Day 1: Early-Morning Practices are not fun
They're really not. Getting up at 5:45, it's still dark out, being half asleep. In fact, early-morning practices are probably the worst thing I can think of.
Just don't tell the women's volleyball team that.
As I come stumbling in to Pershing Arena, a few of the girls are already there. Sophomore Libero Amanda Holliday looks at me in shock and awe that I actually showed up.
"Go back to bed!" she demanded.
"I'm OK, really," I responded back
But I really wasn't. I really only had two hours of sleep from working at the Index last night. I was tired. I thought the volleyball women would be as well.
I guessed wrong. One minute, I'm dazing in and out of conciousness, the next, I see the entire team playing "knock-out"
True, they all probably had more sleep than myself, but I don't think I've ever had that much energy at 6:30 a.m. Then again, I'm not on a college volleyball team. I don't have to do things like this.
Finally, head coach Jason Skoch and assistant coach Ben Briney arrive, and the team gets down to business.
It performs a series of drills, with Briney and student coach and former Bulldog all-American Jessica Sears particpating, while Skoch takes in everything his team is doing. It's a big weekend for the Truman volleyball team and he knows it. Everyone knows it.
But the situation right now is calm before the storm.
Just don't tell the women's volleyball team that.
As I come stumbling in to Pershing Arena, a few of the girls are already there. Sophomore Libero Amanda Holliday looks at me in shock and awe that I actually showed up.
"Go back to bed!" she demanded.
"I'm OK, really," I responded back
But I really wasn't. I really only had two hours of sleep from working at the Index last night. I was tired. I thought the volleyball women would be as well.
I guessed wrong. One minute, I'm dazing in and out of conciousness, the next, I see the entire team playing "knock-out"
True, they all probably had more sleep than myself, but I don't think I've ever had that much energy at 6:30 a.m. Then again, I'm not on a college volleyball team. I don't have to do things like this.
Finally, head coach Jason Skoch and assistant coach Ben Briney arrive, and the team gets down to business.
It performs a series of drills, with Briney and student coach and former Bulldog all-American Jessica Sears particpating, while Skoch takes in everything his team is doing. It's a big weekend for the Truman volleyball team and he knows it. Everyone knows it.
But the situation right now is calm before the storm.
posted by Anonymous at Thursday, November 03, 2005
2 Comments:
Sorry you had to get up so early...how was the bus ride? KEEP US INFORMED...oh and update your facebook because you have to wrong link.
Up at 5:45....you bet! I think the Truman swim team does it every morning...and then practice again that afternoon. With both teams getting up at that hour and excited about it....we can probably learn something about their desire for success!
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