Volleyball

Learning Volleyball The summer before freshmen year, my older sister, Becca reserved gym time to teach me volleyball. I’ve been playing volleyball since 5th grade and watching her play since I can remember, and she was willing to get me ready to play at the high school. I played club since 5th grade and the club director knew my sister played in college and knowledgeable in the sport so he offered her gym time. She, being very compassionate, said yes and then talked to one of my former coaches, who

at Grand Valley State University. The school’s Volleyball team is locked and loaded ready to fire on the Ashland Eagles. So far, this season has been rocky with a 3-5 record, yet still determined for victory. The atmosphere of the Field House was thick with anticipation along with nervousness because Ashland was a 6-2 team. Set one was neck and neck by the Eagles gaining a lead but countered by the Lakers catching backup. As this my first GV Volleyball match, I was quickly able to find who were the

It was volleyball heading into freshman year that changed it all for me. I realized if I was going to pursue my dream of being the best libero, I had to work my butt off. It definitely wasn’t easy, I had bruises, scars, and was sore day after day that summer. I still was very frustrated because I knew I could get better but it just wasn’t in God's timing. When it came to freshman year volleyball tryouts I went in calm, because when I’m nervous I don’t play well. I heard from coaches “Great pass,

Learning how to hit is one of the many key things to learn in volleyball. Hitting is also one of the first things you learn how to do. There are many different techniques and ways to learn. The basic form of hitting is the easiest and simplest to learn. The first step is to warm up the arms. Never start hitting with cold shoulders that haven't done anything. You could risk pulling or tearing something, and then you won't be playing volleyball for a while. Start by throwing the ball downwards with the

The volleyball season ended with a bang when varsity made it all the way to districts. The coaches were very proud of the girls and expressed their appreciation for their efforts at their banquet. Freshman girls told stories about how the seniors welcomed and guided them through their first year of high school volleyball. “ I couldn’t have asked for a better first experience in high school volleyball,” said Mica Ekis, freshman. “We had such an amazing group of senior girls to lead us. I looked

Joining the varsity volleyball team was my greatest accomplishments as a freshman. Unfortunately, I was the shortest on the team. My teammates and coach often berated me because of my height, thus causing me to become discouraged. To me my height represented my playing abilities, it was as if my team was degrading me for my playing ability, rather than my height. I began to practice harder than ever before, I practiced from my freshman year to my senior year, continuously. Four years of consistent

to our side of the court. There was one more point for us to win the set and I wanted nothing more for our team to win against our opponent. The audience was on edge, many of them were on their feet. This was the biggest audience we ever had in a volleyball game, particularly because it was the first. “Four, Four!” I yelled to my setter on the outside left and she quickly nodded her head as she was about to set the ball to me. As I started my approach, I raised my left arm and my right arm was bent

People in america play volleyball, everyone should try volleyball its fun active you can run, jump, and move side to side.The history of volleyball is interesting and i love it. I want people to know how to play volleyball and see how fun it is. History of volleyball A guy named william g. Morgan invented volleyball, originally called, mintonette. Morgan a graduate of springfield

At this point highschool and my favorite sport, volleyball, was going great for me. Volleyball was something that I was new to. I had only played it since last year but I had so much love and passion for it. Try-outs were not easy but I strived to make the team, and I did. I made it on the freshmen team. Before the first game the coaches had saw potential in me to be a better player. By this time I was on junior varsity. I was proud of myself, I was also excited to be on JV. As the season went on

CHS Volleyball Defeats Holcomb, Falls to Hugoton The Lady Eagle volleyball team took a road trip to Holcomb last Thursday in order to compete against the Lady Longhorns and the Hugoton Eagles. Colby was victorious against Holcomb, but fell to Hugoton after a tough three set battle. Holcomb started out the first match by taking the early lead but it was soon broken by sophomore Hallie Vaughn with a powerful cross court kill. This momentum was continued by an kill and ace from senior Kora Schindler