Thursday, July 8, 2010

Game Management: Aim to win by at least four points.

Standard scoring for most volleyball games requires one team to be ahead by two points in regulation time in order to win. Usually, just one point ahead in overtime.

But you should plan to be four points ahead.

Here's why: During the course of the game, the referee will probably make at least two calls that you don't agree with. That two points that you felt you should have gotten but the other team got them instead. And that's two additional points you'll need to score to win by two.

If you don't get those additional two points, you or your teammates might be tempted to remember those two calls that "should" have gone your way instead of, for example, the two (or more?) serves you missed, etc.

Don't blame the ref. Take responsibility for getting the lead and keeping it.

And get those serves in for cryin' out loud!

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