I will start off with what is going on here in Dallas as it is more current. Sand is a major issue here. The sand has a large component of clay in it and is making the sand stick together and pack down. So much so that some of the areas that get used a lot are very similar to concrete. No one played today because of that and the AVP is attempting to put in some dry sand that hopefully will have a small if not any clay in it in order to keep the sand from packing. We shall see tomorrow morning
Miami was a great tourney for Phil and I to get our first win of the season. It was on a true beach rather than the parking lot which was very nice. We got a bye first round and then played Adam and Vince. We won in 2 games that were not overly close. Our next three matches were barn burners and we won them in 3 games each. Those were against Ty and Hans in which they served well and scored a lot of points off those serves, Anthony and Fred in which they too scored a lot of service winners, and lastly Matt and Casey. They played very well and we were lucky to come out of that match with a win.
In the finals we played very very good. We gave up 5 points on 2 aces, 2 chuck sets and one hitting error by Phil. We both were aced and chucked a ball. I felt great on defense and Phil did a fantastic job blocking and kept them off balance with his serve. Congrats to Nick and Sean as they had a great tourney.
After Dallas I think I will give some insights into new and old teams and how guys are looking out here. Hopefully the big "D" tourney will happen.
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Good luck and good health
Jeff
Re: Dallas sand, were the majority of teams (in your estimation) against competing on the hardened sand? And do you think single elimination tournaments have any promise? (Like what is being done in Dallas on Sat. and Sun.) I seem to recall that the AVP may be hodling some of these later this season.
Thanks,
Steve
Todd,
Nice home court (as seen in the current DIG mag.). To create a more of a home court advantage, why don't you list all of your wins, awards won, etc on the fence seen in the photos? Just a thought. See you in Huntington Beach.
Arsenal 12
Steve-
I would say the majority of teams would have played. The top teams were the ones being difficult. I like single elim. but with any change people have a tough time with it and I am in the vast minority of both top and bottom players. Dallas had only 1 round of single elim. and the rest was double.
Arsenal - Thanks. I will leave the fences clean. Not into building a monument to me. See you in two weeks.
Todd
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