Hey Coach Donny, thanks for putting this video up. I like that you get a full view of the court without the camera swinging around, so you can see all the action at once. Question: why does #11 TJ Defalco (almost) always clap his hands right before the opposing team serves? It can't be a distraction tactic. Is it for timing?
murky2 It's to maintain focus and clear mind from previous point. Some people perform certain rituals before serving (slapping ball, bouncing ball, etc.)
Stanford's outsides (left and right) need to learn some new shots. They were only hitting deep middle-to-deep cross and game 3 really showed they couldn't put a ball away when LBS adjusted to it. LBS left sides could at least hit sharp cross and their right sides tooled lined decently. Middle's looked great though
Ino wow that’s stacked. I’m actually very impressed with the Long Beach setter. Not an expert player but I feel they run some very fast plays. Must be hard to block them
not an expert player? Getting Setter of the Year, First Team All-American, and First Team All-MPSF as a sophomore doesn't make you an expert? Best setter at the collegiate level right now.
I think he meant to say that he is not an expert player himself, so he might not be the best to judge, but that the Long Beach setter is looking good to him.
3:27 No.11(black team): "Did you see my super straight shot?" No.6(red team): "Damn, I thought it was gonna be a cross, his run up totally gave the impression that it would be a cross."
gymp91 Josh and TJ have played volleyball together since they were kids, they know what to run and when, it’s all based on a quick look and call. Also, if Josh sees TJ approaching fast, he knows to shoot.
Coach i was added in the varsity team at my school but I'm still a freshman and everyone there is really really good i doubt i will get much playing time do you suggest i go down and get more playing time or get good training and very minimum perhaps no playtime at all
Infidel well i kinda wanna go pro... I really want to play pro vball so i was thinking of getting the training from varsity and getting playtime at club
Infidel i am not done growing and i am also barely 14 i dont believe ill be 6'5 but I'm quite sure ill be atleast 6'0ft and i can make up in vertical what I lack in size
Being 6'0'' will barely get you into college ball, since most players will range from at least 6'0'' to upwards of 6'9'', some even close to 7'0''. In pro ball, the heights are even more skywards, with middles being close to 6'9'', oppos being around 6'5'' (undersized) to 6'9'', and outsides being 6'3'' and up. Setters and liberos are usually the "shortest" players with liberos still being around 6'0'' and setters being at least 6'0''. But many national and pro teams are looking for tall setters that have a decent block. I think only Brazil, France, Japan, and Iran have setters around the 6ft range. But train in varsity and play in a good club team because usually high school teams aren't the best, and most high school vball players will play in a club team to get more games under their belt.
Hi coach im loving your vids ! Im 1,70 cm is it too short for volleyball (im 15 years old)? Should i do more work in impulsion and spikes ?? Or focus on defense like libero? Greetings from Portugal
Without prejudice to the position you want to play later on i think it’s always the best to get really good defensively especially early on because volleyball is a game if mistakes. The team with fewer mistakes wins. Good reception of the ball is the most important step in the whole process of scoring points. I didn’t focus on receptions when I was younger which held me back later.
Pedro It’s good practice to make sure you’re doing well in every area of volleyball really. Being able to set just in case the setter is out is a great skill to practice and being able to pick up a ball just in case it goes wonky or something. At 150cm, I’m the strongest offence as a wing spiker and a solid defence at the back. But I should listen to my own advice because I can’t set well :P
TJ Deflaco is crazyyyyyyyyy love watching Josh and TJ play plus that bounce was nice asf
Just want to say this, I’m fucking addicted to Volleyball like it’s so fun. Sorry for cursing.
everyone here is a fellow addict :)
Just saw Stanford play CSUN couple days ago in person!
Love to watch from this perspective. Thanks for the material, coach.
Josh Tuaniga's setting is absolutely flawless...
Such a competitive and exciting game! By the way, nice beat you added to the outro.
I played against Jaylen Jasper in club. I wonder if we'll see him on the national team eventually
Logan Muller I don't think so personally
nice outro! better than the old one in my opinion!
CSULB!!!!!!!!! Proud !!!
Hey Coach Donny, thanks for putting this video up. I like that you get a full view of the court without the camera swinging around, so you can see all the action at once. Question: why does #11 TJ Defalco (almost) always clap his hands right before the opposing team serves? It can't be a distraction tactic. Is it for timing?
murky2 It's to maintain focus and clear mind from previous point. Some people perform certain rituals before serving (slapping ball, bouncing ball, etc.)
Going to college next year and all they have to offer is vball, soccer, and futsal... What great options. Lol
Stanford's outsides (left and right) need to learn some new shots. They were only hitting deep middle-to-deep cross and game 3 really showed they couldn't put a ball away when LBS adjusted to it. LBS left sides could at least hit sharp cross and their right sides tooled lined decently.
Middle's looked great though
Long Beach is the #1 team and #11 is on the national team.
Anthony Chavez and #13 is on the danish national team, #4 is on the Norwegian national team... Long Beach is pretty stacked with amazing talents.
Ino wow that’s stacked. I’m actually very impressed with the Long Beach setter. Not an expert player but I feel they run some very fast plays. Must be hard to block them
not an expert player? Getting Setter of the Year, First Team All-American, and First Team All-MPSF as a sophomore doesn't make you an expert? Best setter at the collegiate level right now.
I think he meant to say that he is not an expert player himself, so he might not be the best to judge, but that the Long Beach setter is looking good to him.
#11 is such a powerful spiker 💪
Cuz thats tj defalco hes rly goood
18:10 why did the referee give the point to the black team? wasn't it an out ball? the referee even gave the "out" sign
LONG NOSE ZLATAN I think he just made a hand signal mistake. As a judge I sometimes do it. At every mistake I have to correct my hand signal.
坂本玄 if it was a hand signal mistake then why did the point still go to the black team? it was clearly out
These are just highlights, it doesn't show every play in order
Is Jordan ewert not starting at outside for stanford this year?
3:20 that's insane
3:27 No.11(black team): "Did you see my super straight shot?" No.6(red team): "Damn, I thought it was gonna be a cross, his run up totally gave the impression that it would be a cross."
19:00
Coach question for you.
That play at 7:55. How did the power hitter know it was going to be a quicker set?
gymp91 Josh and TJ have played volleyball together since they were kids, they know what to run and when, it’s all based on a quick look and call. Also, if Josh sees TJ approaching fast, he knows to shoot.
Were you able to record their hitting lines as well?
What is the height of player with shirt #4 from LBSU?
lmao 1:40 number 11 poor receive but crazy slide... if only he just committed fully to the dive at the start
He is tj defalco. USA 2017 NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER
szczuru96 why does that matter
Long Beach setter's like "opposite who???"
Okay, tbf he really started using him like 6 mins in, I take it back.
Nice one-armed dig off the touch @ 5:10...
Tell us why #13 served like 6 times in a row
Stanford change opposite spiker?
Coach i was added in the varsity team at my school but I'm still a freshman and everyone there is really really good i doubt i will get much playing time do you suggest i go down and get more playing time or get good training and very minimum perhaps no playtime at all
Infidel well i kinda wanna go pro... I really want to play pro vball so i was thinking of getting the training from varsity and getting playtime at club
Infidel i am not done growing and i am also barely 14 i dont believe ill be 6'5 but I'm quite sure ill be atleast 6'0ft and i can make up in vertical what I lack in size
Infidel but i see your point it is definitely not easy to be pro but since me not being pro isnt guaranteed ill try my best
You should look into playing in college instead of pro. Pro usually comes after college.
Being 6'0'' will barely get you into college ball, since most players will range from at least 6'0'' to upwards of 6'9'', some even close to 7'0''. In pro ball, the heights are even more skywards, with middles being close to 6'9'', oppos being around 6'5'' (undersized) to 6'9'', and outsides being 6'3'' and up. Setters and liberos are usually the "shortest" players with liberos still being around 6'0'' and setters being at least 6'0''. But many national and pro teams are looking for tall setters that have a decent block. I think only Brazil, France, Japan, and Iran have setters around the 6ft range. But train in varsity and play in a good club team because usually high school teams aren't the best, and most high school vball players will play in a club team to get more games under their belt.
What ball are they using?
Da Mr Six they are using a molten flistatic
line judge at 9:16 lol
Funny how they are all doing jump services but not of them are hard to defend. Almost all just straigt across right on the libero.
I don't think I've ever seen a volleyball game go into 4 sets. Is the NCAA just that lopsided?
Hi coach im loving your vids ! Im 1,70 cm is it too short for volleyball (im 15 years old)? Should i do more work in impulsion and spikes ?? Or focus on defense like libero? Greetings from Portugal
just play as what ever you like
Without prejudice to the position you want to play later on i think it’s always the best to get really good defensively especially early on because volleyball is a game if mistakes. The team with fewer mistakes wins. Good reception of the ball is the most important step in the whole process of scoring points.
I didn’t focus on receptions when I was younger which held me back later.
I never thought like that. Thanks for the advice :)
Pedro It’s good practice to make sure you’re doing well in every area of volleyball really. Being able to set just in case the setter is out is a great skill to practice and being able to pick up a ball just in case it goes wonky or something. At 150cm, I’m the strongest offence as a wing spiker and a solid defence at the back. But I should listen to my own advice because I can’t set well :P
rip stanford at 19:30
I think, most of them did not watch coach's hitting the line tutorial ))) Nevertheless, nice game!
19:13
My head coach for volleyball is was this Standford coach
Stanford have been ass this year