Reacting to my CEV Champions League Match (Zaksa vs. Lube Civitanova)!

This is me reacting to my CEV Champions League match, Zaksa vs. Lube Civitanova. This was an intense match that went five sets! I hope you enjoy and don't forget to like, comment, and ask questions if you have them! Yay volleyball!
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[@rafakoszek5049]

impressive dig in the second point action man! And Śliwka, he is a Maestro of volleyball! Good luck with Loko!

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

thank you!

[@MrStrikemasterice]

Erik's mid video motivational talk was everything hahaha

[@cinemasianx]

I still don't understand how Sliwka passed that ball overhand while diving. 🤯

[@mikolajwojnicki2169]

I think Śliwka was doing gymnastics before his volleyball career which probably helped

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

i dont either!

[@megtee9726]

I agree with you - Simon was absolutely on fire...the guy is unreal (and he's 34!)

[@Lovistarful]

Greatest MB of all time

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

he. is. so. good!

[@AsianSensationist]

3:49 I don't know what happened there Eric made such a quick reflex adjustment to get the ball up that even he doesn't know what he did. But that looked amazing though.

[@edpastorini]

It's like an improvised breakdancing move 🤯🤯🤯

[@meganoneill2216]

I watched this game but didn't remember any specifics until that pass at @17:16 by #11. That was crazy! Great video :)

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

so crazy! thanks for watching!

[@kyzhao]

I've looked forward to your reacting since I saw this game! Your amazing saves, the ace from David in fifth, the hand pass form Sliwka and Simon's points, they are all so impressive. Looking forward to more volleyball videos!

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

thank you and thanks for watching!

[@Ottuln]

I wanted to let you know because you were a huge motivation for him! My son is a sophomore in HS and just made the JV team after starting volleyball a few years ago because of watching Haikyuu!! He is ridiculously stoked because they made him the Libero and he's been working so hard on his receives thinking to get an opposite hitter posiution. We just started hitting the gym together a month ago and his jump already increasing. My family tends to grow late, and he's just hitting his growth spurt and muscle development so in a year or two he's looking to be a 6'3 monster with libero experience. XD Thanks for being an inspiration for so many!

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

thats awesome! so glad he is playing volleyball! thank you for the kind words and good luck!!

[@JetsMind]

Your team is insane! You guys doing so good, i mean your team has one of the best liberos in the world so...

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

thank you!

[@Felipe_Andre_]

Awesome match! I love the Simon-DeCecco connection. So hard to stop

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

we love to watch it...hate to play against it hahahaha

[@Felipe_Andre_]

@@ErikShojivolleyball hahaha indeed! As a defender it must be frustrating

[@japadogi]

Fun fact that so far Simon was blocked twice in one game only 5times or so as Erik said, and one of those is Kochanowski and other Huber, and it took him lees than a minute.

[@Myszoskoczek70]

Lots of love from Poland! Good luck!

[@DotepenecPL]

I really love the picture on the wall. ; ) PS I also think it's quite cool to talk about the lost games as well, so it's really nice of you. : )

[@moiskithorn]

6:10 - "I forgot that this was just the Simon show." I hear you bro. I hear you. And we're all just visiting.

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

we really were hahaha

[@jullyelias3293]

It would be great of you react to fifth set of Modena x Piacenza in superlega

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

good idea!

[@andreasmolnar5940]

the thumbnail is the greatest thing i've ever seen

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

my thumbnail maker did a great job! hahaha

[@Zismoisgod]

Erik being in total love with the pass at 7-12 is reason enough to be watching this video! The cross spike was pretty damn fine too!

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

i really was! hahah thanks for watching!

[@Zismoisgod]

@@ErikShojivolleyball Always love the vids and the enthusiasm! Even though I'm an opposite these type of things make me want to focus on receiving more in practice, actually very insightful :)

[@klara4431]

amazing as always

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

thank you!

[@garywants8281]

this one's gonna be good

[@isaacowusu4144]

Hello Shoji I’ve couple of our games and I love it 😍…! I might want to send a video of me playing so you can analyze and help me on how I can improve

[@melainahaines1286]

you are such an amazing libero!!!

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

thank you!

[@nathangonzalez2089]

Love ur vids 😜 BEST LIBERO EVER

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

thanks for watching!

[@daluur9296]

A friend of mine was at this game and i’m so jealous of him

[@lilnbigman]

Eric you know that volleyball is a match made of 3-5 sets. Now you guys come back win those three match's.

[@ZNyth]

💜

[@mustglin9793]

hi eric i love your vids....fans from philippnes💪💪💪💪

[@Seissmo]

Good stuff.

[@anonim4078]

Why don't you react to Kovacevic as a setter (yesterday's match Cuprum Lubin- Aluron Zawiercie) 🤔🔥

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

that was fun to watch!

[@cristianfarias6432]

pls react to final Conegliano vs Vakif in WCWC21

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

yes! coming soon!

[@alejandrosalazardiaz4045]

Saiyajins?

[@primevolley3577]

have you ever played Azimut Modena i have seen your reaction to their game aganst sir safety perugia and think that would be an awesome match for you to reacte to.

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

i played against them when i played in Italy!

[@primevolley3577]

@@ErikShojivolleyball that is so crazy was the games close

[@luii_v2619]

Hey Erik, I love your videos❤️but I have a question and if anyone else can help me with it, I’m trying out for my boys school team and I’m considered good at receiving. One issue I’m having though is overpassing, i overpass and it goes over the net is there anyway to fix this, I’m trying to either get lower or to fix my platform

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

work on possibly changing your angle and also try to think to receive the ball off the net. sometimes thinking off the net can help! you got this!

[@JetsMind]

This also happens to me sometimes and like Erik said just angle the pass if possible to your setter.

[@darryldrever460]

Hey Eric, Simon’s set at 3:11 - Why is this not a carry? I see the occasional pass like this and the hands are down low (near the chin or lower) and almost scoop the ball. I’m surprised it’s not called

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

he took is low but it came out pretty fast so the ref didn't call it

[@kyzhao]

Will you react Zenit SAINT PETERSBURG vs. Vojvodina NS Seme NOVI SAD CEV CL Volley 2022? Jenia Grebennikov played outside hitter and Urnaut played libero in this game. It's kind of rare and interesting.

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

possibly!

[@Lumiere20]

I was wondering why Grebennikov played OH, did the others get injured?

[@arwena1659]

@@Lumiere20 Urnaut possibly had injury that eliminated him in attack.

[@moiskithorn]

​@@Lumiere20 Zenit St Petersburg's players got infected with Covid. But the team weren't allowed to reschedule the match as they had a number of players available enough to form a team for the match. Urnaut was recovering from a knee injury - he couldn't jump, but can still pass the ball. Watching Grebennikov play OH confirms the theory that his arm swing is a beauty to watch. =)

[@cameronmilligan8993]

Watch Daemen vs. Princeton 2022. Huge upset

[@purplemyst7793]

Hey is there a place to watch your Poland matches?

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

you have to have a subscription to polsat sports but there are highlights on youtube! to watch champions league you will need to subscribe to eruovolleytv and there are some matches on youtube

[@ravilyusupov9713]

Eric do you have your shoes in your room or in the gym? Maybe like it's always are there And what's your fav shoes to play in?

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

i usually keep my shoes in our locker room in the gym. I play in Nike vb shoes and you can find them at athleteps.com

[@ravilyusupov9713]

@@ErikShojivolleyball Oh thanks for reply Good luck in a season🤞 I really like how you say "peace" that's so nice🙃 I wish I'll be a pro like you or maybe just pro but not elite😅

[@kyzhao]

There are some rows that De Cecco blocked at position 4 in this game. But most of the time I saw setters block at position 2. I'm so confused about the reason of this strategy. Plz tell me🙏🙏🙏

[@kaiibbott3793]

It's to do with blocking sizes and the frontcourt hitters on the other team

[@gusvanhaelst1853]

The opposite is backrow, while there is a good outside attacker. By switching them the undersized setter (De Cecco, but also Toniutti often does this) does not have to block the outside attacker and there is a strong block on the outside, which can be done as the opposite is backrow and is less likely to hit over the block of the setter

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

sometimes blockers will switch depending on matchups!

[@francis5107]

shoji pls do a reaction of your game vs argentina last tokyo olympics

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

noooooooo haha

[@francis5107]

@@ErikShojivolleyball hahahahahaha why?? That would be interesting - to hear you discuss the things that went wrong during your game 😊

[@arwena1659]

@@ErikShojivolleyball Know we appreciate you reacting to USA - Poland semi at WC 2018. :)

[@maxpaul3651]

Can you react to Berlin, maybe vs Lisbon. I think the team of Berlin is super super strong this season and I think they can get far in the Champions League

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

I love BR Volleys and miss the city and club so much!

[@kenneth1win]

Can you react to zenit khazan vs dynamo in the gold medal match?

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

of the Russian Cup?

[@kenneth1win]

@@ErikShojivolleyball yes sir!

[@alexandraj.7026]

David’s the mvp of the set!!

[@mikolajwojnicki2169]

He started the set poorly with 2 net touches and getting blocked once. Simon is definitely the MVP of the set.

[@szystroc]

Poland 🔝

[@gusvanhaelst1853]

Robert Landy Simon is not 'one of the best middleblockers in the world'. He is by far the best! Not only that, he should be considered as the best volleyball player out there. He is one of worlds best servers, his spikes are phenomal - even out of system he still is a threat, his blocking is awesome, and he combines his physical aspect with incredible vision

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

he is so good!

[@ankurkumar3444]

Was there a door knock between 10:09 to 10:14

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

idk i didnt hear it! haha

[@nathanchu1499]

Hi Eric, what qualifies a point for a replay? Never seen a replayed point in professional volleyball before.

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

thats a good question that we don't even know sometimes. if a player is injured the ref may stop the point. but im not exactly sure when

[@arwena1659]

Injury is one thing. There is also scenario where ref sees mistake like net touch and stops the play. If team challanges and turns out there was no fault on their side, ref has to call for replay.

[@bartoszprominski8395]

How do U feel in ZAKSA ?

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

good!

[@bartoszprominski8395]

@@ErikShojivolleyball Great :) Best of luck ! :)

[@mikolajwojnicki2169]

A real roller coaster of a game. Zaksa could have won the 5th if it wasn't for the errors.

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

frustrating last set but we had some chances!

[@ankurkumar3444]

Why is passing from my right hand side 2x harder than left......😭its so irritating

[@jacksonmaffey566]

For me it’s the opposite. Im a pass hit and play blocker on the left side for beach so I pass much more on my right but whenever I’m passing on my left in indoor it on average worse

[@ErikShojivolleyball]

this is the case for most people. i think because of the angle of most serves and were taught to pass on the left a little more. keep working on both!