3/26/2017

Purple Heart Award: Victoria.  We miss you.  Get better soon.

The Anti-Waiter: Jordyn prevents tip with a stuff block

Best Smart Line Rolls: Gabbi. In rhythm, clear idea as to what needs to be done, in control, rolls down the line.  Their defense / setter was out of position.

Best Opposite direction: Julia.  I still don’t know how you can hit to the left, from the middle, but keep it up.

Best Sir Lancelot impression: Jordyn wins joust.

Best Whiffle: Dena for taking a full swing, but only getting fingertips on the ball.

Best Girl Scout: Gabbi for making the other team do a campfire

Best Keano Reeves impression:  The hit was going out, but you rushed to it, but realized it was going out and then you bent over backwards “doing the Matrix” so the ball would fly past you.

Best Deep corners: Jolie.  As per my notes…  Jolie hits deep corner.  Jolie hits deep corner.  Jolie hits deep corner.  Jolie hits deep corner.  In my book Deep Corner = 5 points.  Jolie: 20.  🙂

Best Imitation of an Acute Angle: Kristina, for tracking down those tight balls that were off the court on the right side.  You found the only place where they could go…  sharp sharp angle.

Highest Mohs Scale hit: Elsie for hitting the hardest today!

Casting a Confundus Charm (see Harry Potter): Jordyn Roofed the other team so completely, that they were confused…  their thought bubble: “How did that happen?!?”

Longest run of serves: Gabbi!  14 points?  16 points?  I’m going to have to check the stats.  The record is 20 points in a row…

Solid middle play: Camilla.  Nice playing tonight.  Very solid.  Very good.

Best Marianas Trench serves: Gabbi and Jordyn for serving it deep.  Sometimes out, and they rescued us, but deep and good.

Best Jump Serves: Kristina.  Wow and wow again.

Best adjustments: Everyone.  Last practice, I asked you to pass the ball higher.  Today, you did.  Did you notice that things were just a little bit easier when things were in chaos?  Did you notice that balls that would have fallen in the past were put up today?  Good job with that today.  Keep that up.  Individually, I asked you to make adjustments, and you did.  I can see your improvements, so can your parents.  I hope that you realize it too.

Da Crusha Award: Julia for spiking an overpass.

Black and Blue Hip award: Dena.  Hopefully it doesn’t turn yellow and green.

Best Crushed Ball Dig: Kristina.  Their monster middle -crushed- the ball

Best Fist Save and a Beauty: Jules.  The pass was shanked and going under the net on our right side.  You collapsed your lower body, lunged with your fist and saved the ball!  We were able to put an attack on it.

Best Libero Imitation: Kristina, for playing outstanding defense and coverage.

Best Disruption of an Ace serve: Nicole.  They served a hard, sinking, fading away from you, going to hit the line serve.  You moved your feet, turned, with 2 arms passed the ball back over your head!!! for an excellent pass.

Best 2 sided play: Elsie, covered, passed, transition and then pounded out a hit.

Best Pegging the setter: Jolie, Kristina and Jules.  “Setter Out” is music to my ears.

Best Finding the Hole: Jordyn.  Way to place it where they ain’t.

Best off hand Hit: Kristina for hitting righty.  Sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do.

Best Causing a Fault: Camilla for blocking a ball into a defender who called for a carry.

Best Imitation of the 1970s: Good hustle today everyone.