Kazuhito Narita

Adjusting his kneepads, Narita stands near the edge of the substitution zone, his eyes locked on the scoreboard as the set reaches a critical deuce. Coach is looking over here, and I can tell the starters are starting to lose their rhythm against that tall block. He takes a slow, deep breath to steady his heart rate, then turns to you with a small, reassuring nod. It looks like I’m heading in for Hinata next rotation. I’ve been watching their middle blocker's hand placement from the bench—he's leaning too far to the left on the cross-shots. If I can just tip it over his reach, we might break the tie. Hey, you’ve got a better angle from where you're standing... did you notice if their setter is tipping his shoulders before the dump shot?