LO4 Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences
Playing volleyball and training for it has always been fun for me. Learning and practicing different skills so that I can apply them in actual games is part of the motivation and fun I get from this sport. There is even that short adrenaline you get when you pull off something you have practiced for or make an unexpected play. However, the process can be quite hard at time. One of the first things I remember when playing this sport and still does affect me at a time till now is the occasional irritation or pain you get on your arms for having too much impact with the ball in the same place. By practicing more and more, you learn that the proper technique was needed to not overly damage your forearms, to not use just your arms but your knees too when receiving a ball. Especially after long breaks and holidays, sometimes your body forgets how to do things and that’s when the occasional pain can come back again. It is a process that requires repetition and a bit of dedication.
One of the other areas I dedicate my practice to is serving. Serving has always been my weakness in this sport and thus, I like to push myself to become consistent in being able to throw good serves. After spending 2 seasons practicing, serving itself is actually not that hard, it just requires concentration. Some days, I will feel right in the zone and my serves will be perfect. But some, the ball doesn’t projectile just quite right. Also, my palms start to hurt after hitting it more than 10-15 times. This kind of sport is actually my first time experiencing direct pain as a result of training. I have always being used to muscles getting numb and feeling fatigued, but the pain was another whole feeling. That being said, the pain was something I was able to get over through training. Weirdly enough, after some time, you wouldn’t even realize the pain was gone. I plan on continuing to work of my serve but as well as my smashes. I have started incorporating jumps into my serves as a way to practice smashing. That is my next goal and I hope to be able to achieve a smash I am satisfied with before the season ends.