Personal Narrative: Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Player

A long term goal of mine was to be an Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association State Champion. This goal came from my dad and cousins because they were all volleyball players. I wanted to follow in their footsteps of success.To achieve this goal I knew that I needed to participate in a select volleyball team. I knew this would increase my overall skill level and it would prepare me for the more intense high school volleyball I would face later on. Select volleyball wasn't easy. Different obstacles always seemed to come up. It would range from being placed on a lower quality team or having coaches that didn't have my best interest in mind. The most difficult thing for me to face was always injuries. During my sophomore year I suffered an
injury that required emergency surgery. This prevented me from participating in tryouts that year. Ultimately, it limited the high school team I would be placed on to junior varsity. This prevented me from being on a possible state champion team. I worked hard throughout the season to heal and become a stronger overall player. This hard work paid large dividends. The varsity coach saw my hard work and pulled me up to varsity during the state tournament. Our camaraderie and determination won us state that year. This hard work also motivated me for the next season were, as a full member of the team, we won the state championship game again defending our title.