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Hey guys
My friend and I are planning to do a dubs tournament next month. Some backround info before I start.
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We're both 15
Both S&V in singles
Both have our net games as our strongest point, both of us have quick hands
Both have solid/reliable serves. I have the faster serve, he has better consistency. No we don't serve 100mph, but we're hard to break
Both have mediocre return games. We float alot of returns in singles, and I dont think itll be much different in dubs.
Our groundies suck for our level. We're both trying to improve, but they are way behind our net games. If you didn't get that, they S-U-C-K
Both are on the track team. He does 110m hurdles, I do open 100m dash. Point is, we both can run/move better than the majority of the people out there.
He wears a bandanna when he plays and it annoys me.alot
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Anyway, we were talking. He plays #2 singles for our school, and I play #3. We're pretty even. He was talking one day and he said we should do a USTA doubles tournament. I'm like I don't know dude, we have no doubles experience at all. He pushes it though and tells me we can probably get far in dubs because our volleys are good. He tells me that all dubs is a S&V anyway, and we don't have to worry about groundies as much. He then goes on and tells me that we both want to make it to a DII school when we graduate, and this might be a good opportunity. I'm like fine, I'll do the tourney. He then went on telling me I have some mental deffenciency because I like Taylor Swift's music...but Im not going to go there lol
I know how to play dubs and the strategies, but I'm nervous, im not used to relying on another person nor do I know if I can actually apply the strategies. Has anyone played completley singles then tried dubs for the first time late in his career? How is it like? 2 S&Vers won't have much trouble getting the hang of it will we..? If we enter the tournament (16 and under) with no dubs experience whatsoever but can volley better than our opponents will we have a chance? Also, aren't returns really critical in dubs?? We just float everything, and I know we'll get eaten up. Then again we are hard to break... I really like this idea though, and if it works out like I hope, I might just start playing dubs 100% of the time. Besides, S&V looks pretty hard to play for singles at the higher levels. Oh, and how do colleges construct their teams? Like my highschool has 1,2, and 3 singles and then 1,2,3,4 doubles for a total of 11 people. Is that how colleges work? Is this whole thing just a "try it,and if it doesn't work go back to what you were doing" thing? I over complicate alot of stuff, so if Im doing that here just say so with a good reason and Ill close the thread
Thanks guys
My friend and I are planning to do a dubs tournament next month. Some backround info before I start.
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We're both 15
Both S&V in singles
Both have our net games as our strongest point, both of us have quick hands
Both have solid/reliable serves. I have the faster serve, he has better consistency. No we don't serve 100mph, but we're hard to break
Both have mediocre return games. We float alot of returns in singles, and I dont think itll be much different in dubs.
Our groundies suck for our level. We're both trying to improve, but they are way behind our net games. If you didn't get that, they S-U-C-K
Both are on the track team. He does 110m hurdles, I do open 100m dash. Point is, we both can run/move better than the majority of the people out there.
He wears a bandanna when he plays and it annoys me.alot
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Anyway, we were talking. He plays #2 singles for our school, and I play #3. We're pretty even. He was talking one day and he said we should do a USTA doubles tournament. I'm like I don't know dude, we have no doubles experience at all. He pushes it though and tells me we can probably get far in dubs because our volleys are good. He tells me that all dubs is a S&V anyway, and we don't have to worry about groundies as much. He then goes on and tells me that we both want to make it to a DII school when we graduate, and this might be a good opportunity. I'm like fine, I'll do the tourney. He then went on telling me I have some mental deffenciency because I like Taylor Swift's music...but Im not going to go there lol
I know how to play dubs and the strategies, but I'm nervous, im not used to relying on another person nor do I know if I can actually apply the strategies. Has anyone played completley singles then tried dubs for the first time late in his career? How is it like? 2 S&Vers won't have much trouble getting the hang of it will we..? If we enter the tournament (16 and under) with no dubs experience whatsoever but can volley better than our opponents will we have a chance? Also, aren't returns really critical in dubs?? We just float everything, and I know we'll get eaten up. Then again we are hard to break... I really like this idea though, and if it works out like I hope, I might just start playing dubs 100% of the time. Besides, S&V looks pretty hard to play for singles at the higher levels. Oh, and how do colleges construct their teams? Like my highschool has 1,2, and 3 singles and then 1,2,3,4 doubles for a total of 11 people. Is that how colleges work? Is this whole thing just a "try it,and if it doesn't work go back to what you were doing" thing? I over complicate alot of stuff, so if Im doing that here just say so with a good reason and Ill close the thread
Thanks guys
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