Dave Shoji
Dave Shoji
Dave Shojihas been the Head Coach of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Rainbow Wahine Volleyball team since 1975. Under his leadership, the Rainbow Wahine have won four national titles...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth4 December 1946
block good hit looked
I thought all our middles hit for good percentage. At times our block looked good.
competition greater kids longer nowadays overnight situation won
It's not going to be an overnight situation with UOP. When you're down a little bit, it's going to take longer nowadays because the competition for kids is so much greater than when UOP won the championships.
compete highest physical
I just want to be comfortable with our 'physical' level. I want to know we are physical enough to compete at the highest level.
fault felt team time
It just wasn't pretty for a long time and that's disturbing. It felt like our team just wasn't prepared, and that's the fault of the coach.
beat phase ready
They beat us in every phase of the game. It was not a match. We were just not ready to play at that level.
against balanced confused everybody few final finally four maybe nebraska needed offense rally running somebody troops
Maybe the final four a few years ago (2002 against Stanford). Just too many weapons. Nebraska was too balanced tonight. A lot of times we were confused because they were running an offense we really hadn't seen. We just finally got down. We needed to have somebody to rally the troops and no one did. Everybody was in a daze.
good plans volleyball
We didn't have a scholarship for Tamari. She's a good volleyball player. I don't know what our plans for her would have been. We would have evaluated her if she had been here.
side situations talent tough washington
It's not the same. We're going to have tough situations in the WAC but not like Washington where the talent on the other side is better than us and we're having to battle.
coaches create interest qualified success surprised
There's a lot of interest from very qualified coaches, coaches who have had success at their programs. I was very surprised that it would create that kind of interest, and that quickly.
block hit pick players
We're going to have to play smart. Hit around the block and there are some players we just can't challenge. We have to pick our spots. They are big everywhere.
bunch chance far hire technique
I recruited a bunch of his players, and we were always on the same wavelength as far as technique and tactics. When I had a chance to hire him, I jumped at it.
forced growth houston injuries job terminator
Because of injuries and Alicia's virus, we've been forced to play Houston more than we expected. I thought we'd be going with our older, experienced players, but she has accelerated her growth over the weekend. She's a terminator and, for the moment, the (starting) job is hers.
eye good hawaii high leave player players school situation train
He has a good eye for the player that has a lot of upside. I think UOP is kind of going to be in the same situation as Hawaii in that we're not able to get the high school All-American player. I think he'll be able to find players he can train who will be way better when they leave than they are when they get there.
ashley close great kept last played position putting tomorrow weekend
I think Ashley was probably the only one who played up to her capabilities. She played great D (defense) and kept us in the game. She had played well last weekend so I was close to putting her back in the position. I probably should have done it earlier. She'll be in that position tomorrow (tonight).