Personal Narrative: A Career As A Volleyball Player

I have always dreamed of being a great middle hitter on the Seneca Valley High School volleyball team. When I was a young boy, I would sit in the stands at the Cranberry Township municipal center and watch my mom and dad play volleyball. Team Smeltzer would win the championship almost every year and I would imagine one day I too would be wearing the championship t-shirt. I have been blessed with a tall body and long arms but I lack athleticism. In middle school, I always shared playing time with other hitters. During my freshman year of high school I made the junior varsity team, but road the bench most every game. My ultimate achievement is to become the starting middle hitter for the Seneca Valley varsity volleyball team.
Before I could even think about how I would look in a varsity volleyball uniform, I knew I had to mightily improve both my vertical jump and arm strength. All summer long I have been jumping like a Mexican jumping bean on different size boxes in order to grow my leg muscles. My Pap, who was a high school volleyball coach back in the day, constructed the jump training boxes. Pap said, "Jump on these boxes every day and soon
One of coach Dan's favorite team exercises that teaches both is the dreaded tire relay. Two teams feverously flip two big rig tires in a battle to see who can cross the finish line first. All the while, coach Dan yells at both teams like a Tasmanian devil in heat. Coach Dan would bellow, "Focus on the here and now and you will succeed!" Practices can be very grueling but are crucial to understanding the many different aspects of the game as well as learning the strengths and tendencies of teammates. An age old proverb says, "a team is only as strong as its weakest link!" In volleyball, six players strive to become one cohesive unit to make the most of every bump, set and