Volleyball

"Volley the ball. The Ball is volleyed. Volleyball." The man shakes his head. He looks at the glaring screen of his laptop to see the insult his friend, his bromate, dared to spew at him. He rereads the tweet with a fiery rage boiling in his gut. Volley the ball. It's not that simple, it's never been that simple. A ball is not just volleyed, a ball gets spiked with a desperate need. The need that has been within us from birth, the need for survival that runs in even the most primal beasts.…

My Health and Wellness Plan for Volleyball As I was taking this class, I had realized that a health and wellness plan is very essential to having a healthy life, and that it is much more complex then I realized. So in this paper I have given an overview of some issues that I would like to address in my own life. Concluding with my new volleyball health and wellness plan, so that I may achieve getting onto a college volleyball team. Of course a bonus would be being able to get a scholarship. So…

30 Things Volleyball Players are Thankful For The holidays are here, and with Thanksgiving around the corner it is a good time to stop, count your blessings, and reflect on what you are grateful for in your life. While there are ups and downs both in life and in volleyball, the experiences you gain are invaluable and will help shape you into the person you are today. Volleyball for many is life, and they wouldn’t change it for the world! Do you know what you are grateful for this holiday season?…

argument with a friend who did not see things from my point of view. Lauren and I were talking in our Algebra class, meanwhile an argument erupted.We were simply talking about the sports we play, when Lauren said that basketball was easy and that volleyball was better. My first reaction was to defend basketball of course. I told Lauren that…

have thoroughly enjoyed every single one of my extracurricular activities; volleyball has not only been a joy of mine but it has also impacted my life. Volleyball has not only allowed me to maintain a healthy lifestyle and make several new friends, but it has taught me life lessons and given me many valuable life skills. In any sport, there will always be challenging games both mentally and physically. The sport of volleyball is no different. I experienced an abundant amount of tough matches…

meniscus in my left. When I first tore my ACL I was broken but I was determined to get through surgery and work harder, 17 months later, while playing on our National Volleyball Team, I tore my meniscus and had surgery again. Both mentally and physically I felt pain. I was devastated because I knew I wouldn’t be able to play volleyball my senior year of high school. I had a lot of people telling me that maybe it’s a “sign” that maybe I’m meant to do something else, because what are the chances…

School, and she was on the volleyball team for 4 years. Additionally, she was a magnificent defensive player for club volleyball too. At a young age, I would attend her endless camps, games, tournaments, clinics, and private lessons. However, most young siblings would have hated to go to all these events, I loved to watch my sister play the game she loved. I watched my sister play to perfection and become a junior olympian. Additionally, I found it fascinating how volleyball could be played with…

I have been playing volleyball for one year and two seasons. I play on a travel team for Dead Frog. My games/tournaments are always in Grand Rapids. My practices are held at the Courthouse about 20 min away from my house. I am the setter on the team and I also play back row…

vocabulary, so of course I struggled with keeping my grades up. Volleyball and Generation Rap received my undivided attention. Although, my participation in those activities tremendously hendred my academic performance, it helped mold me into the great college student that I am today. I attended Lincoln College Preparatory Academy in Kansas City, Missouri. Lincoln College Prep is ranked as the number one high school in the state of Missouri…

chose to observe myself in was at a volleyball practice, and the second situation I chose to observe myself in was in physics class. At volleyball practice the type of “front” I encounter is an athletic front for I am a starting middle blocker on a college volleyball team. The type of “front” I encounter in physics class is an academic front for this class is in my major. The settings of each definitely play a role in my presentation of self for example volleyball practice is in the gym…