[TonyLima]

Team is half a step slow, timing is off, and lots of miscommunication.  I repeat my mantra about jet lag and west to east travel.

Stanford flew to North Carolina on Thursday November 21.  This is the sixth day they have been on the East Coast.  How many days are needed to get adjusted to the time zone?

Pretty individual IMO. For me, I can run on adrenaline for the first two days. Day three is the tough one. After that, I am fully adjusted. It also depends on direction. For me going east is easier than going west. Six days should be plenty for almost anybody.

Thank you. I spent several years flying east on Sunday, doing my song and dance M-F, getting home Friday night. Rinse and repeat.

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Also for those not into vb stats a block is only credited when a point is scored.  A team can block many shots that go back over the net but don't result in a point.  These blocks are not reflected in the stats.

Correct, according to the scoring manual:

A block is awarded when a player(s) blocks the ball that comes off an attack into the opponent’s court, leading directly to a point. There are three possible outcomes when a player(s) is blocking:
(1) The player(s) is credited with a successful block solo or block assist.
(2) The player is charged with a block error.
(3) The attack attempt is deflected off the blocker’s hands and is kept in play by one of the teams.

For attacks, there is a concept of the "0 attack" (an attack that results in neither a kill nor an error), but that concept isn't really recorded for blocks.  This is probably because of a desire to record a hitting percentage, where zero attacks go into the denominator, but no similar concept for blocks, so only scenarios 1 and 2 are recorded in official stats.

BC

Interesting. Thanks.

[TonyLima]

Team is half a step slow, timing is off, and lots of miscommunication.  I repeat my mantra about jet lag and west to east travel.

Stanford flew to North Carolina on Thursday November 21.  This is the sixth day they have been on the East Coast.  How many days are needed to get adjusted to the time zone?

Pretty individual IMO. For me, I can run on adrenaline for the first two days. Day three is the tough one. After that, I am fully adjusted. It also depends on direction. For me going east is easier than going west. Six days should be plenty for almost anybody.

Thank you. I spent several years flying east on Sunday, doing my song and dance M-F, getting home Friday night. Rinse and repeat.

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Also for those not into vb stats a block is only credited when a point is scored.  A team can block many shots that go back over the net but don't result in a point.  These blocks are not reflected in the stats.

Correct, according to the scoring manual:

A block is awarded when a player(s) blocks the ball that comes off an attack into the opponent’s court, leading directly to a point. There are three possible outcomes when a player(s) is blocking:
(1) The player(s) is credited with a successful block solo or block assist.
(2) The player is charged with a block error.
(3) The attack attempt is deflected off the blocker’s hands and is kept in play by one of the teams.

For attacks, there is a concept of the "0 attack" (an attack that results in neither a kill nor an error), but that concept isn't really recorded for blocks.  This is probably because of a desire to record a hitting percentage, where zero attacks go into the denominator, but no similar concept for blocks, so only scenarios 1 and 2 are recorded in official stats.

BC

Interesting. Thanks.