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EP. REVIEW: 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team


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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 2:22 am Reply with quote
Gina Szanboti wrote:
That doesn't sound right to me. The nets shouldn't sag, but if they did, some would then sag more than others so it wouldn't be uniform across courts, and it also wouldn't be uniform across the length of the net itself, so where do you measure?

You always measure at the center. Look at tennis nets. They have a strap down the middle anchored to the ground to make the exact regulation height. If you’ve ever watched, you can see that the net is slightly higher at the posts. That’s because any line that’s stretched across a span with a weight (in this case, the net) dragging it down will sag. Just like a rope bridge. So they picked a height that would be universally achievable with current rigging system on 8-foot poles, or whatever technology keeps nets up and tight.

Anyway, that’s my best guess as to why the height is what it is.
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