Reacting to USA vs. Japan Volleyball 2022 FIVB VNL 

I still find it hard to know what's exactly going on when I watch professional matches by myself and i often miss a lot of things that maybe can help me when I play, so thank you for posting these videos ^^ also you are such a great player!

10:11 It's Kento Miyaura, he currently plays in Stal Nysa so you will have a chance to play against him in the near future Love u Erik :))

Japanese lefty in this match is Kento Miyaura and actually he is playing in Poland league now as Stal Nysa member! It was a great video thank you from Japan!

I watched the final match of the VNL when you guys played against France, and there was a trivia game that I participated in. I ended up winning a signed ball from that match, which is currently lying on my desk back home! Treasured possession right there 😁

Thank you so much for answering my question Erik!! I really appreciate it and it helped a lot!

This USA vs Japan was one of the greatest matches I’ve seen. Well fucking played

Jaeschke being injured once again is just so unlucky, had a pretty good season with Milano

Hey Erik, I love what you said about what smaller blockers can do to slow down the ball because I have seen people said something like this setter or hitter is not tall so it will be a deficiency in blocking. Your words are really warm!! Looking forward to your new season in Zaksa and I subscribed PLUS this year too for watching you guys against each other🤩 Wish you the best❤

Hey Erik! I missed these videos! Thanks for posting cause these always make my day better :)

Hi Erik, you definitely deserved a break before coming back in Week 2 of VNL. You’re a very amazing and hard working player. Also it all worked out in the end since Team USA was able to go the perfect 4-0 in Brazil without you.

Now Aaron is playing with Onodera🎉 JT Thunders!

Love it Erik! Your analysis really enhances the watching experience, it's so much cooler to know some of what's going on

Lol “I don’t know, I don’t serve.” Love the honesty.

Man. Love your Chanel. Just wanted to let you know how much i appreciate your content! It motivates me and helps me understand volley better!

GL on the season ES22! Been trying to catch the games, but hard to get the times right in the states. Edit: Also, Dags is such a riot to watch when the camera cuts to him on the bench. Dude is so funny.

Hey Erik Long time no vlog, So thrilling to watch one of the World's top libero sharing his thoughts, Great year for the U.S.A. team wishing you a healthy and victorious 2023!

yesssss love these! So good being able to understand more of what goes on behind the plays. Thank you Erik!

Hi Erik, it’s good to see again! Watched you guys on VNL finals, you guys were amazing!

i never get any tips from any videos but yours are so easy to understand. really inspiring!!

Can't wait to see your reaction on your perfect dig to Kurek's spike

Erik!!! I love the content and your commentary is AMAZING for volleyball. Was wondering if you would ever do like reactions / analysis to more Japan matches? Just to explain to the audience (and myself, a noob libero) the reason why their defense is good?

Erik, idk if you did it already, but can you please react to Japan vs Italy VNL in Quezon City Philippines venue? I just really find their plays really good and the game was really intense

Your the reason I want to be libero. Your the reason I play volleyball🥺❤️❤️❤️

RIP rewind on the word "STARTEEED". Love it! 😂

So good to see you back Erik! Looking forward to you to react usa women's match!

Yo Erik, thanks for your content, I love your type of vids. As new season is there I realized I have absolutely no idea about transfers in volleyball at all. How about to do a video about transfers overall and maybe highlight few big transfers? Earlier I tried to find out transfers on some websites and I found out that there were so many transfers I had totally no idea about just during the summer basically. Thanks, cya

Erik you’re amazing i just love you sm ❤

Enjoyed your video as always. Keep it up!

11:59 i always see that play from aaron, even in the world champs. he really knows how to recycle a ball well, it always amazes me 🙌🏼

Good analysis Erik... Goodluck!

Hey David Smith is the best setting middle blocker I've seen

Japan has two liberos (Ran and Yamamoto). JK.🤣

I noticed a fair amount of the players on your team have been doing a little hop right as the other team serves at you. Is this similar to the split step that Dustin Watten has been sharing or is it just to get you off your feet and ready to pass?

Great video Erik!

awesome! as usual, thank you for the video! 🥺💖

i was wondering where you were! this match was epic!

Thank you for your video. I understand volleyball more now.

The comment about blocks is so true. I’m no pro, plus I’m 5’6. I sometimes get enough over the net to slow down a ball for the rest of the team to be able to dig those up.

From Philippines i love USA team (women and men) win or lose love them watching they are amazing

I was hoping it would be USA vs Japan, love to see it.

Glad to see you back Shoji, looking forward to seeing you play in upcoming matches! I do have some questions about receiving and digging if you dont mind answering them. I find myself reacting to the ball but I cant seem to get my platform there even with proper form, any tips?

Hi Erik, i realy like your videos, keep going on making these videos

I love that you make these videos! I love analyzing volleyball games bc I play and it helps me think things through during a game, help me play smarter. And watching this was really informative bc I would’ve missed so much (especially about the blocks) otherwise, so thank you!!

I love you, Eric, great match

You should definitely react to Texas vs Ohio State 2022!!!!!!1. Insane game with a lot of good rallies and plays.

Starting a video with a missed serve has become your trademark 😉 good luck tomorrow!

Heyyy i'm a big fan!!

Hello! Unrelated comment but it would be really interesting to see you react to a beach volleyball match (Taylors vs Partain/Lotman maybe?)

I love this videos :)

Hey Erik! Do you know why there wasn’t much attacking from the middle in this set? I know you weren’t with the team for this match but maybe just from your understanding of both teams and how they play you can explain. If not, no worries! Thanks for the videos!

Where do you watch these vids from behind? I can't find recent ones ty in advance :)

Hey Erik! I have a question, were you ever aproched by a brazilian team to play there? would you?

is it me or did that deep push look in? i swear it looked in by a lot too.

I have a question, why are many of the float serves I've seen in pro leagues recently tossed with topspin? Is it some sort of reverse hybrid, where it allows for a jump serve or a jump float?

Hey Erik, for your next video can you try reviewing the recent padova vs modena match? I heard it was a very fun match and it's Takahashi's first mvp as well so Im curious to see what happened

I wish you had come to Braszil. I went to the hotel where the USA team was and took pictures with most of them. I wanted to take one with you.

Hey Erik! I very much enjoyed this video, especially because you zoomed in on passing strategies at one point. I started playing libero for the first time this season (former setter), and I'm struggling with the positioning of the passers. I want to be able to instruct my passers and myself to be in a good passing position in every rotation, but I'm still trying to find out where it is we have to stand (basically I'm just bluffing and telling my passers where to stand without having any idea what makes sense). Could you help me out on this one? I was hoping maybe you could make a few comments on this in your next video, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading! Much love from the Netherlands, Marnix

Hi Erik, glad that you were able to be given a break to recover and cant wait to watch your club season hilights. Who do you think is the toughest player to receive from on Japan. Ishikawa has great placement and an eye for the blockers but Nishida is just a monster when it comes to power and presence

Hi Erik, do you know why some players wear leggings with only one leg and where can we find this equipment ?

ERIKK HOW do u receive a floater ? Pls, as a Libero I want to get better but these balls are the hardest. I don’t know what the ball does, that’s what makes it so difficult. Especially when I’m trying to receive it upper my body

Hey erik big fan any tips for overhand serves because it's hard for me to get over the net so just was wondering if u have any advice to get it over the net

Hey Erik! I'm starting to be a libero. Can you give me some tips please? Thank you so much!

13:10 That ball was totally in though

Erik, I want to order a zaksa jersey with your name on it but do you know if they ship to the US?

Where is Nishida? He didn’t play this match?

I am obsessed with volleyball

hey i was wondering if you ever played against nishida amd if you can make a video on that if you have time

Any tips to schedule a 3 hour training session for a setter, like how long to work on each skill set

Erik let's not forget David is a setter who became a middle. Thus when he's in the floor there's always two setters. Even if setter was not on and David is there's a setter.😉

We're waiting for a reaction to Italy vs Poland in teùhe World Cup Final pleaseeeeeee

Come to Turkey

Hi Erik, can you share to us a few setter hand signals Micah uses? I need it for an upcoming tryout in my school

Yay!!! go my fav team Zaksa!!!

Love th vids

I really learned a lot from your videos, Erik. Thank you so much! 🤍🥰

10:10 Kento Miyaura from Waseda University

What arm sleeves do you wear?

didnt ishkawa used to set

Hi Erik. I'm a big fan from Brazil. So, I have a quesstion for you: I currently play at a recreative level team, as an Opposite, but I'm super short (5'4''), and I'm currently in Japan, for the next 6 months, and I want to try out for the University club here, and because of my height, I'm really considering switching to Libero. What would your number 1 tip be, for someone going from opposite to libero to try and play at a higher level?

I love watching you on tv

Great vid as always! World championships finale reaction?💝 🙏🏼

คิดถึงมากๆๆ🥰🥰🥰❤❤❤🇹🇭🇹🇭

Hi Erik, could you please explain the difference between a 'pipe' and a 'bic', i know they're both backrow attacks but are they not the same thing?

Who does micah play for now

Hi Eric. I have a question if you don’t mind. Are u also part Japanese?

Hey erik i have an question can i still watch the full matches somewhere after vnl is actually over ?

Does that freeball not land in the court at 13:11?

Please react to Japan vs Italy in the VNL 2022

Why wasn’t Yuji Nishida plying??

Favorite Libreo

Erik how do I improve as a setter?

Pozdrawiam serdecznie Łukasz z Poznania

pls react to thailand vs philippines mens vball Sea games

Pls do USA va France

Shojiiiiiii

New tattoo?

I'm a guy but I think you're cute hah.

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Japanese look so tiny. like kids vs taitans🤔