12-05-2021, 09:26 AM
Two years ago (Dec, 2019) Stanford WVB won the National Championship (3rd in 4 years) and said good-bye to one of the outstanding classes of seniors. 2020 was going to be a rebuilding year, no way around that.
On top of that, two DSes, Kate Formico and Sidney Wilson, opted out of their senior year. Stanford would have one senior in 2020.
And Denise Corlett retires.
Then COVID-19 shut things down. No Spring practice. No Spring conditioning.
Santa Clara County imposes some of the tightest restrictions in the country.
No fall practice.
Covid and injuries plague the Spring, 2021, season. Not enough healthy players to scrimmage, or even play a match at times.
McClure graduates.
So Fall, 2021, is a reset.
But unlike many other top schools, Stanford has no 5th-year seniors. They have one senior and one junior playing.
And injuries again take a toll.
So, no, it is not all due to Covid. But it certainly exacerbated a difficult situation.
I certainly have questions and concerns going forward. But I hope the next year will see a return to a more normal (dominant) team.
On top of that, two DSes, Kate Formico and Sidney Wilson, opted out of their senior year. Stanford would have one senior in 2020.
And Denise Corlett retires.
Then COVID-19 shut things down. No Spring practice. No Spring conditioning.
Santa Clara County imposes some of the tightest restrictions in the country.
No fall practice.
Covid and injuries plague the Spring, 2021, season. Not enough healthy players to scrimmage, or even play a match at times.
McClure graduates.
So Fall, 2021, is a reset.
But unlike many other top schools, Stanford has no 5th-year seniors. They have one senior and one junior playing.
And injuries again take a toll.
So, no, it is not all due to Covid. But it certainly exacerbated a difficult situation.
I certainly have questions and concerns going forward. But I hope the next year will see a return to a more normal (dominant) team.