We Loved It!
by Gaga on 5/24/24CHI Health Center Omaha - OmahaWatching the Pro Volleyball Federation was so fun. We brought our grandkids, one who is learning to play volleyball. We all had a great time!
Watching the Pro Volleyball Federation was so fun. We brought our grandkids, one who is learning to play volleyball. We all had a great time!
Being a long time season ticket holder of Nebraska Volleyball I am using my experience there as a reference point for my comments. The CHI Arena has no atmosphere. When I enter the arena I feel like I’m walking into a concrete warehouse. There is nothing about it that says, hey, you’re in the home of the Supernova volleyball team. My seats are in row 6 and I feel like I’m quite a way from the court. The layout needs to be much more intimate. The scoreboard(s) are marginal at best. The ones on the side of the arena are hard to read and get lost amongst all the advertising surrounding it. I also find all the flashing/streaming ads constantly assaulting my senses very distracting. As for the overhead scoreboard, it needs a lot of work. First it is too high so I have to careen my neck to see it. It also has no team or player statistics such as: kills, digs, aces, errors, etc. I do like the camera work on touch challenges, but I’m not sure I trust the ball in or out displays shown on the video board. They don’t always agree with what I think I witnessed live. So rather than having a representation of where the ball hit, it would be great to have a shot of the actual ball hitting the floor. It also goes without saying that concession prices are too high, but to add insult to that, you don’t allow folks to pay with cash, and then when they pay with a credit/debit card you have the gall to ask for a tip. As for the play on the court, I am not a fan of the serve clock. It makes the match feel rushed. They are moving from point to point so quickly it is easy to lose track of the actual score. It also doesn’t allow suspense/tension to build before big points. So much so, that there were times the game would reach match point without me even realizing it. They would also benefit from a better play by play announcer letting you know who’s serving, who had the kill or made the block. I also wonder if the lack of PA announcements is a casualty of the serve clock, as it doesn’t allow the PA announcer time to make calls before the next serve is being made. Then you have the sideline guy going around trying to cheer the crowd on, but the reality is, he is more of a distraction than an inspiration. However, I do enjoy when he does interviews with dignitaries who are in the arena. The throwing of t-shirts into the crowd is nice but you need a better way to get them into the crowd. The way they do it now all the shirts are constantly going to the same sections of the crowd, to the point I’ve seen the same person get a shirt at multiple games. I also wonder why they don’t change sides of the court after each set. It would also be nice if they had an actual break at the end of the second set. One long enough to get to the bathroom and back, and/or buy something at the concession stand. They could also do a much better job of player introductions, giving a little background on the player and giving the player a chance to acknowledge the crowd and perhaps showing some highlights on the overhead scoreboard of the player being introduced. Given time, I might have other comments, but the above are the items that come to mind off the top of my head.
This was a great experience for our family. The grandchildren loved it. Each game was exciting and a thrill.... Especially the last two games they won...
Absolutely electric atmosphere, great athletes and amazing competition! We attended the entire season and post-season, every game was fun to watch. If you get an opportunity, attend one of these games!!
Had a blast watching these women. Next level play!! Will definitely go again. Venue was also great!
It was the greatest experience I had ever had. It was loud a lot of energy it was fantastic. The ticket prices were very reasonable. I can't wait for next season.