Joe wrote: "Can an official control a coach, two assistant coaches, and 5 to 6 players on two different benches during a hot volleyball match? If you are having a great match with no bad calls, bench control is no problem. Now, if you or your partner is having a rough match, then bench control brings on different issues."
We're honored to intoduce Mr. Flanigan, our newest contributing writer in volleyball. Our esteemed editor also works volleyball. Carl is starting his second year. He took the state test and made 92. "Not bad," said his assignor, "especially since you don't know squat about the sport."
Carl did not say him "Nay."
But Mr. Flanigan does know the sport, as you will discover when you read this piece.