Last Game

Today we have our last volleyball game and although my previous post was a bit negative I'm feeling better about actually doing well. We are playing Barnstable again, so doing well won't essentially be winning but instead being as consistent as possible, which is what our coach has been stressing throughout the season. Yesterday was a really good practice because I figured it was the last one where I could practice the skills I'd learned this year. I received serves well, coordinated well with my other teammates and didn't get fed up over any one thing. So, although it hasn't been perfect, I think I've reached the goals I set out to achieve when I started blogging about it. I'll probably blog about the game and then it will be over for the season. I'm glad a lot of my younger teammates have improved so much. By the time they're my age Sturgis should have a pretty solid team if they keep practicing.

Season Almost Over

I have to admit, I'm glad volleyball is almost over. While I did strive to meet objectives such as learning new skills and being part of a team, the IB work and lack of appreciation at practice is getting to be a bit much. I know that I'm a much better player than I was last year and we have a good coach who encourages us to trust each other while playing but the segregation of A and B teams has made this year less community- oriented. I think the A and B teams have bonded more within our own groups then with each other, which is only a personal opinion. I still don't understand why the coaches are stressing entire team unity, however when they've kept us separated all season.

Game Friday 10/16

We didn't win our game on Friday against Barnstable but I think that our individual "B" team is becoming really close and learning from each experience on how to utilize the skills we learn in practice and apply them to games. It wasn't bad that we lost because everyone was encouraging and we came close to beating them in the second set we played.

Volleyball 10/7

We had a game against Upper Cape Tech today. We didn't win but two of the sets were really close and we're definitely improving as a team. I'm not going to practice tomorrow because I have SAT tutoring but I feel a little more confident in volleyball so hopefully I'll be able to perform better next week.

Volleyball 10/6

Today was another practice day. Our game on Friday didn't go so well, which I kind of expected since we were playing Barnstable. I only played in one game out of three, but it was actually the closest we came to winning; at the end, they had 25 points and we had 23. The last of the three, our coach told us, would include the 'strongest' players on the B team. He left me and a friend out of that one, which I found a bit insulting considering we're both seniors and we were just as good as the people who were playing that game. It's already a little degrading that they split us up into two teams and labeled one the A team and the other B. Obviously the first has positive connotations with the better players and the other with the less skilled ones. I think I did well in practice today though, so maybe I'll get more playing time during tomorrow's game against Upper Cape Tech.

Volleyball

I'm getting a late start on blogging for volleyball but I'm planning to post journal entries at least twice a week for the rest of the season. Today we have a game against Barnstable. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to play because I'm on the "B" team which is I guess equivalent of J.V. We are usually able other team's J.V. and the "A" team plays the Varsity team. I think that we're going to be playing the freshmen at Barnstable today, though so it's only one team. Hopefully, we'll be able to scrimmage. Our team is improving a lot, though. Yesterday we did a little game against the "A" team and I think we would have won if we were keeping score. We've also won against Cape Tech's J.V. team. I think I've done a good job keeping up with 4 day after school practices considering the busy schedule the I.B. pushes on us. Last week, I got sick and missed most of them because I got sick but I did well yesterday, my first day back.

Tennis is Over

Tennis is finished, all I need now is to bring in my uniform. Unfortunatley, I missed going to watch states because it was the day after prom and I had been at the after prom party all night. I think the whole team did well this season. We all improved together and formed bonds with each other. I'm excited for next season because I can hopefully advance beyond exhibition. I'm interested in taking lessons this summer to improve some things I discovered I can greatly improve on during practices and games. I ended up getting to play for points in a real game, a goal of mine, even though my side lost.