this gives him a great stance, which gives him balance. this also works because he is reading the movement of his opponents, the ball, and his teammates, which allows him to think ahead.

this is the first lesson shoyo learns, which gives him stability to begin with. but he knows that for certain kinds of plays, it is impossible for him to mantain that kind of stability, which is why he needs to know how to be stable even with a bad stance

and this is what he learns in brazil. sand is a much less stable surface compared to a volleyball court's floor, which means maintaining balance is harder, no matter how wide or perfect your stance is. this is where the second technique comes in.

to mantain balance, shoyo has to do a lot of work to bring his center of balance back inside the polygon after he's received, and this takes immense core strength.
this is what he gains in brazil. this is what gives him balance.

so in the end, during the jackadlers match, hinata can both find the perfect stance for hard receives, or be perfectly balanced in difficult stances. on top of that, he is incredibly aware of everything happening on the court and he can react quickly.

all of this makes him a perfect receiver.

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