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I think the slide can help mitigate some of the impact, so grass might actually be more painful, but as with everything it's worth a shot.

Simplifying is exactly the goal of this, if you complicate the fact that the ball was going down, but I was ready for something different, someone else should have taken it then you add up to you hesitation. We all know that reality is different, but making people believe is sometimes even more important. That's how teams win matches that they should have lost already ;)

If a ball is tipped over the height of the block and a defender is not able to take two steps to pursue it, they read it late or reacted too slowly. Being too committed to defending hard driven balls results in the slow to react scenario. Believe the play is possible> learn to read the attacker> improve reaction time > better defender. Same process indoors or outdoors.

Any ball with the same peak height will take the same time to hit the ground regardless of the surface you are playing on. Gravity acts in the Y direction so X distance doesn't matter (google myth buster bullet experiment). So any ball that is tipped, rolled, poked (no downward force applied) from 9ft, to a peak of 12ft will hit the ground at the same time. It's definitely an oversimplification, but that's the whole point (don't think just go).

The purpose is good he just needs to watch them better. Training them to hit to the defenders first is kind of odd since it’s 2 and the hitter can get lucky. Where as having them avoid the defense means they’re actually seeing the court.

@charmedcharmed3511 Like I did for a few minutes, you may have complicated the same thoughts I had. My best and simple guess is using the meaning of hybrid-…two different elements or varieties…. In this case, I think all this is about is the ‘shorter’ and ‘taller’ setters are being utilized in the one specific setter position opposed to the traditional 6-2 and 4-2 system criteria. I feel he just defined a more specific criteria to his setters-one being utilizing the advantages of his taller setter being in the front row in the 5-1 system. I racked my volleybrain a little bit. I think in this coaches case both his setters-tall and short- set the same type of sets (tempo, range, timing) that worked for his specific team. I’d presume further (possibly) that the taller setter didn’t have the back row skills (quickness, defense, etc) to be considered S1. However, alternatively, the shorter setter probably might be the coaches kid…😬 Anyway, out here where I live in rural America Ky. A lot of the varsity high school coaches utilize an international 4-2 system but call it a 5-1. That’s what pisses me off. 🤙🏼😂✌🏼