Club Volleyball
Well, we decided to take the leap to Club this year. It’s been a little awkward to talk about around the house because one kid made a team and the other did not.
I feel bad about it but they are different people. My older daughter is a bit awkward, athletically speaking. She plays very well but her awkwardness means she has to work that much harder to be at the same level as everyone else. She’s also not one to practice enough to perfect it right now. And there’s nothing wrong with that, she likes playing for fun and that is the extent of it for her. When she doesn’t want to do it, she understands that but when she does want it, it’s hard for her to take. She’s a more creative mind. Her skill lies in drawing, writing, creating and things like that. I’m hoping she will embrace that someday soon.
My younger one is the complete opposite. She’s very athletically gifted, if she wants to be able to do something, she can do it, no problem. If she wants to say she can’t then she is really good at pretending she can’t. She will also work ALL DAY at something she wants to perfect. Literally. She constantly has a ball in her hands since she started volleyball. We have to ask her to stop bouncing the ball in the house sometimes because it becomes quite irritating. She’s in a drama class right now and the few times she hasn’t had the ball in her hands, she’s had the script in her hand reading and rereading it over and over again. She can’t sit still long enough to be truly creative. She has to be up doing something.
We’ve been a part of this organization for a little over a year now. Ok, before I go on, I need to divulge a little more about my youngest’s personality. She is the loudest, most friendly, outgoing, talkative person you will EVER meet. She will talk and talk and talk to anyone and everyone for as long as they will allow. She makes herself known very quickly just about anywhere she goes. She can control any situation and is never afraid to take the lead. She makes sure she stands out.
So, when we started playing on the league teams a little over a year ago, right before club tryouts of last season, they took notice of this 10 year old who could command the court and went non-stop with some pretty good skills. They brought up club back then but we weren’t quite ready for that as a family.
Now, every coach wants her on their team. The director of the club asked me regularly leading up to tryouts if she was going to play club. When I told him she could make a couple open gyms but was out of town for the tryouts, he said “we all know what she’s capable of.” All of the club coaches that have coached league and seen her and know her, love her. One coach moved down from 14s to 12s when we decided we were going to let her play club this season. The 13s coach asked how old she was exactly and if she’d be willing to play up.
I don’t mean to brag at all, I may be bragging a little bit, but I really don’t mean to. All my girls made the Club 1s team and will be playing together still. The club has been waiting for all of them. I’m very excited for them. But it is kind of bittersweet for me. It just means my time with them will be coming to an end in a few months. I don’t know what I am going to do when I am not coaching my girls anymore. Only 2 of the 5 had even touched a volleyball before they met me. Now it seems I’ve gotten them as far as I can.
I was hoping to be offered a club position this season. I’ve been working my butt off for the kids in league. I need to learn to sell myself better, I suppose. It’s not like I have asked or anything. I’ve just been silently waiting for the offer. Dropping hints when they are available to be dropped. I’ve never been good at asking for things or selling myself. Maybe….one day…..
Well, we decided to take the leap to Club this year. It’s been a little awkward to talk about around the house because one kid made a team and the other did not.
I feel bad about it but they are different people. My older daughter is a bit awkward, athletically speaking. She plays very well but her awkwardness means she has to work that much harder to be at the same level as everyone else. She’s also not one to practice enough to perfect it right now. And there’s nothing wrong with that, she likes playing for fun and that is the extent of it for her. When she doesn’t want to do it, she understands that but when she does want it, it’s hard for her to take. She’s a more creative mind. Her skill lies in drawing, writing, creating and things like that. I’m hoping she will embrace that someday soon.
My younger one is the complete opposite. She’s very athletically gifted, if she wants to be able to do something, she can do it, no problem. If she wants to say she can’t then she is really good at pretending she can’t. She will also work ALL DAY at something she wants to perfect. Literally. She constantly has a ball in her hands since she started volleyball. We have to ask her to stop bouncing the ball in the house sometimes because it becomes quite irritating. She’s in a drama class right now and the few times she hasn’t had the ball in her hands, she’s had the script in her hand reading and rereading it over and over again. She can’t sit still long enough to be truly creative. She has to be up doing something.
We’ve been a part of this organization for a little over a year now. Ok, before I go on, I need to divulge a little more about my youngest’s personality. She is the loudest, most friendly, outgoing, talkative person you will EVER meet. She will talk and talk and talk to anyone and everyone for as long as they will allow. She makes herself known very quickly just about anywhere she goes. She can control any situation and is never afraid to take the lead. She makes sure she stands out.
So, when we started playing on the league teams a little over a year ago, right before club tryouts of last season, they took notice of this 10 year old who could command the court and went non-stop with some pretty good skills. They brought up club back then but we weren’t quite ready for that as a family.
Now, every coach wants her on their team. The director of the club asked me regularly leading up to tryouts if she was going to play club. When I told him she could make a couple open gyms but was out of town for the tryouts, he said “we all know what she’s capable of.” All of the club coaches that have coached league and seen her and know her, love her. One coach moved down from 14s to 12s when we decided we were going to let her play club this season. The 13s coach asked how old she was exactly and if she’d be willing to play up.
I don’t mean to brag at all, I may be bragging a little bit, but I really don’t mean to. All my girls made the Club 1s team and will be playing together still. The club has been waiting for all of them. I’m very excited for them. But it is kind of bittersweet for me. It just means my time with them will be coming to an end in a few months. I don’t know what I am going to do when I am not coaching my girls anymore. Only 2 of the 5 had even touched a volleyball before they met me. Now it seems I’ve gotten them as far as I can.
I was hoping to be offered a club position this season. I’ve been working my butt off for the kids in league. I need to learn to sell myself better, I suppose. It’s not like I have asked or anything. I’ve just been silently waiting for the offer. Dropping hints when they are available to be dropped. I’ve never been good at asking for things or selling myself. Maybe….one day…..