Bump, Set, Fizzle….

Matthew has been playing volleyball at the rec center again. He has gotten pretty good. His overhand serve sends the ball clear across the court. The best overhand serve I ever developed send the ball clear down to my feet. 😉 In spite of (or perhaps because of) his own increasing skills, he has become frustrated with the ability level of most of the other rec players as well as the lack of focus on teamwork in his current team. He would love to play with a more serious, more skilled group but unfortunately, there don’t seem to be any community volleyball leagues around here. We’ll keep looking but he might not be able to step up his game until high school.

Serve It Up!

After spending a few years playing football, Matthew has discovered that he really enjoys volleyball. Being shorter than most kids his age is less of a detriment in volleyball and he has been working hard to develop a good overhand serve. He has been playing at the rec center and his current team has been great. They work well together, have a good coach, and have a number of players who can serve really well so they have been winning all their games. Matthew has really enjoyed it and I’m really glad he has discovered a sport where he can actually have some success and find some joy! He still loves football but had begun to view it as more of a spectator sport. And that’s not a bad thing!