Can we stay on top?

We are on top now, but we definitely have our work cut out for us from here on out. We have only 1 regular season night left, and then the end of season tourney. With 6 games left in the regular season, the race for 1st is within reach for a lot of teams. If we want to stay on top, we need to play like we did last week. We know that we all got a lot of practice in over the holiday weekend, but I'm still trying to figure out if that's good or bad. We'll see if we can adjust back to the sand and regualtion nets.

We will be playing against some of the better hitters in the upcoming matches, so I think I want us to put up an angle block EVERY TIME! We will have to do some serious shifting, but I think it will be most effective defense. Romey will drop back and cover the dinks in the center of the court. The outsides will be blocking angle: one will block angle while the other drops back on the weakside for the roll shot along the net or at a hard angle. The center back will cover the roll shot in the corners or the short roll just over the blocker. If the blocker sees that the hitter is "lightening up" his swing, I want him to yell "DINK!". This will send everyone charging forward to cover short.

This is it guys. It's crunch time! Let's finish strong!