u/DoomGoober

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Does anyone know if there's an easier way to shutoff a Rain Bird Root Watering System (Model C4SAM) other than capping or adding a shutoff to the lateral line? Is there some kind of simple cap I can screw onto the head itself to shut it off?

I have a weird setup where my personal yard has irrigation from the HOA controlled/owned feed lines, so I can't turn it off at the control panel. Specifically, I have a tree well in the middle of my concrete patio. The tree had to be removed recently and my plan is to not replant. However, the tree well still has two Rain Bird Root Watering Systems and they are constantly emitting water which is a waste and encouraging weed growth (and large numbers of ants). The lateral line appears to be relatively deeply buried and I worry the concrete edge will make it difficult to add a shutoff to the lateral line. (Plus, I'm just not very handy!)

Thanks in advance!

I will be coaching 4th grade girls, 9 or 10 years old. Two years ago, I encouraged them to pass like this:

1. Move legs to get butt behind ball.
2. Stop legs so they are facing the target
3. Midline pass using arms (and even legs if they need more power.)

This worked decently for free balls which is 95% of what they will see at this level in this league.

However, my older daughter, when 10-11 years old, was struggling to transition from midline passing to off midline passing for float serves:

1. Move legs to get close to the ball.
2. Get balance on legs, still mostly facing the server.
3. Form platform near middle (or just handpass)
4. Angle platform, often off midline, to account for float and target. Move arms towards target if needed to generate power.

Interestingly, she had no problem learning defense: Get to position before the hit, make a quick body movement while directly forming correct angle with arms to adjust for where ball is going (including handpassing, scoops and one armed passing as needed).

I have noticed a lot of coaches, such as the Volley Pod coaches, early in their careers used to teach midline passing to beginners then switched to teaching more off-midline passing. My adult volleyball class still teaches beginners mid-line passing for free balls only.

So, my question is do I:

A ) Teach all three: mid-line passing, off mid-line passing, and defense (very little, just to introduce the idea) and say the passing style is situational?

-OR-

B ) Do I mainly teach off mid-line passing (and treat freeballs and rare fast moving balls as special cases?) Part of this would be to teach the passers to always face where the ball is coming from.

This is a classic example of: Do I teach the skill that works now or do I teach the harder skill that works better later?

Thanks in advance.