Is It Worth It?

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Hey all. I've been playing volleyball for three years now, going into my senior year. I was on varsity last year doing double setter with another senior. However, halfway through the season my coach switched me to JV so another sophomore could play setter. What upset me was that I had spent all those years becoming friends with my team, and suddenly was bumped down to the young ones who hated me for being on varsity. That killed my confidence and I started to really doubt myself on the court. However, I went to both practices 4 and 1/2 hours every day, yet my coach still kept me on JV. I'm hoping for varsity again this year seeing it's my last chance, but it's also going to be close. In case you guys haven't noticed, double sessions or tryouts are intense. My coach just started this summer clinic twice a week and it totally preps you for tryouts. I went for the first time last night, and could barely go up the stairs today. I love this sport don't get me wrong, but I'm just scared that I won't make the team because I'm not in shape enough or I'm not a "leader." Does anyone else feel this way?

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	Rachel	22-Nov-06

i am so sorry!! your coach bumped down a junior for a senior?!?! how crappy!!

	Sarah	08-Sep-06

hey. thanks for the comments. My update is just as I had feared. I went through a grueling 5 sessions of tryouts, and was cut from the team. However this is a learning experience, and perhaps I wasn't meant to play this year. I've got theater, and chorus to look foward to.

	Amanda	11-Aug-06

Dont' feel bad! A lot of people have been where you are now and almost everyone who has played volleyball has felt really out of shape at one point in time and they've just wanted to stop! Whenever you feel like stopping just remember that everyone else is probably going through the same pain you are, so just keep going! That's what kept me going...hope this ed!

	Kayla the Great	08-Aug-06

Yeah, I've never done volleyball myself, but one of my friends learned how to play when she was really little and played all through middle and ninth grade, but when she tried out for tenth, she didn't make it even though she was really REALLY good. She asked the coach and she said it was because her serves were bad even though she would make it over every time. It was really weird.