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Hans' Blog


5/11/2008
 
Next up....Louisville by Hans Stolfus
 
 
I just woke up here in Charleston and realized it’s once again time to start looking for a job. Don’t worry, it’s usual practice for me. Anytime I lose more matches in a tournament than I win, even if I still finish in the top ten, I generally head straight for the laptop and start think about “what I’ve always wanted to do,” and, of course, how I’ll be able to start doing it. Only this time, when I sat down and looked at my blank screen, I figured I would do the one thing, other than volleyball, that makes me happy… write.

And if you’re one of the few that actually reads my blog, you’re probably saying, “Finally,” right about now, considering I haven’t posted anything in considerable time. But before I continue, in my defense, I have been working on a piece for DiG Magazine titled, “The Mission Statement,” and it has taken up all of my extensive writing time. Or, at least that’s what I tell myself.  Granted, the publication won’t print it quite yet, due to its controversial topic, but I am convinced the volleyball population needs to learn what kind of state our tour is currently in and how close we are to folding if something isn’t done about it immediately.

 
So, for the moment, back to the hallowed sport of beach volleyball; or on the AVP, that’s Miami, Dallas, Huntington Beach and now, Charleston. For me, those tournaments equate out to mediocre finishes across the board… 7th here, 9th there… I just haven’t been able to break over the hump this season. Lot’s of close matches, unfortunately no real big wins in any of them. Hence, the never-ending job search off the sand.

 
On a side note, Outside Magazine has a very cool issue out this month, describing the “50 Best Jobs” around today. I’ve read it cover to cover, probably around twenty times, and I think I’ve finally found some work places worth contacting. I mean, that is if they’re interested in a guy who has spent the last five years of his life valiantly learning how to block more than one ball a match? I’ll probably have to re-organize my search to include “entry level” positions…

So Todd and Phil have won everything, well, almost everything. They lost in the Cuervo Triple Crown event last Sunday but won the tournament the day before, so I don’t think anyone really noticed. And on the women’s side, Misty and Kerri have pretty much cruised through all of their matches, going undefeated until they forfeited the final last Sunday in Huntington. Once again, I don’t think anyone noticed.

This week, however, Misty and Kerri are not here. Kerri’s surgically repaired shoulder kept her from making the trip and who knows when we’ll see her again. Their only goal is to repeat, podium style, at the Olympics, so the AVP will have to take a backseat for the moment until she is healthy and ready to get back after it. As far as the men’s side is concerned, Jake and Rosie are in Prague, with Casey and Matt, doing their best to earn one of two spots in that same Olympic Games come August in Beijing. Todd and Phil were also meant to be there but the AVP managed to find a way to have them hang around and crush people down in Charleston.

I have a question for you; we were throwing this around in the tent yesterday… Could Todd and Phil win a match, two vs. three? Honestly? Myself, Ty Loomis and say, Mike Morrison as our primary blocker? Would Todd and Phil still beat us down? I asked Todd and Phil this exact question because, quite frankly, that’s what I do, and Todd replied with, “That’s ridiculous, we’d get crushed.” And Phil responded with, “Is the third guy a blocker or defender?” And to Phil I said thank you, for acknowledging my stupidity and kindly responding in hand. Brilliant. Back to the question; Morrison blocking, Ty and I camped in both the line and the angle. My best guess is… Todd and Phil still win, in three tight sets. Phil swing blocks and still gets seven stuffs. I’m man enough to admit it.

Two weeks from now is Louisville, Kentucky. I’ll be spending my free time in Lexington looking at the horse pastures and marveling at the green grass and screened in porches. There’s also a chance I might be drinking my fair share of sweet tea.


 
Posted by Hans Stolfus at 8:40 AM
 
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