 know it's been a while. Coco has been so busy. Super busy. I have been so so busy. What's up guys? Yeah that's my dog. He wanted to join today. Yeah so I wanted to talk about like what's going on with you guys in volleyball right now because I've seen so many different things. Like I've seen so many of you guys say you're not playing and then I've seen so many of you guys say you are playing. So I just want to know like where are you guys at right now because like Coco is confused. So some of you guys are trying out. Yeah this is my dog. You guys are trying out. So you guys are oh okay. So what are you guys are playing? That's so cool. Okay so a lot of people say they have tryouts this weekend. I want to try out this week. Oh thank you. This is this is my my boo-boo. You got a private coach hey London. So trying out two weeks. Okay so I see a question that says what is the difference between outdoor indoor and beach volleyball. So outdoor volleyball typically refers to grass which is a whole different ballpark. Indoor volleyball refers to indoor volleyball and beach is usually usually they play twos but sometimes I see recreational adults play fours and sometimes sixes. So it just really depends on the terrain that you're playing in. Oh Bonnie you can do it. Hey let me tune Naya TV. Did you guys see that I launched new merch? So here's my shirt. Don't hate the player. Hate my girl. So yeah I have some new merch out. So but I do have some exciting news. Super exciting. I mean like it's exciting to me. Thumbs up if you want to hear my exciting news. It's exciting to me. I think it's super super exciting. Two pieces of news. Two pieces of news. Super exciting. Yes I really worked really hard on this merch. That's not the exciting news but it is exciting. But yeah I worked really hard on this merch but I do have another piece of exciting news that I think is pretty exciting. Two pieces of news. I'm seeing lots of thumbs up. My first piece of news is I'm actually starting a second channel. What? Yes I'm starting a second channel. So I'm starting a second channel and this second channel is actually not going to be. I'm still sticking with Cocoa Volley. Love this channel. Love Volleyball. It's my life okay. Volleyball is my life but I'm starting a second channel and I want to guess is I want you guys to guess what the second channel is going to be about. Like just guess. I've already said that it's not gonna be volleyball related but I want you to guess. Just guess. Oh vlogs would be tight. Vlogs would be tight. Oh no no basketball. No I can't do basketball. I do like cooking. I can't. Oh girl I wish I could do makeup. Oh my god. I wish I could do vlogs. Dogs? That's like I guess travel. I would love to do travel. I am a gamer. I would like to be gamer. Anime, knitting. You guys have some good guesses. Hair. That would be awesome. Vlog. Do you guys want me to do vlogs? Is that what I'm hearing? Am I hearing that you want vlogs? Okay so I'm actually starting a second channel and this channel is going to teach other people how to start a YouTube channel because a lot of you guys are starting YouTube channels so I'm making another channel to help others start a YouTube channel but if you want me to do vlogs I mean yes so I did announce the winners for the volleyball if you look at my community section. My community section. I did that. Yeah if you want me to do vlogs I can just do vlogs. I mean bro I have some fun stuff going on right now but yeah so yeah so I know a lot of you guys are starting YouTube channels and I've learned a lot of things so I thought why not. I actually am watching it right now. Yeah so if you're trying out right now I know that things are different. A lot of you guys are social distancing right now. Is that correct? Yeah I do have some new merch so I've been watching the show and it's super addicting and right now I'm only like three or four episodes in so yeah if you go to my channel if you go to my channel and you see community you can see where I write community tabs so my channel is already up my new channel is already up and I'm gonna put it in the description box because I'm uploading a video pretty soon so that way you can see it. My bomb shirt it's awesome so I have this exact shirt in like four colors because I just like it so much. So yeah that's right the odd ball my volleyball triumphs aren't this year but I can still practice for them absolutely right. You would be an outside hitter but that's okay keep going for it. I have a piece of hair hanging down. Yeah so right now my hair is just in like a ponytail it's in like a giant puff. I'm not sure how trials will work. I've been talking to a lot of other volleyball coaches about how we're going to do that and how that's gonna happen. I know a lot of you guys who are practicing are not being able to share volleyball at all. I think maybe it will be more individualized like it may be able to like they might separate you guys on different days so that way you can stay distance that's what I'm personally thinking is gonna happen because you only can have so many people in the gym at a time and only some of you guys can touch the volleyball at a time. So yeah thank you Bonnie I appreciate it. Okay so if you have a chance to think you can go for different receives because I think people make a different hand movements yeah yeah yeah surely I can definitely do that. The only issue that I've had right now is it is so hot outside and I'm trying to find the best time of day to film because it is so hot outside so I know I did a video two weeks ago or something like that that was like how to practice with a partner or something like that and it was super hot outside when I did that video burning flames. Hey good job Morgan that's awesome. Do I have tips on setting? Have you seen my setting video? Setting I think is really particular and it's one of those things that it takes a while to learn. The best tip I can say is to remember to have ball-shaped hands and don't worry so much early on about hearing that sound when you set because you're really learning how to make that form. Oh thanks Angel I appreciate it I'm trying to read all of these comments. Oh yeah okay Sunday the dog she said can you she or he said can you give some advice on short people please. Okay so here's my advice for friends who are shorter if you're shorter give me a little wavy emoji because I'm gonna be talking to you right now. If you're on the shorter side and you're wanting to play volleyball and you don't want to get like into that that niche where you're always back row here's something that I want to tell you. When you're learning how to spike always talk to the setter about you getting a toss or a set that's a little bit off of the net it's called five feet off the net. That's because it will give you a better angle when you're hitting the ball and you're not you know have you ever like tried to hit a tiny spike of volleyball and it's like right into the net. If you get it five feet off of the net it gives you a better range of motion. So that's my tip for when you're spiking. Now when you're passing short being shorter it's more profitable because you are a little bit lower to the ground so you can get a little bit lower to the ground faster than I could somebody who's tall. So if you if you want to be somebody who can hit and all of that stuff keep working on all of that because you want to be well grounded because back row. Back row attacks can be killer. I love it when I see a libero can just spike it from back row and like knock it out the park. So work on that back row attack. Okay. Also if you are a back row player I'm telling you right now learn how to set because I have seen some liberos who are just beautiful setters and I've seen people do a libero set. Have you seen those before when the ball is like way out of like way out of circulation and the liberos just like that's such a beautiful thing and I'm in the back like it's beautiful and I'm watching I'm watching from the front row and I'm like oh my god did she really do that? Yes it's beautiful to watch. So yeah yeah if I could go back I swear to you I would want to be a setter if I could go back and just have those beautiful just kind of sets. I would do that. Oh my god I would do that so bad but I was just that middle blocker like that wasn't me. No I think a lot of people watch the anime. I've actually had a huge influx of people who watch the anime that come to my channel now. Any overhand passing tips for a hard okay so you want to learn how to overhand pass receive a hard spike I would prefer you pass that and kind of stick it versus trying to overhand pass unless it's like directly to your face. You want to be a middle blocker but you still learn how to block because you may grow. Still learn how to block because you may grow. Hey congrats Miriam go ahead good luck. So a lot of you guys this is what I see a lot. So I see that you guys are determining what position you want to play right now. Bye. I see that you guys want to figuring out the position you want to play right now with the height that you are right now. Give me a wavy emoji if you're like in middle school or early high school because what I'm seeing that you guys are doing is that you're picking a position right now and you're in middle school and you're determining that you're gonna be that position forever because of the height that you are right now. Let me let you know that you may grow okay you may grow. So I didn't reach my full height. Coco didn't reach her full height until I was in the 10th grade and if you are a girl it may you may reach your full height a little earlier. If you're a guy it may take you some time. For instance one of my brothers he didn't get his height until he was like a junior in high school. He was the same height same height same height same height and then when he got to a junior in high school he sprouted up to like 6'2". So take some time figure it out. I mean like I don't think that you should dedicate yourself to a position so specifically in middle school. I think you should try different things until you find what you really like. Later on in middle school like 8th grade 9th grade you'll find something that you really like to do and then a coach will start to specialize with you. So if you're in like 6th grade or 7th grade don't niche niche don't niche yourself so hard where you're like I'm gonna be a libero so hard because later on when you're in 8th grade and you sprout up then you're gonna be like here okay. So try to try different things before you commit yourself so hard. You know what I'm saying? Because I was a middle blocker for all of my high school volleyball career and then when I went on to play club in college I was like so you telling me outside gets to hit the ball you know. Okay so if you're 9th grade and 5th 4 you know kind of where you're gonna sit at. You know where you're gonna sit at kind of okay. Okay so you're 5th going to 6th. You have plenty of time. I'll tell him I am I would say between 5 9 and 5 10. It depends. Sometimes I go and I'm like 5 10 some days I'm 5 9 it's just weird like that. Okay so if you're in 7th grade and you're 4 9 kind of sit on it a little bit. Okay so a common misconception is if you're really short that you cannot spike the ball. That's a whole lie. You may not be able to spike the ball at the net but you can spike the ball and that's what back row attacks are for. I have seen some nasty back row attacks because they're hard to. Back row attacks can be hard because number one they're coming from a different angle on the net that as a passer on the other side it's hard for me to read that because they have so much room. They have so much room. I did do online coaching. Did you guys know that? Yeah if you go to my website on CocoaValley.com I do do some online coaching so if you have something you want to do from home and you want to have online coaching with me check out my website. Okay so somebody asked me Bella can you elaborate on the DS. So a lot of the times when we think of defensive specialists a lot of people relate defensive specialists to a libero because sometimes the libero is just lumped in with the DS but the defensive specialist does not have to be the libero. The defensive specialist can also be the middle blocker. It can be somebody who is really really prominent with that defense so it does not have to be the libero. So sometimes you might see a middle blocker slash DS. The defensive specialist basically essentially means somebody who is so strong with defense that they shut other people down. That is what the DS is. They shut other people down. So bye see you guys later. I live in North Carolina so if you live in North Carolina I do online training and I do in-person training here in North Carolina. Bye. So hi Demi. So you said you have a ton of volleyball knowledge but you're not very athletic. So even if you feel like you're not very athletic a lot of volleyball players don't necessarily start from the athletic background and you can still play the game. So I just want you to know that even if you feel like you're an athletic still please try. If you feel like it's not something for you maybe you can try being the volleyball manager and I have a video on my channel talking about how to be a volleyball manager. Hi moon child. So you said how do rotations work. So there are a lot of different types of rotations. Some of the more popular ones that you guys see is the 5-1 which is five hitters one setter or the 6-2 which is six hitters two setters. So there are two really prominent ones that we see a lot going on right now. I'm thinking about a way to make a rotations video so you guys can understand but for me personally rotations are really complicated when you're trying to see it from a visual aspect versus doing it. Okay, Amelia. I think you can play any kind of volleyball you want to play. However, there are some women's volleyball players who are 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5. So I think you should just try out for it. Yeah. So my online coaching is something that you do have to pay for but I think it's pretty affordably priced. So I definitely want you to check that out on my website cookovollie.com so that way you can see if you want to do coaching sessions with me and I can work with you on how to grow as a player. Yeah, I haven't finished it yet because like I get really sad when I finish things. So I try to like do it really slow. So a lot of you guys are focused on your vertical jump. I think that you should focus so much more about your approach and learning how to do your approach properly before you focus on your vertical. I've seen people who don't jump very high but they're able to angle their hips so well so they focus on their approach. Work on your approach. I haven't tested my vertical in years y'all. Should I go get it checked and then let you know? I think I made a bit... Okay, so you're talking like setter hand signals, Casey? Okay, let's see. Okay, so do you have any tips on how to control the distance the ball goes when passing? So you're saying if somebody is gonna... Okay, somebody is like tossing the ball to you and you want to know. Okay, cool. I see what you're saying. I really find volleyball amazing. I love seeing people play that look so cool and I really want to be cool as well. I can't go to classes due to COVID. I'm sure and can't jump high. What do I do? So one thing that I would personally do is I would start working on volleyball at home. There's a lot of different ways that you can start working on at home that you can start practicing because I know a lot of us are gonna be out of volleyball for a while. So some of the things that I would start doing is the Sunday the dogs chat. Okay, okay. So, hey Coco, I need some tips about how to spike. When I spike I can't get a firm grip. I basically hit the ball with the tip of the fingers. Okay, so Sunday is what's happening is. So when you're trying to spike, is somebody setting the ball to you or somebody tossing the ball to you? That means that if you have the ball and you're hitting it with your fingers that means you're probably too early when you're with your approach. Have you learned how to approach the ball like the three-step approach? You know the left right left? Have you learned how to do that yet? Have you learned how to do that yet? Okay. Have you looked at recreational ghost? If your middle school and high school team only has a girls team? Okay, I'm five two. This is a good one. I'm five two and I have a good vertical jump spiking approach in general but I keep getting blocked. What should I do? If you keep getting blocked that means you're hitting the same way. That means you're hitting angle every time. You're hitting line every time. That means you need to switch it up. If you're getting blocked every time that means that you may be too readable. That means instead of spiking it every time maybe try something alternatively. Tipping it over the block. Hitting next to block. You have to look at kind of, they're setting up the block same time that means you're hitting the same way. Yeah, so whenever you see somebody readable. So I get blocked time to time and if that means that I'm getting blocked and I see that I'm getting like for me personally if I get blocked one time I'm changing something up because I personally don't like getting blocked. So I'll change something up. I'll tip over the block. If I see them setting me up right over the block. Can I get some tips for digs? So yeah, I can. I definitely can do that. I definitely want to to pop up my net and do some things. So what time is it? I have something to do later. I want to pop up the net so I can do some things. So I'm gonna really try to do that. It's just been so hot here guys like it's no joke and if you look at the forecast where I am in North Carolina it's like rain rain rain rain rain rain rain rain rain rain. So if you're learning how to spike for the first time one of the things that I would suggest that you do is you learn how to spike from the outside hitters perspective first because the outside hitters the one that kind of spikes the most then you transition into middle and then you do right side. I think personally for me as a right-handed hitter it is the most difficult to hit from the right side of the net because not only is it a different angle but you have to kind of approach it a little bit differently. So I suggest that if you are learning how to hit you learn from every angle so it makes you more versatile but also learn how to do back row because I want you to be the most versatile player that you can be. So hitting from a lot of different angles. Hey she's back. Okay so my coach told me that my hitting when spiking is great but I can't get the jump high what can I do about that. Try getting the set off the net a little bit so five feet off of the net a little bit to give you a better angle so you're not clamped up. Do you find yourself like hitting the net? Is that just going on? I'm trying to answer so many questions I can. So make a video for like short short volleyball tips. That's a good idea. Yeah Virginia so if there's a position that you want and you know that you're gonna like it and you know it's something that you think you're gonna be good at. I would talk to the coach about how you can prove to them that you deserve that position. That that's something that you really want to do. Yes follow me on TikTok. I'm trying to become a better tiktoker. Is that where you guys are? Thumbs up if you watch volleyball and tiktok. Like I'm trying to figure out if you guys are on tiktok or if you're on YouTube. Because like if you want me to start making more tiktok stuff I mean I will start making more tiktok stuff. Let's see. Yeah how to score keep a libero check. That's something that you have to know how to do because you require to do it. I'm gonna start. Can somebody drop my tiktok in the comments because that way people will know where it is. I'm reading it. If you want to start playing volleyball I have a lot of videos on my channel that go kind of chronologically so I will double check that because it kind of goes in order. So check out my volleyball tips playlist. I don't know Fluffy Cat. I've seen some clubs on Instagram that are starting to practice. I've seen some teams that are starting to practice but honestly if you're playing if you're going to like a public school it really depends on what the NCAA says and it really depends on what a lot of the governing bodies for high school sports say because if they say no sports they they mean no sports. So let us just like please pray that they say that you know social distancing is something that can happen with volleyball. If it doesn't then you know I haven't played volleyball in five months so so if you guys have any other questions feel free to DM me on Instagram. I try my very very very very very very best to get back to you guys. Sometimes I'm a little slow because I get a lot of them but I actually have to run out because I'm going to be editing a video and I'm going to be uploading a video probably later today. Hey Abby if you have a question about my online coaching right now I'm working on a way that we can do online coaching so that way we can talk to each other more but you can go to my website at CocoaValley.com and that way you can see some more stuff about that. So yeah I hope that you guys like this live and that you like when I go live in general. I have to go and eat my lunch now because I'm actually doing something really exciting later on that I'm going to be talking about later. Yeah I'm playing five months I know it's for reals but I'm hoping to go live again tomorrow so please like this video and I will see you guys later because I gotta go eat lunch I'm starving so I'm gonna go eat lunch and I will check you guys later I'm editing I'll upload later check on that video see you guys later go look at my merch bye bye it's lunch time bye bye see you guys later I'm starving bye bye