Eat, Sleep, Play Volleyball

In this post, I want to talk about my favorite sport...volleyball! Volleyball is a fun sport that girls and boys all around the world play! This summer I have done two volleyball camps.  I did one at the YMCA and one at the high school. Each camp has helped me work on my skills and helped me gain confidence both on and off the court.

How the Game is Played

 In this game there are 3 moves: bump, set, and spike. Each team gets three hits.  First there is a passer and the passer has to bump the ball to the setter. A bump is a motion where you put your arms together, and the ball has to hit the spot in between your wrist and the middle of your arms. Once the ball is passed to the setter, the setter takes his or her hands, puts them in a diamond shape above their head, and sets it to the spiker. The spiker then hits the ball really hard with the palm of their hand over the net.  If the other team fails to get the ball back over the net, the other team gets a point.

How Volleyball has Helped with my Confidence

My favorite thing about volleyball is that if you want to get the ball you have to always be on the move and there is always a lot cooperation within each play.  One of the hardest parts for me is being competitive and calling the ball. In volleyball you have to call "mine" if you want to get the ball. I knew that if I wanted to keep doing volleyball I had to start going for the ball and calling mine. So my mom had this great idea that every time I called the ball I would get a dollar and every time I didn't a dollar would be taken away. It definitely motivated me to call the ball more and be more competitive. In the end I earned three dollars...not too much but I'm working on it. My experience with volleyball has helped me crack out of my shell, has given me more confidence, and helped me to be less shy. I think volleyball is a great sport for girls because it is great exercise and it can help you build up your confidence, just like it did mine. I hope you enjoyed this post and that it might have inspired you to sign up for some volleyball too. Maybe then I can see you on the volleyball court some day soon too.