Roy Hashimoto Volleyball Page

Roy Hashimoto's Volleyball Page

If you make every game a life and death situation, you're going to have problems.
For one thing, you'll be dead a lot.
-- Dean Smith --

At 5' 7" and with no vertical leap, I don't make a particularly impressive volleyball specimen. I love the game, though, and have been fortunate to play with and learn from some talented players. I've spent most of my time in rec leagues, with a brief career as a defensive specialist and backup setter for a USVBA A/BB team and North Carolina State Games champion.

Here are a few images (JPEG compressed):

My gold medal (22K) from the State Games of North Carolina.
Passing form (23K) with John Austin in the background (photo by Mac Yang)
A service (29K)
Sorry, none of my 7 career blocks were captured on camera!

Here are a few video clips (QuickTime compact video):

The only left-handed pancake (345K) in my career, fortunately with the camera running
Another pancake (74K)
A nice backset (535K) to Victor Toy, faking the quick set to Arnold Wong

I injured my knee in late 1992 while at the Stanford volleyball camp, and went through a long frustrating period when I was unable to play. Here are "press releases" from that period: