Team America plays in the intermediate indoor volleyball league for the Chicago Sports and Social Club every Thursday night.
It was a dubious start for Team America in the Upper Intermediate league. We were without Kristen, Sarah and Steve, three out four of our setters. On top of that we played a team that has been together for a long time. That being said I had more fun losing three games in this league than in winning 17* games in the last league.
To say we had problems on the court is like saying the Cubs have health issues on the mound. Ok, perhaps that's a little harsh, but I can say that since I'm a Cubs fan. Our service return was better than it has been although those passes sometime ended up being errant. There were more than a few good digs, unless the hit came from their big hitter in which case I think we got one, maybe two, digs and one block. Not to toot my own horn, since I only got one block on about 50 attempts, but that was AWESOME. I can't remember the last time I got a block on someone that good.
There were a few lapses though. I know I definitely did this, and I saw it a couple other times, but we need to help the blockers out when they get tipped over or around. I know I got caught flat-footed a couple of times in the back row and should have come up to help. Aside from that, if we can find a little more offense I think we're going to do alright in this league. You know, besides that monster hit Stroh put down in the second game.
Oh and before I forget, I found this wicked clip of a vball match. I was looking for examples of good swings and well...take a look.
*Thanks to Jim for clarifying our win total from last season. 14-7 regular season, 3-3 post.
2 comments:
Yes but how was the post game drinking? I'm more interested about how you guys coped with the new night than I am on how we did in the new league. PS If all the good setters were gone who set when Joel was out of the front row?
Brooke was nice enough to volunteer for setting duty. As for the drinking, we had as good a showing as we usually do.
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