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Everything about this is wrong, but I'm not even going to take the time to explain. Someone please do the honors.

 

V, don't ask others to make your case for you. If you have evidence to the contrary say it, or don't comment. I agree with Rains on this. The Lady Tigers have been the scrappiest team I have seen bar none. They have not always had the biggest or best hitters but they do bring an intensity that is hard to match. And since I have watched them for 5 plus years I feel pretty confident in that statement.

Beechwood has always been IMHO the hardest working team when it comes to fighting for points.

 

What does that mean? Hardest ever? Hardest you've seen? Do u think Assumption, Mercy, and Sacred Heart work hard on every point?

 

They never seam to give anything up easily. That is what kept them in matches last year against NDA, etc.

Looked it up. They were never in the match vs ND. Played them twice and it wasn't close. If you are selling me that BW is the hardest working team in volleyball, I'm not buying it. If you are saying they are getting the most out of what they have, I may buy that.

Just because a team does not possess the talent of a Notre Dame or Assumption does not mean that they are not hard working. I have witnessed some of the less talented teams in the area work very hard, but they do not possess D1 talent year after year. That does not mean that the coach or the players of those programs not making it to state do not work hard if not harder. This is not slighting NDA or Assumption either because those players do work hard or they would not be where they are today but much of that also comes from starting to play volleyball in elementary school.

What does that mean? Hardest ever? Hardest you've seen? Do u think Assumption, Mercy, and Sacred Heart work hard on every point?

 

 

Looked it up. They were never in the match vs ND. Played them twice and it wasn't close. If you are selling me that BW is the hardest working team in volleyball, I'm not buying it. If you are saying they are getting the most out of what they have, I may buy that.

 

Yes, hardest I've seen.

 

And yes I do think they work harder for every point than The Assumptions, the Sacres Hearts and the NDA's. Without "D1" talent and depth of position they have too.

 

And with so many games through these old eyes they have begun to run together. It was 2 seasons ago when BW took game 2 from NDA.

I do think they work harder for every point than The Assumptions, the Sacres Hearts and the NDA's. Without "D1" talent and depth of position they have too.

 

It's amusing that you think Assumption, Sacred Heart, and Mercy don't have to work hard because they are so full of talent. Have you ever seen any of these teams play? On a team like Assumption, where girls on the bench get D1 scholarships, do you think a coach like Ron puts up with anything less than 100% effort? He doesn't have to. He's got another starting team on the bench. If you don't bust your butt you are out in a heartbeat.

 

Did you ever consider that the volleyball powers are good because they actually work harder, all year long, than everyone else?

Just because someone plays year round does not mean that they are always working harder, although I would argue that it does make a player better because you are getting in more practice reps, and game play in a competitive setting.

 

It depends on the type of work that they are putting into the practice. I say this more in terms of not giving credit to some of the teams in the NKY area that may not get due credit for "working hard" because they may not possess the money to play year round ball, or get a late start in volleyball because of the exposure in their school systems. I have witnesses some practices by some of these programs and they have very good coaches that do work their kids hard and hammer skills with fast paced drills working to improve basic serve receive, defense and sharpen skills for offensive systems. That does not mean that they do not work hard. That is difficult to measure, but I think many coaches in the area would be offended as by outsider as people do not see what goes on in their gym. Just because teams have historically not gone to state or do not have winning records, does not mean that those players and coaches are not working hard.

 

If a program spends their time in practice not working on basic fundamentals and developing their offensive systems, and strategy on defense, then yes I do not think they are doing their job. If their 2 hours consists of simply scrimmaging and not working toward improvement, then yes, they are likely not working hard.

 

As far as Beechwood goes, I have not seen them play yet this year, but I have heard from two people not associated with their program that they play with more heart than any team that they have seen this year.

I don't think this is making excuses for Beechwood, but as pointed out before they are largely made up of sophomores. 6 of the girls in the rotation are sophomores, and all but one of them play in the front row. So if your setter, libero, opposite, one OH, and both middles are sophomores, you are going to see some uneven performances from time to time.

 

Also, I don't know if I agree that Beechwood plays harder than anybody else. I think it's nice that some folks think they do. Also, I think it would be great if the girls knew that's what folks expect of them each night. Beechwood is a single A school, playing a much tougher schedule than most single A schools in the area, and probably the state. So it's rare that they take another team lightly.