volleyball

I love volleyball. I started playing when I first worked at the place I ended up working at now (another time for that story). A few of us went out to the sand courts in the quad and started playing. It wasn't long until a more experienced player came over and asked if we'd like to know the rules to the game we were butchering. Once we had the rules down, we started playing everyday at lunch and had a blast. We became so cocky that we held a tournament in our group to see who was the best of the best. I ended up winning with my best buddy and we thought we'd made it to the top. We were so cocky that we searched out and found a local outdoor tournament. At work we usually play 3-on-3, but this tournament was 2-on-2 and not in sand, but grass. We figured that it would be a cake walk. We were sorely mistaken. The day started off fine, but we quickly learned that 2-man is way different than 3-man. Not only did we lose every single game we played, by the time I got home I felt like I'd been run over by a Mack truck. We stuck with the game and eventually got better.

I've played pretty much every possible way you can: indoor 4's, 6's, outdoor 2's 4's 6's, sand & grass. Two person sand is by far my favorite, but living nowhere near a beach makes that a tad difficult. There are some local sand courts that I play on now and then, but my dream is to one day live near a beach where I can play everyday. Volleyball has become not only my favorite sport, but a passion in my life. I was even lucky enough to meet my wife while playing.