i've got the volleyball... jones?

oh the bliss of sweaty kneepads sticking to the legs, purpled limbs hitting the floor again, surge of energy stuffing a hit, moment of awe landing kill...

it's back baby, oh yeah! but not like ever before...

did you know...?

at Christian Universities:
-try-outs are like drop in vball or intramurals - all for fun
-players encourage you even when they know that you're their competition
-coaches never say a harsh word even when they know you're sucking madly
-trash talking seems like blasphemy - won't be any of that coming out of my mouth this year
-lots of sorry's, thanks', and general politeness on and off the court

it's kinda nice! i think i'm gona enjoy this place. the lack of swear words and intimidation and almost too much love and happiness! heh...

it's like grade 6 junior mixed volleyball team. oh man, those were the good old days. everyone cheers when you get a serve over or get 3 hits on each side. competition was great and we never lost a game... but it was the heart of a child playing for the sake of playing, not winning. that's what i miss.

grade 8 vball was also lots of fun. more giggling and girliness. lots of boy craziness at tournaments. (funny cuz that's when i met my eventual best friend, the nicky) still never lost, but we were getting serious about winning.

high school - ohh high school vball. lots of suicides (the running kind), even more jumping drills, serving clinics, hitting clinics, full practices devoted to fundamentals. that's where i got educated. it all pays off in the end. OFSAA baby... can't say we never lost... but we always had fun playing at that competitive level.

Queen's - funny how competitive and crazy intramural ball can get... still miss playing with them AIA boys and girl (yay for lo lo) tho... tons of fun!!

it's that instantaneous feeling

- the moment you set the ball and you know your hitter timed it perfectly and you turn just in time to see the kill. BAM! so beautiful!

- the moment you jump and reach for the ball and hit it down with all you've got, perfect approach, perfect jump, perfect form, and a little twist - gota love that cut!

OH I CAN'T WAIT FOR VBALL SEASON TO START!!!