Pet Peeve Essay About Volleyball

A timeless sport filled with -- rapid movements, sweat, anxiety, and team cheering -- volleyball is a sport that many underestimate. There are countless people that say “Volleyball is a girl sport” or “volleyball is not even that hard”. Also you may come across an egotistical varsity football team that refuse to attend any volleyball games, because they are mad that varsity volleyball made it to state championships and they did not. However, volleyball is a sport that requires intense drills, training, and a strong team bond. For instance if you do not dive right when hitting the floor you can seriously injure yourself. I have had torn a ligament in my shoulder diving for the ball, because as a volleyball player you are taught to always chase after a ball even if it means running into a wall. But the best and the greatest experience of all time is when it is a game day, or even better yet the last game that can determine your title in Norcal Championships. Norcal Championship finals is the game that all 14 teams strive for during the

When first learning the different technical aspects of volleyball, I wasn’t exactly thrilled. During my first practice, I had no idea what it meant to be athletic until I realized the necessity of hustling and focusing

     The sport of volleyball was created by a man named William G. Morgan of Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1895. Morgan was a physical education teacher at the YMCA and called it "mintonette". It was an indoor or outdoor pastime that had characteristics of both handball and tennis. The first rules were written down by Morgan himself. He wrote that the game called for a 6 foot 6 inch net and a court of 25x50 feet. A match composed of 9 innings and 3 serves for each team in each inning. In case of a serving error they got a second chance just like in tennis. If the ball it the net

Ever since 8th grade, I have worked hard a lot more when I play volleyball. Right when the varsity coaches asked me to join their practice, I knew that I had to work hard and that it will pay off. Now, at every practice, I would play my heart out even if I was playing with a fractured finger or a rolled ankle.

This was my first volleyball camp at Michigan Tech University this summer and I was ready. Coaches sorted us into teams, taught us some intermediate skills revolving around the technique of the game, and scrimmaging from time to time. My team leader was Ali Gerring, a recent graduate from Kingsford. We did bump-set-spike drills and six different rotations to get ready for our big scrimmage the next day. You could see the sweat glistening on our faces, and smell the hard determination to improve. You could hear players call for the ball at every court yelling, “Mine, mine mine!”

To play volleyball you must know the basics and be able to master them. You have to be willing to put in the practice and get along with your teammates no matter what.

There is a lot of sports out here today. Most of them use a lot of equipment, and others require none. Most of them require a decent amount of physical effort. However, out of all the sports that I could choose a favourite is, volleyball. It 's a sport that has its own level

According to the “Volleyball Survey,” 58% of people believe that professional volleyball should be a sport much like the NBA, MLB, and the NFL (Coffman). Elizabeth Nobert, one of the many who voted yes, stated “I think it’s more of like a woman's right thing, like how men get to have more possibilities than women in the professional sports field.” In grade school when we would get asked what we wanted to be when we grew up all of the boys would say “an NBA player or an NFL player,” while the girls had nothing in sports to work towards. Volleyball should be a professional sport.

On Oct. 8th, both the boy's and girl's volleyball teams each took part in their KISAC Blue Division tournaments. The girls' played at BIS Canada and the boys' went to Dulwich. The girls were able to go the entire tournament without a loss and the boys were able to win all, but one of the games that they played earlier in the day. Both teams played multiple games throughout the day, and when the tournaments finished, both won first place!

I felt like I could do anything. The moment was extremely surreal. I hadn’t accomplished anything so arduous in my life. The crowd’s cheers were thundering through my body. I had so much adrenaline coursing through my veins that I wasn’t even weary. People were jumping up and down, screaming in victory, and clapping so loud I couldn’t hear myself think. I couldn’t believe that I had just won the State Championship volleyball game.

What does Volleyball mean to me? Volleyball to me means family. No matter whats happening in my life, I feel like when I get on the court I don't have to worry about my problems. I can just play and feel happy instead of stressed or worried. My Volleyball team is my family, we have each others backs.

Volleyball is a sport that has been significantly gaining interest over the years with many levels of volleyball being offered from the ages of nine through adulthood. Many new players will begin in recreational leagues and learn the fundamentals. After a few years, dedicated players will begin to make the switch to selective club volleyball leagues for the advancement it provides. While all levels of volleyball provide a strong basis for competition, club volleyball leagues far surpass recreational volleyball leagues in terms of providing certified coaches, selecting players of the highest caliber skill level, and the capability of recognition by college scouts.

There is a reciprocal relationship between sport and gender. In sport, “women experience a strong discrimination stemming from a pervasive gender ideology.” (Collins, M et.al, 2003) Gender ideology legitimizes gender statuses and prevents resistance by normalizing the gender order. 12 Sport is uniquely positioned to reinforce the key elements of basic ideology that directly highlight the idyllic notion that women are inferior to men. Women have been “welcomed unconditionally as spectators and cheerleaders for men's games” (Lenskyj, 1986). In this capacity, women have been invited to subscribe to a highly traditional interpretation of sports and of gender roles. Women's participation in sports has been another matter. It has often been resisted, considered unfeminine, and been a basis of questioning the sexual orientation of those women who took sports too seriously. 12 Boslooper and Hayes’s (1973:45) comment with regard to gender norms in sport in the 1970’s is still applicable today: “society cut off the penis of the male who enters dance….and places it on the woman who participates in competitive athletics”. Through gender ideology, culturally specific behavior and appearance expectations are imposed on women (femininity) and men (masculinity). 14

The popularity of Volleyball has increased dramatically over past years. This is a result of commodification. Commodification is the process of turning something into a commodity that can be bought and sold. Over the past 20 years, Volleyball has evolved from a simple, fun and recreational sport to a more appealing, more sexualized version, beach volleyball. As a result of this evolution, beach volleyball has received a vast improvement in popularity, especially amongst a male audience. The intent of this essay is to examine the sport of beach volleyball and explain why the individuals, and the sport itself, have evolved throughout the years. Volleyball’s transformation into beach volleyball is a positive step forward for the sport in

Volleyball, one of the world's greatest sports. From the hot and muggy gym, to sweat dripping down each players face, volleyball is not for the faint of heart. This sport requires a single-minded desire: to win. It takes more than just teamwork to win. Volleyball has always been one of my favorite sports. I would always meet a new friend anywhere I would go. Believe it or not these situations are how you could meet your life long best friends.