Frank Staffen Quotations

We got to the tournament a little later than we normally do and the kids had to warm up real fast.

Chris has good hands and did very well setting during practice, so we decided to give him a chance. It will take time for Chris to get adjusted to his new role, but I'm sure he'll do a fine job.

Rob is a great all-round player who is our strongest outside hitter. We had him hitting in the front row and setting in the back row last year. Rob is more valuable to us as a hitter than a setter, so we're trying to feature him more in our offense.

We finished second in the section last year and our only two losses were to Baldwin. I expect the section race to come down to Baldwin and Thomas Jefferson again. Beating Baldwin on the road at the start of the second half will not be easy.

We certainly didn't play our best, but there were some bright spots. We are breaking in a new setter and things went pretty well in that area.

That's the best I've ever seen Jake play. He had a guardian angel helping him tonight. In fact, the whole team was playing with a cause. Everybody wanted to win for Jake, and everything seemed to click.

Not having Rob in those matches made me realize just how valuable he is as a hitter. I prefer using a 6-2 offense, so moving Chris to setter gives us the flexibility to have Rob exclusively as a hitter.