Why do setters jump?

The benefits of jump setting are pretty widely acknowledged: Speeds up the offense by shortening the distance between the quick hitter and the setter. Jumping in the air adds one more visual element for the block defense to interpret thus making the setter more difficult to read.

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Spend any time discussing setting with another coach, and “what type of footwork do you teach?” pops up pretty quick. It tends to be a hot button issue at our GMS clinics as well (something has to take swing blocking’s place…). Ron Larsen did a great study for us here at LMU, and combining that with our work at USA WNT, here’s one item of setter footwork I believe is important to teach your setters:

Set off a lead leg

This is one way of saying the setter’s right foot should be forward when setting the ball. Depending on where the pass is, the most effective and dynamic choices currently would be to jump set (when the quick is involved) or to pivot (every other time). The benefits of jump setting are pretty widely acknowledged: Speeds up the offense by shortening the distance between the quick hitter and the setter Jumping in the air adds one more visual element for the block defense to interpret thus making the setter more difficult to read The benefits of the pivot may not be as widely acknowledged, but here’s what we’ve found them to be: Running and pivoting allows a setter to run fast all the way to the ball, and use the rotation of the pivot to create balance. This is a lot more efficient than trying to put two feet on the ground when running hard to a ball, which is essentially like putting on the brakes The rotation of the pivot creates some torque, and this extra power sure is nice when encouraging setters to get out of their third of the court and set against the flow. Similar to #1, when the setter is on the move, the pivot allows a simple and dynamic way to finish square to the target

Some keys we’ve used to improve this move:

Read the pass: It’s amazing how under-developed this skill is. Most setters do not look at the passer’s platform until the passer’s forearms actually connect to the ball. This is way too late. Getting on the platform early gives the setter time to run, and once they’re running, this pivot move becomes a lot easier. Face the ball, face the target: This is all done off the right foot. Run to the ball, pivot, and finish facing the left-side target. Knee up, not foot out: Lots of setter’s pivot, but they are almost spinning their body with two feet on the ground. This creates drag and doesn’t allow for the benefits of the move to come into play. Driving the left knee up allows for a tighter axis, better rotation, more torque, and a more dynamic move.

Good luck to all our setters!

Tom Black

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Why do poker players say sick?

What is Sick in Poker? Sick is a slang term that originated from outside of the poker world. It generally applies to extreme situations, whether good or bad. For example, the term 'sick upswing' would refer to an upswing that was way bigger than average.

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Explanation of Sick

The term “sick” is not primarily a poker term. It’s rather, a popular colloquial term, the usage of which spreads far outside of poker.

One urban dictionary definition -

An adjective similar to cool referring to something that is either great or completely wrong. As we can see here the term sick can be used with both a positive and negative connotation. The meaning will depend heavily on context. In either case, the term is usually used to describe something which falls outside the spectrum of standard results/events. Example of Sick used in a sentence -> I played for several hours last night and went on a really sick downswing.

How to Use Sick as Part of Your Poker Strategy

There is no real need to understand the colloquial term “sick”. As discussed, it is not primarily a poker term. However, not knowing this term (it’s primarily used amongst the younger generation) could potentially feel us leaving left out of a poker conversation that we are not following.