Volleyball-My Hobby I am on the volleyball team here at St. Edward’s University and I absolutely LOVE it! To say that volleyball is a hobby of mine is a bit of an understatement. It is a very big part of my life and a good majority of my time is spent playing or training for volleyball. I’ve been playing volleyball since i was eleven years old and my passion for the sport has continued to grow over the past eight years. I believe i have learnt several valuable lessons from playing volleyball.
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Volleyball had a significant impact on my life. It really helped build my self-esteem and instilled a value of hard work and setting goals. I was never the tallest player‚ never the fastest‚ or most athletic but I did work the hardest and I had a leadership quality. I also loved the game. I wanted to play every second that I could. If I wasn’t playing I was training. My motto was the harder you work the luckier you get. I remember trying to explain this concept my second oldest sister‚ who
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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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though it was only six o’clock in the morning‚ my mood instantly brightened when I looked at my phone calendar and instinctively remembered that today was my final first volleyball game of the season. Quickly‚ I stumbled out of bed to go brush my teeth and begin getting ready for what would end up being my last day of playing volleyball. After choosing my favorite pair of black spandex paired with my hot pink Volley for the Cure shirt from nearly four years ago‚ I trekked upstairs to not only eat breakfast
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Girls volleyball Many school districts around the United States are not allowing boys to play or compete on the girls high school volleyball team. One of the reasons boys are not allowed to play is because of their muscle mass is much greater compared to girls. Another reason would be the opportunities for boys to play volleyball in general are much slimmer. Lastly there are many regulations rules that play a large effect on the reasons boys are not allowed to play on the girls volleyball team.
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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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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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Volleyball and Cross Country are two very different sports. They are both very enjoyable and great sports. Some people may not be the best players‚ but in the right sport program‚ it does not matter how good you are. A sport program should be about personal improvement and enjoyment. Volleyball and Cross Country are two examples of how sports programs at one school can be so different. While they both have an emphasis on competition‚ team aspect‚ and participation‚ they all differ greatly. In Volleyball
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