Talk:Volleyball jargon

Tidyup

I've looked through [1], [2] and [3], which are essentially the first three relevant Google hits for "volleyball jargon", and the following terms mentioned on this page don't appear:

• Cheeseburger
• Chester
• Donut/Campfire
• Domed
• Doubles
• Facial
• Fist/Rock
• Goofy footer
• Off-side hitter
• Party ball
• Roll (roll shot is mentioned)
• Second
• Short
• Shutout/bagel/goose-egg
• Six-pak
• Strong-side hitter
• Switch

I will delete these items from the list unless some evidence is provided as to their common usage (ie one mention on an arbitrary web site doesn't count). Cheers --Pak21 10:33, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

I'd say you should keep goofy-footer, but I have no problem with removing the rest of them. Goofy-footer is extremely common when speaking about players and their abilities. Cheers, PaddyM 16:36, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Done. I've heard "goofy" mentioned in various circles (surfing, skateboarding) so I've kept it. Cheers --Pak21 08:26, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

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Some of these really aren't so much jargon, but slang. Perhaps there should be a distinction between them. Regardless, a "six-pack" is when you hit someone in the face, see http://www.ehow.com/how_17290_give-six-pack.html. Typically, one talks about "Outside hitter" or "Weak-side hitters." While strong-side is used, it's typically just called "outside." Weak-side is the right-side. "Bagel," "shut out," and "goose egg" are typical sports terms, and not unique to volleyball. Even though they are used in volleyball (since it's a sport), it's probably best removed and only terms unique to volleyball are retained. While some people might start the approach with the wrong foot, I've never heard of "goofy foot" being applied to hitters (I also surf and skateboard, and agree it's common, but have never heard of it in volleyball). Other things I've also never heard:

• Spach or Spachey
• Go
• Chizzy
• Hut

Faultymonk 01:09, 28 November 2006 (UTC)