The Volley Entry

So guys, here's what some of you've been waiting for. Time for my first volleyball bottom line :)

Tonight I've been to the third team I wanted to have a look at. So till now I participated at trainings at USYD, UNSW and UTS. Must say that the training today at UTS was really really cool. Even though I didn't play setter (maybe that's BECAUSE it was that much fun ;) ). Did a lot of passing and spiking training. Was really fun and, this has been the first training for a long time, after which I've been really happy with my performance. Maaaaaan, you should've seen my passing (and even the spiking was damn good. aaaaah. I'm a hitter captured in the body of a setter. or something like this *g*). But I have to admit that the setter of UTS is really a huge (guess about 1,95m) setter ^^. But without joking, he's really really good. Was easy to spike. Thx, mate! After all, I really want to join the training next week again. Even though I'm not going to be their #1 setter.

USYD: Last Monday I've been to USYD training. That's what I've told you. I thought I had to die...but in the end it was pretty much ok. The guys want me as their #1 setter, what would be a big challange. But unfortunately it takes me quite a long time to get to the training, since they practice a little outside of sydney and if there isn't this one guy from coogee at training who took me home last time, it would take me about 1,5 hours to get home...but I'll go there tomorrow again, since I haven't made up my mind completely and the guys have been pretty much ok too.

UNSW: What I've seen so far, the most well-practiced team. Looks like they play together for quite a long time now. But also looked like their not really open for new players, even though the told me that they always want some new ones. Maybe it was just a bad day when I got there, but didn't convince me to go there one more time.

So in the end there's USYD and UTS left. Not quite sure what to do...but the "normal" coach of UTS hasn't been there today, so maybe I should just have a chat with him next week what he thinks...maybe it doesn't make sense for him to let me join training if I can't play the competition or sth like that...we will see....any advice gladly appreciated, by the way ;)

What else to say..hm...yeah, I really get used to those english phrases...and even volleyball phrases sound cooler in english..."nice pass, nice pass", "great set, great set", "nice swing" or "great touch" (yeah, the really said those things to me - I know that some guys in Lengfeld are now shaking their heads ^^). Or when coordinating the plays "red 11 a" sounds kind of cool too ;) Aaaaaaaaaand, I really get used to this "sash-thing" (for those at home with the longer alphabet: säsch-sing ^^). It's kind of to difficult for the Aussies to call me by my full name during exhausting plays, so it becomes mostly a "yeah sash..."...but doesn't sound that bad actually ;-)

And now folks at home: spike hard, dig deep!

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