I am here to admit that I have been failing BIG time with my blog! I have an excuse... I have not been enjoying volleyball that much. The main reason: we have won 2 of our last 14 matches. We had some matches where we played really well and fought hard, but that hasn't been the case recently. We have lost 3-0 for the past month. Since volleyball is the main reason that I am even here, I have been struggling a little bit. No one has been enjoying it, and we have lost sight of the accomplishments we have made this season.
Last night really helped to change all of this. Our coaches saw that we were not having fun playing anymore, and that it was really effecting our level of play. So they let us have a fun practice last night! We started practice by watching a picture slide show from our season. It was fun to see our ugly faces in the action shots and our happy faces in the cheering pictures. In the gym, all we did was play fun games! We started by playing cross-court. My team won all 3 of those games!!! Next, we split up into teams of 2 to play half court doubles. I was paired with Selma (one of our liberos). We won our first 2 games, but we lost to Meghan and Lisa in the 3rd round. This made both of the teams 2-1 so we had to have another round for the championship. It was a very intense game, but Selma and I won!!! We also got a prize for winning! :)
It was really nice to play volleyball and just have fun. I don't remember the last time that had happened. Tonight we are not having a normal practice either. Instead, we are all participating in a dance/exercise class! I think this is the little break that our team has needed to be ready to push through the rest of the season. We have one last regular season match on Sunday against the #1 team in the league. It will be a really tough match, but then it is on to playoffs! It is amazing that we have made playoffs in our team's premier season in this league.
I am now ready to compete hard for the rest of the season!!!
