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@ariellehoulihan this is the saddest video you’ll watch all year

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Performance

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262.4K
Likes
10.4K
Comments
72
Engagement
4%
Outlier
1.3×
Length · 9 Nov 2025
0:12

Video #14197 · One Shot

Relatable coaching moment text overlayfrom @ariellehoulihan

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Overview

A female volleyball coach is shown on the sidelines of a game in a series of slow-motion shots. A text overlay throughout the video delivers a humorous observation about the 'only issue' with coaching boys' volleyball: none of them have a hair styling 'slick stick' for her to borrow.

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Simple outline

  1. 1State a relatable inconvenience
  2. 2Visually search for a solution
  3. 3Pantomime the desired action
  4. 4Hold on the comedic defeat

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Related videos

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Classification

Format
Concepts
Relatable One Shot
Elements
Text OverlaySlow Motion
Topics

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Hook analysis

What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds

Title hook · 85%

Only issue with coaching boys volleyball is that nobody brought their slick stick for me to borrow

Visual hook · 15%

A slow-motion shot of a coach on a volleyball court with strong, dramatic backlighting creating a lens flare and a moody atmosphere.

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Hook template

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Only issue with [role/activity] is that nobody has a [unexpected item] for me to borrow.

  • — Only issue with coaching youth soccer is that nobody has a lint roller for me to borrow.
  • — Only issue with teaching pottery is that nobody has a hair tie for me to borrow.
  • — Only issue with camping is that nobody has a phone charger for me to borrow.

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Hook and payoff

The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back

Hook

An on-screen text overlay immediately establishes a hyper-specific yet widely understood problem, creating an instant connection with the viewer and setting up an expectation for how the character will cope.

Payoff

The payoff is the relatable humor derived from the character's exaggerated, makeshift solution to a minor problem, leaving the viewer with a feeling of shared, comedic frustration.

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Narrative framework

The structural pattern this video runs on

Framework

The Minor Tragedy Framework

To generate humor and relatability by framing a small, everyday inconvenience as a moment of dramatic, unresolved crisis through slow-motion, emotional music, and an ironic text overlay.

  1. 1

    The Problem Context

    The subject is shown in their environment, passively experiencing the problem stated in the text overlay. This grounds the narrative in a specific setting.

  2. 2

    The Hopeful Scan

    The subject visually scans their surroundings, performing a non-verbal search for the missing item or solution, which builds minor tension and reinforces their need.

  3. 3

    The Makeshift Action

    After the futile search, the subject performs a physical pantomime of the action they wish they could perform. This serves as the visual punchline, demonstrating their frustration and resourcefulness.

  4. 4

    The Resigned Hold

    The subject holds the final pose of the pantomime, their expression conveying a sense of comedic defeat and lingering dissatisfaction with the unresolved problem.

Themes

  • relatability
  • humor
  • coaching
  • gender stereotypes

Techniques

  • slow motion
  • backlighting
  • text overlay

Trends

  • relatable niche content

Post caption

this is the saddest video you’ll watch all year

Text overlays

  • title · throughout

    Only issue with coaching boys volleyball is that nobody brought their slick stick for me to borrow