And that's not some underhanded, behind the scenes titillation, just an acknowledgment that teaching 3rd and 4th grade girls a brand new sport is difficult the first day, and will (hopefully) be easier the second day.
Had 10 girls show up today (have 13 on the team). After I explained that I was on the 1980 U.S. Olympic volleyball team, and would have them all bump, setting and spiking by midseason, I told them the truth--we're there just to learn the game, have fun and enjoy ourselves. And I never played (or coached) volleyball.
Some highlights of the practice.
We played "dead fish." "I like to play dead," one of my players told me. Based on how they all moved to the ball when it was hit over the net, I think they all enjoyed doing that.
Second highlight of the practice? Water break. For some reason, they can be dead tired from doing drills, but announce water break and you have 10 kids shrieking, yelling, cheering--and running--to the water fountain, or to their water bottles.
It's indoor volleyball, in an air-conditioned gym. We have two water breaks per practice. What happened to football practice, two-a-days, in the middle of the summer, with no water til you were done?
I know, I'm showing my age. I feel it most days, too.
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