Stanford Women's Volleyball

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About the Stanford Women's Volleyball Team (2011):

There are 14 players on the Stanford Women's Volleyball Team.

Did you know that the tallest player on the team is 6'6? Did you know that shortest player on the team is 5'7?

The average height of a player on the Stanford Women's Volleyball Team is almost exactly 6 feet.

Did you know that about 79% of the Stanford Women's Volleyball Team is from California?

Only about 21% of the team is NOT from California. 11/14 players are from California, 2/14 players are from Texas, and 1/14 player is from Nevada.

The shortest player on the team is a Libero/Defensive Specialist and the tallest player is an Outside Hitter. A Libero/Defensive Specialist is someone who plays in the back row and is usually an excellent passer and a very good defensive player. They do not necessarily need to be tall, because they never play in the front row, which is why shorter people on the team are often placed in this position.

If you want to learn more about volleyball or even about the Libero/Defensive Specialist, this is the website I looked at.

If you want to see the Stanford Women's Volleyball Team page or learn more about the team or the players, this is where you should go. Check it out!

Volleyball Practice 11/19/11

Hey, everyone. Today I practiced volleyball on my own. I'm planning to do this as often as I can, homework and weather permitting, but hopefully once a week or so.

Today I practiced for 40 minutes, and I did a little of all the basics.

I practiced some hitting (aka spiking), bumping, setting, and a little back and forth passing with my dad. At the end, I recorded how many in a row I could do of each of these skills.

I did 35 fist bump things, which I will call fist bumps for the moment, but I don't know an official name yet, if there is one, but I'll keep you posted.

I did 30 consecutive bumps.

I did 7 consecutive sets.

I feel like I can definitely improve a lot on setting, and probably bumping and ball control too. The fist bumps are for working on ball control. I also practiced for a little bit a skill I learned at a volleyball camp last summer called the pancake. It's for saving the ball when it's really close to the ground.

I'll keep you all posted on when I do this, hopefully it will be often, but I will write it briefer. In the future, most likely I'll just write an overview of what I did, my score on the bumping, setting, and fist bumps for the day, and possibly something I could improve on.

Also look forward to more pictures.

Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone, and play volleyball!