes that she had gotten in the way of her teammate who was likely to be in a better position to play the ball. […]

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T-shirt: Gluten is OK (mostly)

by drricky June 2, 2018 No Comments

Testing out Teespring. New shirt design: Gluten is mostly OK.

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by drricky May 30, 2018 No Comments

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