Open gym for boys high school volleyball started a couple of weeks ago. I have seen nine different boys and believe that I have at least a couple of winter sport athletes that will be joining us in time for our first competition. My suspicions that these boys know little to nothing about real volleyball are spot on. However, in many other ways these young men have been a very pleasant surprise.
My boys are incredibly respectful. They respect me as an individual as well as their coach. They pay attention to what I have to say and attempt to make the adjustments they are given with corrective instructions. They have done a great job of interjecting just enough humor to keep the mood light, while working hard. I have constant reminders of the many ways they are different from the girls I have coached over the years, but those differences are neither good nor bad, they still are.
We have had one classroom session and I was pleasantly surprised by how much they talked in that session. They talked to me, they talked to each other. They listened very attentively to what I had to say. They are asking good questions. I am starting to see a team personality emerge and so far I am very excited with what I see.
Maybe the next post will be more of an assessment of their playing ability 😉
