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Team workBeing part of the ISSEA team was a highlight for me. My main experiences of ISSEA before has been football which is also a team sport but it is also more about individuals as you can do really well with just one excellent striker. In volleyball you can only do well if everyone communicates and works together. As I was the Setter I really didn't score many points but I know that I set up well for other people to score. When there were a few moments of tension in the team, we always quickly focussed. It was great to really feel the team working well together.
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PerseverenceTo be on any team needs commitment. I had some practices that did not go well and I felt frustrated with myself especially when I knew that I could play better. But as time went on it was good to see that my skills improved especially when I had the opportunity to play so much in the competition. I can see that by persevering I got better, it is easy to see this in sport but sometimes it is a bit harder to see it in class but it is the same.
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Risk takerLast year at ISU I was on the volleyball team but I only played for a few minutes in the whole tournament. When I came to IST I wanted to try out for Volleyball but I didn't think my chances would be very high as the school is so much bigger and the team was pretty set before I arrived. As volleyball started as soon as school started I decided I needed to take the plunge and try out even though I didn't know anyone or how good they were. I am very glad as it lead to many more opportunities and enabled to meet people who I have since become very good friends with. I also think that my confidence grew through volleyball and playing as a team. After the tournament people kept coming and congratulating me saying that they never new how confident I was before seeing me play. If I hadn't of taken the risk i would not of had these benefits.
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ISSEA Reflection
At the end of the ISSEA tournament we came 7 out of the eight teams but to me it feels much more positive that that. I had a great time and friendships became stronger. I was very surprised to be awarded the IST girls player of the tournament, it is something I will remember for a lifetime.
I think that as a team despite winning only 2 games there was a great team sprit and we never became cross with one another but kept on encouraging each other. We could see who needed encouragement and we responded. I will remember that as well as it made being on the team feel part of something special. I know that I was very glad to be on the team and all the benefits that came from it. But with these teams there are always some people who don't get to be on the team and since then this has happened to me with football. I had really hoped to be on this team so it was disappointing but since then I have got involved in other things like basketball and trying out for Kilimanjaro which I wouldn't have done if I had been on the football team. I can see that something good came from this disappointment. I am already looking forward to volleyball next year and thinking how we can start preparing and training so that we can improve. I hope that I can encourage some people who have never played volleyball before to try out and that might also have a very good experience being part on an IST Volleyball team. |