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Re: Can we keep experimenting with scoring changes please?



On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 08:43:08 -0600, Bruno Wolff III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>Over the years I have learned some tricks that were never formerly taught.
>In addition to trying to serve near (but generally not diurectly at) poor or
>slow passers, I have found that serving into players switching or short
>serves at the middle hitter can be very effective at messing up a teams
>offensive timing even though the serve usually gets passed OK. When playing
>with fewer players you can influence what hitter gets set based on which
>side of the court you serve to (some setters like to generally front or
>back set without regard to disparities in their hitters' skills). Also
>some hitters are lazy about getting to their approach spot after passing,
>and serving them deep can often take them out of plays.

I agree with that - the one I've found particularly useful is a short
serve in front of the penetrating setter.

>My original point was that you should be going through essentially the same
>decision process under either scoring system.



Best Regards
John McCabe

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