my four bags for the day and head out the door. Dreading every second of this painful early morning process‚ I still enter the gym with a smile on my face and gear up to hit the court with my team. Throughout the past nine years I have played volleyball. From YMCA to now high school‚ meanwhile‚ I have never gone a month away from the court. Over the years‚ I have always found myself as an outstanding player on the second team. Starting my first club season‚ I made the second team. However‚ I strutted
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How many times should a volleyball players shoe come off while playing? You would assume zero and you are correct but that is not what happened to me. It was a hot sunny Saturday morning in the Downtown Phoenix area. My team and I were at the Talking Stick Resort Arena for our regional volleyball tournament. After we were checked in we started to get on our shoes‚ jerseys and kneepads. Even if unexpected things happen or mess me up‚ I still love playing volleyball. It all started when the referees
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Whenever I think back to highschool I am always reminded of the fun times I had playing sports. The friendships I built and diciplines I learned still affect my life today. Playing volleyball helped me learn good time management skills especially when I started playing for the local club team. The highschool team was demanding but when club season started that became your life. School‚ practice‚ homework‚ sleep was my weekday schedule. The weekend tournaments didn’t allow for much of a break either
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Volleyball Study Guide History YMCA Director William G. Morgan developed the game of volleyball in 1895 in Holyoke‚ Massachusetts. It was devised as a recreational activity for businessmen who wanted a game that had less physical contact than basketball. Morgan originally called the game “mintonette”. Dr. George Fisher is known as the “father of volleyball” for his organization of the United States Volleyball Association (USVBA) which was established in 1928. Volleyball was introduced to the
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The Preble Girls’ Varsity volleyball team is off to a strong start with a league record of 1-2 and an overall record of 7-18. So far the lady Hornets have played in three different tournaments around the state and three conference games against Pulaski‚ Sheboygan North‚ and Bayport. As of September 24‚ 2016‚ Lexi Anderson leads the team with 95 kills‚ Meghan Bannow with 198 digs‚ and Alyssa Dekeyser with 267 assists. Overall‚ the team has earned 474 kills‚ 152 aces‚ 743 digs‚ and 439 assists‚ all
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New things can be alarming at times‚ and when I tried out for two new volleyball teams‚ I was terrified‚ and nervous. But I loved the feeling of the volleyball in my hands‚ the roughness of the ball‚ the smack of the ball hitting the floor. So I knew that the only way to get better at volleyball‚ was to try out for other teams such as Heat and Inferno. I get to meet new people‚ and there is way better competition so that will make me a superior player. So to be able to stand up for myself‚ I had
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The History of volleyball has changed very much since when it was first invented but the changes were probably for the better. Volleyball is a male and female sport where there are opportunities for both to play and be successful in. I think it is a very fun and interesting sport to play. Volleyball was created by a man named William G. Morgan about four years after basketball was invented. It was originally a combination of baseball‚ basketball‚ Tennis and handball‚ and was called Mintonette. It
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Volleyball History In 1895‚ William G Morgan‚ a physical education director at the Holyoke‚ Massachusettes YMCA‚ created a game called Mintonette‚ as a low contact indoor sport. After observing the first game‚ Alfred Halstead‚ renamed the game Volleyball due to the volleying nature of the game. Numerous other variations of Volleyball have developed such as Beach Volleyball‚ Footvolley‚ Hooverball‚ and Newcomb. Both Men’s and Women’s Leagues are popular‚ and there are many clubs and tournaments throughout
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I have played volleyball for ten years but did not play competitively until four years ago. I decided I needed more competition than what recreational volleyball was offering so I began to play club. After two years of great coaching I had become a very good all-around player until my knee injury. You never expect yourself to get injured but once it happens you begin thinking what you could’ve done to prevent it. We were playing an away game and our team was down but we were coming back. My coach
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Hemsworth "Volleyball was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do." This statement is true because volleyball is a hard sport. Some people like basketball‚ and other people like softball. Many people prefer a physical sport other than a mental sport. A lot of people would rather play volleyball. How volleyball became a game has a very intriguing history. The history of volleyball includes the inventor‚ the ball‚ the rules‚ the positions‚ and beach volleyball. The man who invented volleyball was not
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