The Passion of Volleyball
Volleyball is the only sport where a team receives points based on the technique and skill of an individual, my high school coach once told me. Many people don’t understand the game or point of volleyball. Most people want to see aggression and body contact, people getting thrown, or even hit. The object of the game is for each team to send the ball over the net to ground it on the opponent's court, and to prevent the ball from being grounded on its own court. The ball is served over by hitting it over the net to the opponent's court. A team is allowed to hit the ball three times to return it to the opponent's court. A player is not allowed to hit the ball twice repeatedly, except when attempting a block. The rally continues until the ball touches the floor, goes out or a team fails to return it to the opponent's court or commits a fault. Volleyball can get very frustrating just like any other sport when your skill tends not to be up to par. You repetitively try to serve the ball into the court, pass the ball perfectly to the setter, or hit the ball down for a kill, but when you have problems doing just the basics of volleyball, things tend to get heated on the court. After a coach tells you over and over what your doing wr
A ball drops in between two people, “move your feet and talk next time. C’mon give me a good pass!” Dave screams. The opponent just scored another point because we lacked communication. In a game talking to one another about what is coming over the net is extremely vital. Whether the ball is in or out of the court, if it is coming to you or going to another person, the players must call out whatever they see. Dave says, “to be a good team, just talking to one another, in itself, will move you up to another level in volleyball. You will be above any other team if you guys communicate and call what’s coming.” He had called a time out to give us some prepping up advice before going back on the court. Another serve comes over; a teammate gives a bad pass, it hits the floor. I turn to see Dave’s reaction. He shows his emotions really well because his face was radish red, as he bit his lip, shook his head and looked down at the floor. I can tell he had to hold his tongue for that one; he wanted to say something really mean. “Lets go girls, lets get a good pass now. Talk. Move your feet,” a teammate says for reassurance so we would not put our heads down. The game comes to an end and unfortunately we lose. Of course, we are upset but we win some, we lose some. Dave sees that some of the girls’ heads are down. Before we unenthusiastically wish the other opponents a “good game” Dave says, “ladies pick your head up, never let another team see that you are down. Then they will really know that they beat us, mentally.” More words of advice and we quickly lift our heads up with pride, at least we didn’t play ridiculously. All we are thinking is, one loss and a harder practice tomorrow. My passion for volleyball is strong. When I am off-season I miss it. When I watch a volleyball game on television, I want to play. When I am playing volleyball I love it and I am happy. Regardless of the b
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