Volleyball.......again!!!

[DianaB]

Jaci had her first three games last night. She sat all the way through the first game, and the second game she got to go in and play for the last 3 points. She was mad and Glen and I weren't very happy in the stands.

There are four seniors on the team, with one playing all the time (she excells in all sports so it's understandable that she's playing) of the other three, one is traded in occasionally, another one is traded in a little bit more than Jaci, and Jaci is traded in hardly at all. Jaci is an excellent player and I'm not just being partial as a mom about that.

Anyway, last night on the third game a girl twisted her ankle, the coach already had the other girls traded in (a rare coincidence) so Jaci had to take this girls spot. It was a position that Jaci had never played before but she did great!! She even served and got a few points to put us ahead. The other parents got to cheering Jaci on and the coach put her in again.

Glen, another senior parent, and I sat together with the other parents so they were aware of the girls sitting on the bench. There was no team spirit because the girls on the bench knew that they weren't part of the team, but things changed once the girls were put in. I hope that the coach noticed that and hopefully things will change. We talked to Jaci about talking to the coach. She's not going to know that Jaci's unhappy until Jaci points it out to her. Jaci is very well liked and it wouldn't surprise me if the girls don't do something to help her play more. We'll see.

If it wouldn't have been for the girl twisting her ankle Jaci wouldn't have played probably for the last game either. She was prepared to quit but now she's going to see what happens. I'm still so fustrated with the coach that I could spit nails!!!!!