Answering Your Questions About The Olympics

[@alinenakamura962]

even though im brazilian, i couldn’t help but cheer every time i saw erik on screen during the game hahaha

[@brianford7299]

Hey Erik, I’ve got a question! If you were to put together a starting lineup of non-US players, who would you choose? Watching the olympics helped me discover a lot of players that I liked, so I was wondering who you like as players?

[@User-pn4zz]

I know I am not Erik but I thought I might aswell share my opinion, maybe it helps. - Id say I have a fairly good idea of Provolley So without USA Players: S: Luciano Decco (Argentina) Opp: Maxhim Mikhaylov (Russia) OH1: Wilfredo Leon (Poland) OH2: Earving Ngapeth (France) M1: Ivan Iakovlev (Russia) M2: Robertlandy Simon ((Cuba)/Lube) L: Jenia Grebenikov (France) - I actually think the Olympic dream team is pretty accurate/near perfekt, it just missed 2 superstar players who didn’t get far enough at the Olympics to make the official Team. Robertlandy Simon (he doesn’t play National Team tournament) and Wilfredo Leon (his Team lost early on) Setter is super hard to choose from thought, aside of Christenson there are a few setters who are all on a basically on the same level with different strength / weaknesses DeCecco (Arg), Bruno (Bra), Gianelli (Ita), and Toniutti (Fra), Saied Marouf (Iran) -Christenson is great in Blocking/Serving/ Hitting 2nd balls etc -Gianlli is similar to Christenson (Tall and Athletic) -DeCecco is best with Middles -Marouf is best for crazy/miracle plays, -Toniutti is best to always be in system even from bad reception/defense, if you only look at setting he is probably by far the best, hes just super small (6 foot/180cm) so you loose a lot with blocking - Bruno is just all around/the definition of a setter ,

[@brianford7299]

@@User-pn4zz it’s scary how much i agree with your lineup, although it’s very close between dececco and bruno. dececco was definitely the better player this olympics though

[@User-pn4zz]

@@brianford7299 agreed, Setter is the hardest position to objectively look at, so I usually look at the success of the team. So at the Olympics Bronze medal match, Argentina played vs Brasil. Brasil is the way stronger team but somehow lost. Usually when these kinds of wins happen its because of the setter. So DeCecco outplaying Bruno to carry Argentina for the win. Thats why right now I would have DeCecco Nr 1

[@David-kp5du]

I would put Nimir in.This season at Trentino he was amazing. Better scorer and server than Mikhaylov. Good defender and blocker too. Only other choice Im iffy about is Ngapeth. Had great Olympics but was pretty inconsistent at Kazan. But great list

[@User-pn4zz]

@@David-kp5du On Ngapeth, yeah he played pretty bad for most part, but had an amazing Final game. + the reason he was bad was due to problems with Russia in general + the Team and coach, so I expect he will be a lot better back in Modena with a lot of his old team there - (the same team where he had one of his best seasons, especially since he is back with Bruno now). So he will look a lot better I think. Nimir is great to and depends on the Team, if you need an Opposite to score 50% of the points Nimir is better. But when you already have Leon and these 2 Middles you don’t need a flashy Opposite, so there I would prefer someone who is extremely experienced, and Mikhaylov has been playing on a extremely high level the whole decade, and is just more experienced than Nimir. But if you would take Nimir over Mikhaylov that makes sense to, just depends how you want your team to be built up

[@tomrsgirl]

It sucks that we couldn’t see more from you guys and losing is never an easy thing, but you gave us some great games to watch. Thank you for giving it your all

[@kas349]

Lets GOOOOO boyzs he is back

[@ledled0519]

Well tbh I was expecting a lot from USA but winning isn't always the thing that you need to receive from a tournament,sometimes just the memories and the feeling that you get from that tournament value way more than winning but...(winning is important too,so you are capable of way more,for me just communicate more with each-other during the game and you'll find the way to win cuz team work makes the dream work) anyways I'm really happy that you came back and I wish you all the best in your new experience in Poland! I wish the same for all the USA's players! TOKYO 2020 WAS AMAZING EVEN WITH THE RESTRICTIONS OF COVID IMAGINE WHAT THEY COULD HAVE ORGANISED WITHOUT THE VIRUS IN A NORMAL STATE!!!!!

[@alliechongkyeyin2251]

I'm kinda surprised by the fact that Erik was surprised by Argentina team during the Olympics, because I was impressed by them too but I don't see much coverage about this team so far. Thanks for this interesting video, Erik!

[@lowroar5127]

Argentina is always neglected and underrated but actually they are one of the best teams out there, just didn't had the chance to shine (well, until the Olympics)

[@alliechongkyeyin2251]

@@lowroar5127 totally agree with you. I see potential in their current team

[@laurathessa7283]

First of all, thank you for making a QnA! Thank you for opening up about all that (which I believe those are what we all are eager to know about) 👍 I really enjoyed watching team USA, and will always root for you guys! I am especially blown away by how play on court! 👏 good luck in Poland!

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

thank you for the kind words!

[@tanner4828]

You guys also had a much tougher pool, especially considering no teams from pool A made it passed the quarters. I feel for you guys and Poland. But it was great to see Argentina medal. They scrapped and turned it up at critical times, both to beat you guys and Brazil.

[@slvdrfrncs]

Hi Erik! I've got a question! Micah, during one of his interviews, said that when he was invited to play for the national team, the veterans on the team were terrifying, and would eat you up every chance they get. My question is, now that you guys are the veterans on the team, do you think this practice is still being done? Is it a culture in the team, or is it really dependent on who the veterans are?

[@Felipe_Andre_]

That is an interesting question

[@ekarossalinafitria9437]

may i ask where can i watch this interview?

[@slvdrfrncs]

@@ekarossalinafitria9437 kzbin.info/www/bejne/paDbXmOnmLiGia8 here u go! I think he also mentioned this in the USA Volleyball Show podcast.

[@ekarossalinafitria9437]

@@slvdrfrncs thank u so much!

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

it depends on who are the veterans. there are so many different personalities but our team culture is different now from before. but again it just depends on personalities.

[@juliansuarez3849]

Thanks for Choice my country!!! 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@Shan_Weng]

Thank you Erik!!! So happy to see you talking about Olympics, and it is still a very good time for me to watch games you guys played all the way. Wish you the best at Poland!

[@PitonRena]

Hey man, funny see you here again. Last time saw you on TV like a super hero in Olympics. Now, back to human mode. But a great human! Welcome back

[@allthework9812]

HES BACK BOYS

[@zforz1004]

hi erik! so glad you're back on youtube, i'm fairly new to volleyball and during the time period i was learning about it i also watched your videos, they're very helpful for me to kinda get a glimpse of what the sport is like from a pro athlete's perspective and what the athletes think and feel when they're on the court so i wanna say thank you for making those videos despite your busy schedule. i hope i get to see more of you talking about volleyball and good luck on your pro season in zaksa! ❤️ from indonesia

[@surfernsocal14]

Read 5 dysfunctions of a Team. It’s a great read about communication! I learned a ton!

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

appreciate the recommendation!

[@andrewleong57]

Hey Eric, loved how you shared about your experience at the Olympics. Though I was surprised of how it turned out, but that said, I believe you and the team did your best! On to the next and all the best in Poland! 💪💪💪

[@edmundengland]

This was really interesting to hear your perspective.

[@Freeced]

When you asked what that one game was called, I said "ladderball" and you said "ladderball!" and it felt like Blue's Clues which was very therapeutic, so thank you

[@chrissaligan4941]

I think the other factor why USA did not make it past the pool phase was because the middles were not working defensively and sparsely used offensively. Looking at the other teams, their middles are bigger, faster, and contributes significantly to their teams' offense.. Hopefully, US could develop new middles for future tournaments.. Tbh, only Max Holt should stay for that position in the US line-up.

[@travisbrown9936]

Holt is getting really old and IMO he underperformed

[@chrissaligan4941]

@@travisbrown9936 if he underperformed, then what do you call the performance of smith and stahl? Yes, there are aspects of his game that he should have improved on like his serving but his performance in Tokyo was better than the two.. Moreover, he is just 31/32 right now; Paris could be his last Olympics which will happen in 3 years time.

[@yukiyuji1309]

jendryk would've made a huge difference :/ sad that speraw left him

[@kas349]

Hey Erik, how often do you train per week? Gym also counts and do you have a rest day?

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

we usually have 1-2 days free. but other than that 1-2 times in a day.

[@kas349]

@@ErikShojivolleyball oh ok thanks:) and my second quest would be: do you think the resting day is important for younger players(14)? Or does the one day extra make you way better?

[@nathanvu7094]

@Kas 007 I definitely think you should take the rest because as your training your obviously getting stronger but at the same time, your body is still adapting to the changes. So during those periods of breaks it would be best to rest, recover and re-supply with nutrients. The main point of my perspective is: training is as just important as resting...

[@alexisjackson8226]

@@ErikShojivolleyball I have to reply because I needed to say this. Maybe USA did poorly because its karma. I'm sorry. But i didn't like what you did to the womens Serbian libero. You played pro in Europe and you know that the gestures perceived racism in America does not have the same meaning or intent in Europe. If you are going to police everyone then call out the people in the Russian league you played before. During your upcoming stint in the Polish league, call out the people you deemed racist. You added fuel to the misunderstanding and people even bombarded the players that defended that libero. You are playing pro and you have the most understanding in the volleyball world and yet you were the one that cause psychological harm on someone because you assumed he was being racist. Racism is prejudice towards another race. Is that what happened in this situation? Good luck when you do play a game in Serbian soil. Make sure to protect yourself.

[@natatouille310]

it’s our boy!!

[@OzzyTragic]

Thanks so much Erik for your honesty. Best of luck in Poland! Go zaksa! Would love to see a new day in the life video to compare it with Fakel.

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

thank you! yes coming soon!

[@theomarshal9347]

Welcome back Erik!!! 😁 It is what it is, on to the next ❤💪

[@gt-lb7qd]

Alot of liberos around the world look up to you, but Who are the liberos you look up to?

[@vivianavasquez4295]

I was waiting for this video! I love the real talk and how you show your fans all aspects of volleyball. Big fan from Colombia :D

[@Tidalwave1832]

ay waddup erik love your vids good luck in the upcoming season!

[@markgenie1958]

Good luck in ya club season, I'll be watching as much as possible.

[@viridianafarfan764]

Erik on every question: That's a tough question 🤔🤔🤔 Hahahaha im supporting u for this seasonnnn. Good luck in Zaksa✨

[@aela6942]

Welcome back Erik!! Been waiting for this vid :)

[@yuyugo62]

Welcome back Erik!! I missed you! Thank you for the Q&A 👏🏻 I wish you the best in Poland, very excited that you are going to play against Sekita 😯 😆 Good luck and enjoy this season!

[@kyoheit6533]

Thanks Erik for telling that Japan did good job in the Olympic. That saved us.

[@maciejbobola]

Welcome to Poland, Erik! I am looking forward to seeing you perfom on our volleyball courts, good luck laddie! :)

[@hallucinogen8490]

Wooo a new video

[@sa7ir14]

Hey Erik, why are Volleyball Teams so bad at merchandising? My friends and I love volleyball and have been wanting to buy official team jerseys for a long time and cant find any. Any pointers to where we can find some some? Would be amazing if i could get a Nishida Jersey.

[@dianacondori1904]

I missed you!! So glad you're back ^-^

[@laurencs1974]

Also I love you guys and cried so much when you lost

[@xingyuzhang3559]

As a fan of USA volleyball team, I think that the coach needs to develop new players. The bench is really important. Look at the women’s team, Thompson got injured, but Drews is doing a great great job. Nobody has anticipated that. In your team, the opposite should have more reliable players who can have strong and powerful attack; the outside hitters should have good passing skills( which all of you should worked on) and also strong attacks. Matt Anderson cannot be the only reliable opposite in Paris 2024, if you guys want to medal. In Paris, You will definitely be the only Libro and Micah will definitely be the setter, but more setters should be developing, in case anything happens. The men’s volleyball is really really competitive, at least more competitive in this olympics compared with women’s. There are lots of things your team needs to improve on, if you want to step on the podium. It is only three years away, and hope everything goes well for Team USA❤️❤️❤️

[@nikkoosiones520]

Hi Erik thank you for sharing your experiences! I'm a fan of the US team! Looking forward for Paris 2024!

[@keliemorgan808]

Yay! Erik is back! I think Speraw used the VNL poorly leading into the Olympics and also made some really poor coaching decisions. But I still love our USA boys and will always cheer for them!

[@nmqr3296]

Team USA men's volleyball, still a winner in our hearts ❤❤

[@robertladisla7097]

Finally u have a new video. why I didn't see Aaron Russell in tokyo2020...I'm USA fan 😊

[@g.o.a.tofvolleyball6536]

injured

[@robertladisla7097]

@@g.o.a.tofvolleyball6536 thanks for your reply 😊

[@claudianecardoso6323]

I'm so happy the videos came back, I missed them :) Regardless of the outcome, u are an amazing player

[@danisonquebral424]

Liberos can be captains now, if given the chance to be the captain of the USA men's team, would you take it? :D just a what if haha

[@renatootavio4036]

Hi, i'm new in volleyball and i think it would be great if you make a video teaching us how to form our platform, how to set, etc... Thank you!

[@flaviagalveas4094]

I´ve missed your videos!! Thank you so much for the thoughtful and interesting answers!

[@loganmuller262]

I know in Rio you guys had a sports psychologist come along with the team. How much do you think that could've helped with the team at Tokyo? Were there any moments in particular that you thought everyone would've benefitted from that?

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

she was working with us from a far but possibly could have helped! I know there were other professionals in the village who could also help. maybe she could have helped but you never really know!

[@rodel8541]

Ah! Glad to see you posting again :D Good luck and have fun playing for Poland! 🥳

[@erokinandrea2054]

No matter what happens, I will always be a fan of you and USA volleyball men team!

[@lucasmiranda988]

I am gonna go ahead and say it. Even though the USA did not qualify, Erik killed most matches hahahahhaha

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

killed as in did well or killed as in did bad? hahahaha

[@lucasmiranda988]

@@ErikShojivolleyball I meant that you did super well! ahahahah

[@danearl437]

Great video Erik! Even though it didn’t really go how you wanted you can take some time for yourself and focus on the next one 💙

[@tjbfox769]

Hey Erik! Have you decided if you are going to continue playing withe the NT heading into Paris 2024? Love the team and was bummed for you guys. Ya'll will bounce back and be crushing teams in no time. Go USA!

[@JordanSam7]

He said yes! Its the last question he answered in the video

[@claudiaquezada6178]

I watched the usa matches and rooted for you! I hope you keep uploading videos. ❤

[@angelp2483]

Great video today Erik, I was dying to see any new videos anytime soon. Anyways good luck in Poland, work hard, strive hard, and have fun, enjoy your time. Cant wait to see more video's sooner or later !!

[@yehezkielsanjayatjong7872]

Finally new video! Please make a vlog in Poland😍

[@Spacehog1981]

Glad to hear from you! Sorry that the men didn't make the medal round... but at least you beat the gold medal winning team! Good luck in Poland!

[@jackiehayes-authenticonly9604]

I know that was amazing, team USA beat France and after that I’m not sure what happened.

[@marinalima1164]

BESTIE YOU’RE BACK ❤️

[@marleyfromtheblock9607]

Hi Erik! Why did you choose a Polish club compared to others? What were your considerations?

[@karianahernandezcruz8224]

I’m one of the your post I saw you spiking (in a practice) 😱😱 I was surprise I never saw you spiking!!! You did kill it !!

[@travisbrown9936]

Could you react to the Rio 2016 gold medal match and the Russia be France gold medal match?

[@marinacarvalho2855]

up

[@megtee9726]

Welcome back Erik! :)

[@jackiehayes-authenticonly9604]

What’s the difference between outside hitters and opposite hitters??

[@mouldytea3732]

Outside hitters participate in serve recieve while opposites usually don't and just focus on hitting And outsides hit from the left side and the opposite from the right

[@jackiehayes-authenticonly9604]

@@mouldytea3732 so Drew is opposite??

[@danieladeborbonia9766]

Recuerdo que Rafa Nadal dijo lo mismo cuando le preguntaron sobre los nervios... saludos desde Argentina Erik

[@brunaortega6688]

Yay, new content 😍 woohooo

[@atkiino849]

Letsgoo

[@caseymcdougall5925]

Hey just wondering do you think you can react to your own highlight reel on KZbin. It would be cool to see your insight and it would also have some funny moments too.

[@naymorningstar]

He's already done this, go ahead and search for it

[@fireheartLuke24v32]

Great to see you back! I was wondering, were there any teams from Pool A that you would have loved to play?

[@oikawaiitoru1949]

I've been waiting for your olympics vlog

[@poeticpigeon4198]

Hey, so I’m 14, just entered high school, I’ve never played volleyball but I’m joining the men’s volleyball club, is it possible to still get good/possibly go pro even though I’m super late?

[@Divalo]

I started 18, and already about going for tryouts for pro teams Basically yes you can go pro, all required is the love for the sport because that what's going to push you forward

[@travisbrown9936]

Pro or semipro? There is no way you’ve made an actual pro club team after starting the sport when you 18

[@travisbrown9936]

From the age of 14 it is very possible to get good and go pro

[@Divalo]

@@travisbrown9936 Didn't make it yet to a team, what I meant is that I'm already going for tryouts for pro teams, and I'm dead sure that I will make it into one of them in a matter of a year or two from now

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

14 is pretty young! go for it! a lot of the national team didnt start until 14 or maybe after!

[@TheCheeserax]

OMGGGGG YOU'RE BACKKKK😍😍😍

[@omerhanma]

React to Turkey vs Russia mens

[@lineupvolleyball]

Nice video 🏐🇫🇷🥇

[@marinacarvalho2855]

please react to Brazil vs. Poland - Highlights Gold | Men's VNL 2021

[@ratthaphongmantor2174]

I Follow you. From Thailand❤️

[@karianahernandezcruz8224]

Good luck with Zakza (sorry if a writes wrong )

[@dianacondori1904]

THE INTRO🔥

[@notnubby5508]

Hey Erik, I got a question! If you were to form a starting line up of young players ( under 23 ) in the Olympics, who would be in it? Hope u have a great day!

[@yellowowl]

Regardless I was inspired by watching volleyball games✨ I just love volleyball!

[@samjones583]

great video, keep it up, title says 'olymipics'

[@ryanthesetter]

Erik!

[@evannabarsil3633]

Please react to men's volleyball final Tokyo Olympics

[@wszystko82]

Just one question: Where is Sander!!!????

[@jackiehayes-authenticonly9604]

Hi Erik my name is Jackie, another question, what’s next in volleyball.

[@terenceqin9391]

16:12 Was that a self-correction of "sh**" to "stuff"? ;)

[@khkartc]

Well, at least you guys wore the 2020 Adidas uniform designs, unlike at VNL.

[@paoloplasenzotti7861]

Im sorry if I missed something but why is everyone disappointed with Team usa s Performance?

[@tauma_the_goat7156]

I think because they didn’t win? They played incredibly and anyone should be proud

[@MrEndocytosis]

I'm reading between the lines and seeing a fractured team. Unfortunate. I wish you would tell us more, but of course you shouldn't. Anyway, hope the team gets it together and comes back better.

[@lenaaaaaa8916]

💙

[@Marisol-yr3yj]

LAW OF ATTRACTION USA FOR GOLD🥇 #Paris2024

[@mrdoodlefarts4118]

OMG when i heard playing without fans i thought he ment playinng without air fans to cool off

[@andrewjacobs4832]

How much did you miss Aaron Rusell? TJ performed great but Aaron left a big gap.

[@laurencs1974]

Can you tell tj I say hi?

[@teethoralph7513]

Bakit ka po nagtae?

[@bryce2588]

gaga hahaha

[@crestianranoco2672]

Sir shoji plss give ball for my practice🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@samilalpaslan3154]

Why do i care about your political view on usa

[@DedaOG]

Cringe

[@hhe8475]

Why are you even here? What part was political? It's his channel and you're welcome not to watch his videos. So scram!

[@co0kii]

we were under lockdown when the Olympics were on (still am🥲), so I would stream the volleyball matches with friends through discord. that was such a highlight and really fun to see all our favourite players…until teams have to start going home 🥺 I’ll definitely start watching more euro club matches now that I’ve gotten to know more players. I’m glad you were happy with your Olympic preparation…too much attention on the outcome diminishes the effort you put in. Also, I enjoyed your regular tiktok content while you were gone (you’re the only reason I have the app) but definitely welcome back to youtube!

[@evannabarsil3633]

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