Volleyball

William G. Morgan created the game of volleyball, originally called “mintonette”, in 1859. Four years earlier, one of his friends invented the game of basketball. However, Morgan saw the need for a game that did not require a fast pace as basketball did. He wanted a game that the average person would be able to enjoy. The game he created was a combination of baseball, basketball, tennis and handball. The first to play volleyball was a group of workers from the Holyoke, Massachusetts YMCA. They…

I remember the first time I picked up a volleyball like it was yesterday. I loved the feeling of it and immediately wanted to be involved. The first time I joined a team was when I was around 10 or 11. I immediately loved it, but wasn’t the best at it and got discouraged for not being the best. When I was younger, I always had to be the best at everything. If I wasn’t the best then I wanted to quit. My step dad then helped me through it and we practiced all of the time. I then joined a different…

am trying to build for myself. The most significant experience in my life has been my involvement in volleyball. The sport of volleyball alone, to me, is a stress reliever. When stripped of the unfortunate politics of competitive high school sports and the undeniable drama between a team, it is a wonderful way for me to spend my time and have fun. However, the majority of my time playing volleyball in high school was terrible. It is difficult for me to express in words how I felt in practice…

My freshman year I joined volleyball and basketball. Those sports were the reason why I found people who were just like me. During volleyball season, there were these two girls that started everything. They were Maite Ruvalcaba and Alexus Martinez, and they became my best friends. We did anything and everything together, we were inseparable. Later that year Maite and Alexus had a downfall and stopped being friends. I stuck with Maite because I believed her side of the story more than…

exciting thing on television. But, for me the best sport is volleyball. I love volleyball for so many reasons that it is hard to list them all. But, I think the number one reason that I love volleyball is that it reminds me of high school, which was a super happy time in my life. I played on the varsity team with some of my best friends, and it was about the only thing that kept me out of trouble. Another reason that I love volleyball is that it is great exercise. Not only does it burn a lot…

Volleyball Season Summer tryouts were on an extremely hot and balmy August day. Many people did not enjoy these long dragged on tryouts, but I was really excited for my first year of high school volleyball as a freshman. Throughout the summer I spent hours upon hours working on volleyball. I went into tryouts not expecting to be put on a higher team. Little did I know what was in store for me this season. As I walked into my first tryout ever, I did not know many of the older girls there. I…

to play volleyball. Although this wasn’t just any ordinary game, this was the championships. My team has gone undefeated the whole season and to lose this game would crush us. As we approach Geneva North Middle School, where our match was held, I started to get even more nervous than before. My heart starts racing with anxiety and I started to get really sweaty, I tried to calm myself down, but it didn’t work. We start stretching and warming up, and suddenly Thompson Middle School volleyball…

Sand in toes, sun in the eyes, you’re about to play Misty May- Treanor. Misty is the greatest beach volleyball player to ever walk the earth. Not only is she athletically inclined, she is also a great person all the way around. She has overcome various obstacles to be the best of the best. She is the best volleyball player of all time. Misty was born in Los Angeles, California in 1977 (“Misty May-Treanor”).She and her family didn’t stay there for long. She grew up in Santa Monica, California…

me had; whether it was basketball, cheerleading, or track - they had found a purpose that drove them. I did not have anything that I was truly passionate about but when I began playing volleyball, I discovered it and I fell in love with the intensity that came when I touched a volleyball. The first year of volleyball was rough, I enjoyed the adrenaline that flooded my body when the seconds turned into minutes which slowly turned into…

mall, target, and even grocery shopping. My mother bought me this blanket, for my birthday. I got a long time ago and it is still sitting at the end of my bed today. My volleyball is the best thing I have had in years, I can play with it for hours a day!. It is bright blue and red, with white stripes. As you can see, volleyball is my favorite sport, and even though I’m not that good at it I still…