聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 It鈥檚 volleyball season once again and this actually marks my 13th month of playing/coaching volleyball. I鈥檓 not really sure how it turned into a full year and now going onto school season and club season, but it did. And to be honest I couldn鈥檛 be happier.
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聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Sask Summer Games were a fantastic experience and it showed the amount of young skill and work ethic in the area, while also showed me that there are lots of great coaches. Those girls had a great foundation before coming to the Team 麻豆视频east training, which is what helped them find their way onto the team in the first place. But from there they learned and grew even further. It was a lot of fun to be a part of.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Then volleyball camps in August in Arcola, and now here we are, me excitedly and impatiently waiting to get to junior girls practice after school. Each type of volleyball comes with a different feel and they鈥檙e all fun in their own different ways.
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聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Although I鈥檓 personally competitive, someone the other day said that this was a recent discovery for them. They had never really noticed just how competitive I am while I鈥檓 coaching along the sidelines. But, when it comes to the school team, my biggest focus is on development. I鈥檓 not tied up in the wins and losses, although winning is fun, if their best effort was put into the game and they improved, then it鈥檚 a success in my books.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Being the head coach is in itself a little different than what I normally do as an assistant coach, so I really love being part of the junior program at Arcola School for this reason. It鈥檚 a slightly different aspect to the game than being an assistant and it鈥檚 a great learning experience for me as well. After assistant coaching for various people I have my own opinions and thoughts on how to operate a team; this allows me to do that. And it allows me to better myself for other teams coming up because 鈥� I鈥檓 not sure who said it first but 鈥� 鈥渋f you鈥檙e through learning, you鈥檙e through.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 There鈥檚 always something new, always a way something can be seen differently. Whether that鈥檚 coaching volleyball, playing some other sport, or in life in general it鈥檚 always important to keep learning. To keep an open mind and learn, ask questions, make mistakes and analyze why it went wrong to avoid it in the future.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 There鈥檚 a ton of knowledge in the world. I know I only have a snippet of it, so why wouldn鈥檛 I continue to learn. To me it doesn鈥檛 really matter what you鈥檙e focusing on, but it鈥檚 important to challenge yourself and learn every day.
