The White Falcon - 08.05.1965, Blaðsíða 5

Saturday, May 8, 1965
WHITE FALCON
5
Position Is The Key
For Strong Defense
by Robert E. Blade
(Editor’s note: This article is the last in the series of volleyball
features. The editor and the staff of the White Falcon wish to thank
Chaplain Blade for devoting much time out of his busy schedule for
the articles.)
The Strategy Of Defense
The defense depends on just one thing: position. Defense
depends on having the right man in the right place at the
right time. Some who play volleyball complain about a lack
of action or exercise. Actually, the volleyball player should
be moving most of the time as the pattern of play changes.
Some players think that defense is static; that they must
plant their feet in the center of1 2 3 * *
the court and wait for the ball to
come to them. In reality defense
involves constant movement for
all players on the team.
First, consider defense against
the serve. All six players must
line up in such a position that any-
one may receive the serve. Far
too many teams have a weak de-
fense against the serve because
their front court players are
standing under the net.
The front court men should be
drawn back near the center of the
court. The front court and back
court players should be spread
across the center of the court.
They should be lined up in a
rough semi-circle. Each player
should have a clear view of the
server and not be blocked out by
one of his team-mates. Each de-
fensive player should be ready to
play the serve. This means: keep
your hands up. When the ball is
served—as they say in basketball
—go to meet the ball.
ball and put himself in front of it.
The defense should not put up
a blocker for every spike by every
spiker. It is often better for the
defense to stand back at the seven-
and-a-half-foot line with the hands
up. In my opinion, the blocker
should only go up to the net when
the spiker is a good player and
the ball is set-up within three
feet of the net.
The blocking of the spike is not
a one-man job. Every man on de-
fense must be in motion when the
spike is made. Each player moves
toward the spiker with his hands
up, ready to instantly hit the ball.
The Defense Must Be Alert
The defensive team must be
alert and prepared at all times
when the offense has the ball.
Here are some guides for defense:
a. Anticipate where the ball is
going to hit
b. Stay away from the net
c. Guard the back court
Defense Against The Spike
The second type of defense is
against the spiked ball. No matter
who the spiker is, nor how fast
the ball is hit, there is a defense
against every spike. Here again
the important strategy is position.
The most important defense
against the spiked ball is the
block at the net. The block may
be made by one or as many as
four players.
There is a right way and a
wrong way to block. A one-handed
block or a wild jump at the ball
—these are of little value. To
block correctly position yourself
about a foot behind the net and
jump from both feet. Stretch your
arms up over your head and
spread your fingers, but keep
your fingers bent back so you
can play the ball better.
You should not reach for the
ball or move your arms forward
lest you touch the net or reach
over it and foul. The blocker must
realize that each spiker has a dif-
ferent arm action, and he should
anticipate the path of the spiked
Volleyball
Standings
Team W L
1. Marines “A” 13 1
2. Rockville 12 1
3. Admin/Sec 11 1
4. Weapons 11 3
5. 57th FIS 10 2
6. AFI 10 5
7. AMD 9 4
8. Marines “B” 8 5
9. High School Red 8 6
10. Hospital 6 7
11. Post Office 5 8
12. Comptroller 5 9
13. High School Blue 4 9
14. NavCommSta
Chiefs 3 10
15. NavCommSta Gold 2 8
16. NavCommSta Blue 1 12
17. BarLant , 0 12
d. Keep your hands up
e. Be ready to use hands, feet,
body or head to keep the ball
in the air
Remember, defense does not win
games, but it prevents losses.
Lucky Dobonair
Wins Derby Race
Lucky Dobonair was the winner
of last Saturday’s “Run for the
Roses” at the 91st running of the
Kentucky Derby.
It wasn’t an easy win for
Lucky Dobonair. Jockey Willie
Shomaker had to go all-out to
guide his horse to a slim win by
a neck over the fast-charging
Dapper Dan, second place finisher.
Third place went to Tom Rolfe,
and Bold Lad who had been a
heavy favorite for the Derby,
finished tenth.
The start of the race was de-
layed by a fire in the clubhouse.
It was extinguished twenty mi-
nutes after it was discovered and
fortunately no one in the crowd
of one hundred thousand was in-
jured.
Over 5 million dollars poured
through the windows at Chur-
chill Downs in bets last Saturday.
Sport Shorts
Arnold Palmer has won his first
P-G-A title of the year. He took
the Tournament of Champions
Golf Classic at Las Vegas with a
four-round total of 277, 11 under
par.
Palmer finished two strokes
ahead of Chi Chi Rodriguez. Doug
Sanders was four strokes off the
pace with a 281 total and at 283
were Sam Snead and Ken Nagle.
Masters champion Jack Nick-
laus was back at 299, 13 strokes
off Palmer’s winning pace.
GOING UP TO MEET IT—A sticky-fingered pass snaring specialist goes up to haul in a beauty. The
NavSecGru defenders didn’t have much luck stopping this pass, but they stopped enough of them to
hold Admin/Sec to a 6 to 6 tie in football action.
Strikes 9n Spares
by Paul Jordan
The saying goes “Strikes will take care of themselves
but you must make the spares.” Admin 2 of the Interna-
tional League missed a few spares this past week allowing
Security to move within 1 point of their lead. Three weeks
to go, .this will be a close one and one to watch. NavComm-
Sta 1 and Public Works 1 of the American and National
Leagues were able to maintain^
their leads.
High series and game this week
were bowled by a newcomer to
the high scores. Galipeau, Public
Works 3, International League,
managed to cop both honors with
an outstanding game and series
of 246-611. Following close behind
was Vogt of BarLant with a 210-
607 pin total.
High game and series for the
American League was turned in
by Thompson, Comptroller 1 with
scores of 221/201-691. Shaffer,
Admin 1 208-562 boosted by team
mates Long and Howell with 208-
630 and 526 scores. Supply-2
having lost several points lately
continues to account for good pin-
falls, Ricard 521 and Schriefer
201-517; Ludington, AFI 3 212-
551; Geremia, NSGA 1 520; Mc-
Comb leading NavCommSta 1 at
534 followed by Kale and Geesa-
man 212-508 and 514. Gamber,
57th FIS 2 came through at 527.
The National League finds
Peters, BarLant, putting together
a 201/229-598. AFI 1 has the
Gold Dust Twins back in action,
Banker 531, Loomis 533 and
Bersan 524. Swofford and Martin
suppported the Public Works 1
Team with 214-509 and 562; Mc-
Laughlin new Team Captain for
Supply 1—a fine 577. Members of
the 57th FIS never to be for-
gotten are Atherton 216-542 and
Hale 215-545.
The Thursday night League
came in with Jones, VP-56 211/
202-596 and team mate Reis 215-
549. Admin 1 Cabcabin 214/206-
570 with Balitao 517. Ness 57th
FIS 3, after a month in the states,
returns with a 200/209-568, Lint
a 524. Nataini, Security 209-556.
Intramural Bowling Standings
No. Team Won National Lost League Pet Hi/G Hi/S T/Pins Avg
1. Public Works 1 27 5 875 937 2729 21255 885
2. AFI 1 20 12 606 976 2725 21278 886
3. BarLant 19 13 593 988 2783 21357 889
4. Operations 19 13 593 956 2805 20842 868
5. Supply 1 19 13 593 982 2717 20793 866
6. Air Maint 2 18% 13% 563 944 2740 20694 862
7. 57th FIS 1 16 16 500 1031 2767 20829 867
8. Rockville 2 13% 18% 415 949 2657 20580 857
9. Marines 2 12 20 375 926 2614 20070 836
10. NSGA 3 11 21 343 923 2587 19886 828
11. NavCommSta 2 10 22 312 917 2625 20354 848
12. Ordnance 1 7 25 218 875 2532 19427 809
No. Team Won American Lost League Pet Hi/G Hi/S T/Pins Avg
1. NavCommSta 1 23 9 676 1026 2856 21653 902
2. Admin 1 22 10 687 948 2702 21143 870
3. Air Maint 1 19 13 593 940 2740 21006 875
4. Rockville 1 19 13 593 927 2649 20081 836
5. Comptroller 1 17 15 531 978 2778 21299 887
6. AFI 3 16 16 500 958 2822 20849 868
7. 57th FIS 2 16 16 500 990 2732 20835 868
8. Navy Exchange 16 16 500 947 2702 20476 853
9. IDF 14 18 437 914 2715 20301 845
10. NSGA 1 14 18 437 915 2702 18962 794
11. Supply 2 13 ' 19 406 943 2667 20904 871
12. Public Works 2 3 29 090 918 2664 19992 776
No. Team International League Won Lost Pet Hi/G Hi/S T/Pins Avg
1. Admin 2 26 6 812 909 2671 20746 864
2. Security 25 7 780 988 2780 20922 871
3. NavCommSta 3 19 13 593 952 2746 20455 852
4. VP—56 18 14 560 947 2670 20721 863
5. NSGA 2 17 15 531 918 2584 20062 835
6. Public Works 3 16 16 500 938 2783 20412 850
7. 57th FIS 3 16 16 500 930 2647 20364 848
8. Ordnance 2 16 16 500 962 2696 20290 845
9. AFI 2 12 20 375 911 2604 19585 816
10. Rockville 3 11 21 343 928 2614 20248 843
11. Marines 1 11 21 343 944 2645 17682 736
12. Comptroller 2 5 27 156 877 2466 19103 975
Football
Standings
Team W L T
1. Marines 6 0 0
2. Rockville 5 0 1
3. Fleet Weather 5 3 0
4. NSG 3 1 3
5. Admin/Sec 1 3 1
6. Weapons 0 2 1
7. Subsistence 0 2 0
8. AFI 0 4 1
9. VP-56 0 4 1
by Annette Babneau
With the start of a new season
the Keflavik Civilian League got
off with a big bang.
Team Five took four points for
first place and Team Three copped
second place.
The individual scores in the
ladies’ division had Steina Roff
rolling a 446 for the week’s high
series. High game went to Mary
Banker with a 192 and high aver-
age of 151 is co-held by Polly
Kuiper and Annette Babneau.
Looking over the men’s depart-
ment, high scoring went to Harold
Thompson who rolled a 214/577*
series. He holds the high average
for the week with a 192. The
week’s high series of 552 is co-
held by Bob McCoy and A1 Bab-
neau. The high game of 197 was
bowled by Dave Case.
The Tuesday Afternoon Wo-
men’s League will be starting its
new season in two weeks. Any
ladies interested in joining this
league are asked to call Pat Webb
at Ext. 3159.
* (A person is only allowed one
league high for each week.)
1. What American League team
holds the distinction of being the
only one in its league to execute
a triple play in 1964?
2. Since the Baltimore Orioles
returned to the majors in 1954
how many managers has the team
had?
3. In National Collegiate Athle-
tic Association basketball tourna-
ments in the past 25 years, how
many games have Big Ten Con-
ference teams won and lost?
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