The White Falcon - 02.04.1965, Blaðsíða 7

Friday, April 2, 1965
WHITE FALCON
7
The Volleyball Pass;
A Game’s Essential
(Editor’s Note: This is the second in the series of articles on
the finer points in playing volleyball.)
by Robert E. Blade
Without any doubt the pass is the most important play
in volleyball. In other sports like basketball the method of
passing matters little as long as the ball arrives at the
intended place. In volleyball the method of handling the
ball is all-important. Most volley-*^ v
ball games are won or lost by the
way the ball is handled.
Often the novice volleyball
player becomes confused and dis-
heartened because the referee calls
a foul every time he handles the
ball. The novice player needs to
have confidence in his approach
to the ball. He needs to know that
he is playing the ball correctly.
Then he will begin to really en-
joy this wonderful game.
Open Palm Avoided
Everytime a player handles the
ball he must play it clearly, clean-
ly and distinctly. There can be no
catching, holding or following-
through of the ball with the
hands. The rules state that the
ball must not visibly come to rest
in the hands.
Everybody is used to using the
open hand to catch a basketball,
football or baseball. In volleyball
the open palm is to be avoided.
Playing the ball with the open
palm underhanded, above the head
or over the shoulder is invariably
a foul. This play is called a
“Carry” and must be avoided.
Chest Pass
The normal pass is the Chest
Pass. The Chest Pass is executed
by placing the extended fingers
in front of the face or chest with
the elbows widely apart. The ten
fingers should thus form a pocket
in front of the face. The pass is
made on the finger-tips of all ten
fingers with the wrists kept rigid.
The ball is hit by the stiff fingers
and should be sent into a high
arc to the next player.
When the ball is served or hit
by your opponent into your court
you should anticipate the path of
the ball and place yourself directly
under the ball.
Quick reflexes and body move-
ments are needed. The good player
makes every pass look easy be-
cause he moves under the ball
before he plays it. Always go to
meet the ball; do not wait for it
to come to you. Remember to keep
your hands up; you never know
when the ball will be coming your
way at high speed.
Another important aspect of
passing is body position. It is im-
portant to face the body in the
direction toward which you wish to
pass. The player commits a foul
when he receives the ball from one
direction and then turns his body
with the ball to pass in another
direction. The foul is committed,
not because the direction of the
ball is changed, but because the
ball is carried by the hands from
one direction toward another.
To keep from fouling always face
the direction toward which you
wish to pass.
Dig Pass
The other type of pass is the
Dig Pass. This pass is used when
the player has to reach for the
ball and does not have time to
place his body under the ball.
Quite often the ball is hit at such
high speed and sharp angle that
there is not time to use the chest
pass.
VOLLEYBALL
STANDINGS
The Naval Station intra-
mural volleyball standings as
of March 30 are as follows:
Team Won Lost
1. Marines “A” 8 0
2. Admin 5 0
3. Rockville 5 0
4. AMD 5 1
5.57th FIS 4 1
6. Hospital 4 2
7. Weapons 4 2
8. AFI 4 2
9. High School
“Red” 3 3
10. IDF 3 4
11. Marines “B” 2 3
12. Comptroller 2 5
13. NavCommSta
“Chiefs” 1 4
14. NavCommSta
“Blue” 1 5
15. High School
“Blue” 1 6
16. BarForLant 0 4
17. Post Office 0 5
18. NavCommSta
“Gold” 0 5
TAKE THAT — McKemey of Rock-
ville seems to be showing as he
retaliates with a volleyball
slam. Rockville riddled NavComm-
Sta’s “Chiefs” 15-5 and 15-8.
The one purpose of the Dig Pass
is not to set the ball, but just to
keep it from hitting the deck in
your court. Invariably the fists,
singly or together are used in the
Dig Pass. If the ball is played by
reaching to either side then the
single fist is employed to hit the
ball into the air.
If the ball is played out in front
the two fists or hands clenched
together are used. The Dig Pass is
not easy to master, but must be
used if the player is to avoid the
open palm “Carry.’
Before every game, and, as an
important part of every practice
session the volleyball team should
practice passing the ball to one
another. The team that knows how
to pass the ball is a team that is
hard to beat.
WHOSE POINT?—Let’s leave it up to the referee’s discretion while
an AFI player (back turned) completes a well-executed spike past
the outstretched arm of Hospital’s ‘Doc’ Williams in a game which
the “MD’s” lost 15-13 and 15-5.
Armed Forces Sports Editors
Pick AL/NL Pennant Winners
Armed Forces sports editors — 245 of them — predicted
the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals will
repeat as World Series combatants this fall. Then again,
maybe they are not so sure!
The results of the second annual Armed Forces Press
Service Baseball poll, in which White Falcon’s Tim Vincent
voted, named the Yanks to win*^
the American League pennant and
the Cards to take the National
flag, but only by narrow margins.
The voting for would-be first
division clubs in both leagues was
so close that it seemed to under-
score what just about everyone
has been saying about the up-
coming season. To wit, both lea-
gues show their best overall bal-
ance in years.
Liberal Votes
Voting on points basis of 10
(for first), 9 (for second), 8 (for
third), etc., the service editors
who responded to the poll spread
their first-place votes around
liberally.
For example, in the National
League the editors gave the Cards
more points (2,008), but three
other teams—the Phillies, Giants
and Dodgers—each received more
first place votes than St. Louis.
Places For ‘65
The editors place the teams this
way:
AMERICAN — Yanks, Orioles,
White Sox, Twins, Tigers, Indians,
Angels, Red Sox, Athletics, and
Senators.
NATIONAL — Cards, Phils,
Giants, Dodgers, Reds, Braves,
Pirates, Cubs, Astros, and Mets.
Other noteworthy results of the
poll include the choice of the Reds
to finish fifth in the National
League and the White Sox to end
up third in the American.
Last year Cincinnati tied the
Phillies for second, a game be-
hind the winning Cardinals. The
White Sox, the favorite of many
to unseat the Yankees this year,
also finished second last season,
a game behind New York.
Of the 245 service editors re-
sponding to the poll, 85 were
Army, Air Force 80, Navy 55,
Marine Corps 21 and Coast Guard
4. (AFPS)
Armed Forces Press Service
— 1965 Baseball Poll —

Teams Total Points 1st pi. votes Teams Total Points 1st pi. votes
1. St. Louis 2008 41 1. New York 2276 127
2. Philadelphia 1907 80 2. Baltimore 2064 58
3. San Francisco 1893 51 3. Chicago 1813 28
4. Los Angeles 1821 43 4. Minnesota 1746 20
5. Cincinnati 1590 16 5. Detroit 1306 4
6. Milwaukee 1284 7 6. Cleveland 1287 5
7. Pittsburgh 1163 4 7. Los Angeles 1168 1
8. Chicago 860 1 8. Boston 1021 1
9. Houston 499 0 9 Kansas City 546 1
10. New York 450 2 10. Washington 462 •)
Sports editors of 245 Armed Forces newspapers voted. Points com-
piled on a 10-9-8-7-6, etc., basis. Ballots received by services: Army
(85), Air Force (80), Navy (55) Marine Corps (21) Coast
Guard (4)
Babneau’s
Bowling
by Annette Babneau
Iveflavik Civilian League
Team standings for the week
find Team Six in first place with
Teams One and Two deadlocked
for second place.
Individual highs for the week
went to Annette Babneau with a
high game of 190, a high series
of 492 and also the high average
of 146.
Turning over to the men’s de-
partment Bill Aitchison and D.
Glaser both rolled high games of
221. High series of 562 also went
to Bill Aitchison. A1 Babneau
holds the high average of 167 to
lead the men.
Youth Center Bowling
Nearing out the final stretch
for the Friday Strike Outs, Team
Three still holds first place. Team
Two has overtaken Team Six for
the second spot by a one-point
margin.
Highs for the girls went to
Lynn Fortini who had a high
game and series with a 126 and
215 respectively. High average
for the girls is held by Betty
Devaney with an 87 average.
In the boys department all
honors go to Mike Babneau who
had a 275 high series, a 157 high
game and a 108 high average.
Navy All Stars
Take On AFI
The Navy All Star Bowlers and
Air Force Iceland All Stars will
compete against each other to-
morrow at 1 p.m. at the Arctic
Bowl.
The two-six-man teams will pit
their best five bowlers in the
three-game match-scratch game.
In the past two matches the
two teams split with a win apiece.
This will be the “rubber” game
to decide the best of the series.
1. What pitcher led the National
League in 1964 in balks?
2. Between 1918 and 1930 what
was the famed Notre Dame foot-
ball coach Knute Rockne’s record?
3. In artistic figure skating
there are how many school figures
consisting of a series of two and
three-lobed circles called figure
eights and serpentines?
4. Philadelphia Phillies pitcher
Jim Bunning once coached the
freshman basketball team of what
university
5. Eddie Arcaro is the only
jockey to have ridden how many
horses to triple crown victories?
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