Team Meeting

On Wednesdays the team watches film and does weight lifting first, and then starts practice at 4:30. This Wed. Sept 30, Tim had put together a video camera set up that allows the camera to be extended on a pole so that the camera angle is looking down on the top of the net. From this angle it is easy to see if the blockers on penetrating over the net and where the position of their body is in relation to the net. Tim showed up to help set it up since they had never used it before, and to show Coach how to do it. The girls had come in to set up the net, but before they could do any more warmups, Coach had them sitting on the floor in a circle talking, in very serious tones. Tim did not need nor want to be involved in this team meeting so he went outside after he had hooked everything up. Over an hour later, they were still talking. I had showed up to meet Tim to go to dinner, but he was still hanging around outside, thinking that any minute they would end. Finally, after an hour and a half they started warming up and practiced 45 minutes later than usual. We left to go eat dinner and Erin went straight to youth group at church after practice. We were dying to know what had transpired at the team meeting. We kept spectulating of course about all they could be talking about. After the big loss to La Serna the week before there were still some raw feelings. We hoped and prayed they were getting it all worked out. When Erin finally arrived at home that night after church, she said it was mostly about drama from 2 of her teammates that she knew nothing about beforehand. Their insecurities were an eye opener to Erin and caused her to have compassion on them. But it was good to get it all out in the open and they had a good pratice after they had cleared the air. Whew. Who knew being part of a team would be so difficult and provide so many life lessons!?