Ben Stroud
Ben Stroud
forward grows kids level national playing raises team until
The level, we just don't get to play that level in the fall, until the national tournament, really. And it's fun. The kids look forward to playing that and it raises their level a lot. The kids really get a lot out of that. I think our team really grows in the spring.
bring fired special
I tell you, her family, they are something though. There are so many of them and they get so fired up and have so much energy. They bring something special to the gym.
jefferson lake salt saw sure
I think Jefferson will be right up there with what we saw (in Salt Lake City). I'm not sure about Florida, but I think on paper, they should be as good.
compete hard hope people state team winning won
Well, really what I hope to see is us compete really hard. This is a team of people that are used to winning a lot of matches. A lot of them have won state championships and are used to winning, so I just hope they come out and compete as hard as they can and get something going.
good help legitimate
She's a legitimate player. Big block, good off one foot, so she'll help us.
ball oh people run touch
Oh yeah. I mean, it's everything, especially when you run a 5-1. That's your quarterback and they have to make all the plays. They have to touch every ball. In every play, they're involved. She has to get the ball to the right people at the right time.
best good keeps system
She is going to be probably the best setter we have ever had here. She's going to be real, real good. She already is doing some real good things. She keeps us in system and getting swings, and she can block.
coaches contact decision division few trust waiting
We've had a few Division I coaches contact us about some kids, and not that I don't trust them, but I want to see them myself before I make a commitment. So we're waiting on film. Once we get that we'll make a decision and we'll get on it.
area blocking capable catch easy game hard jump points quick scoring serve team
This team is capable of being a better blocking team than I thought they could be. That's an area we need to improve, because those are quick, easy points. Those are game separators. Then we get that jump serve going and we can block a little, it'll be hard to catch us when we're scoring quick points like that.
against playing team teams
It's possible. It's very possible. I think this team will get better and better and better, and I don't think the teams we'll be playing against will be able to make those kind of leaps, because we're just that much more talented.
deal good hate lose school
That's a good deal for her. It's a D1 school and they have her major, so they're happy. We hate to lose her.
ahead along bring difference excited far focusing happy kids next normally players
Oh, I'm really excited with the nucleus of kids we have right now. We're so far ahead of where we normally are right now, it's unbelievable. So we're really happy with that. We're just really right now focusing on the right two international players to bring in to go along with this group. That's going to be the difference next year.
balls block couple fast jump key next ourselves passing pressure serve setting teams time
Still, the key is in the passing and setting ourselves up. If we can do that consistently, and with our jump serve, you can look up and it's 10-10, and the next time you look up, it's 18-10. We serve a couple aces, block a couple balls, and all of a sudden, we get away from teams so fast and put a lot of pressure on them.
against came compete except game good
It's just good to compete against that kind of team. I thought we were in every game really, except the first game. I thought our game came up a little today.