My coach says if he can't find a setter again then i will have to be the setter again, but if he does he wants me to be the main spiker. i'm 5'7 and i've been on the varsity team since my freshman year and next year i become a sophmore and i don't want a freshman taking my spot (not that i'm afraid). i also want to get better with my talent. so please anything could help in some way.
198807
this is a long and hard question!\n\nto be a good setter you have to be able to set TO any person FROM anywhere on the court. after all the second hit is yours. so pratice that. also a setter is the play maker. learn to read your opposition. look for their weakness's and strengths. and always keep in mind you can set the backrow.\n\nas for being a good hitter. learn to read the floor. watch the defense and keep looking for a 'hole'. try to keep your options open, or in other words, brute force can score kills, but it's not the only way to score points. dinks, cuts and of time shot hits are all simple techniques that are equally effective at scoring points.\n\ngood luck
433459
Well first of all on your blocking try and keep tall people in the front that can especially jump high and defense just make sure that you can all bump the ball and get it back over after you learn how to get the ball over with out it hitting the ground then try to bump,set,spike it u should stand regular until u become more advanced it's all about thinking ahead and being where you need to be at the right time hope ya'll do great tell me how it goes!! =\n\n\nFreshman Volleyball WOOOOOO
340765
Varsity is for the best atheletes whether they are seniors or freshman, it doesnt matter. If he/she is asking you to do the all around then my best guess is he/she thinks you either have:\n#1 better general skills than the rest of the team, or\n#2 most of the other gymnasts are better at a particular skill (bars, floor, beam ,or whatever) and he/she wants them to focus on one or 2 skills.\n\n Either way i would assume it is a compliment to your abilities or at least your potential and the best thing to do is work hard and listen to the coach, sounds like he/she has a lot of faith in you!
494913
confront the coach about it. try ur best. don't give up. & keep ur head up\n:) good luck
61202
I think you should just do your best! put all of your effort into your routine. Smile all the time and have alot of energy.\nThe key to a good squad is to have diversity in talents. The coach/captain isnt going to want everyone to be able to do back flips.
26049
Sure\n\nTalk to the Coach.  I have a friend who started his senior year.  You'll need to train and get in shape but talk to the coach.  He'll tell you what to do.
577802
i love gymnastics...been doing it for 9 years...i just finished my 3rd year of 8 (mainly because of injuries i had to repeat it), with an exception of 1 level 9 meet...hopefully ill do a full season of 9...what level are you? i dont think i could do gymnastics forever, my body would kill me, haha. but i hope to compete all though high school and then see what happens....hopefully i can coach as a first job.
291018
Play everything, because high school and Jr. High are fun like that.  I ended up playing running back and free saftey but on JV and C team I played D-line, tightend, reciever, QB get a feel for it all that way if you want/have to play a different position at the college level it's not that brand new to you. I was a lil guy in Jr high and high school 5'7 155 after I got to college I grew but do it all man. Don't limit yourself to just one sport do swimming, tennis, hoops all that skill pays off in the long run, And youre 12 what else do you have to do.
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Speak to the cheerleading coach.  Let her know you really want to be there, but have a prior commitment with the track team.  Then ask her if there is a time you can learn what will be taught.\n\nIf you word it correctly, she'll know you are serious when you say you're going to do it.  Coaches appreciate knowing they can count on their entire team, when they give their word.
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I dont know what is wrong with you. If you are physically and mentally fit to play the game, I dont see the reason why you're having such a big problem. Its all in your head. If you got game, you dont have to brag about it. Let your game do the talking. My Dad once said, you dont ask for respect, you earn it. By showing that you are a really great baller, respect will come. But not being a great offensive player, makes you a great player. You have to have all the necessary skills to play on a TEAM. Your problem was, you always get picked last? That's fine because they dont know you yet. So, show them that you belong by being a chamistry type of player. Look to pass before you shoot. Look to rebound before you run for a fastbreak and most of all, the most important thing in all of team sports, RUN RUN and RUN. Dont be lazy. If I'm wrong with my advice, I'll give you 50 points from me.
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yay! i found someone like me!\nwell, what i do is i talked to one of my teammates, our setter, and she told me one-on-one how to do it. so she told me to relax ur fingers and to place them so they are about,a big as the Volleyball, and to practice pretending to set a ball by using ur fingers to push the ball into the air.t hen when i mastered that part, i got a Volleyball, and practiced using the hand motions( relax fingers, hands apart cupping VB, and pushing out, etc)\nPRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!!!!\nmake sure when ur setting, to get underneath the ball, and to face your target or where ever you want the ball to go... \n\nwhat i found useful was to use my legs when i set. like, when ur passing, u use ur legs to "push" forward, same with setting except ur going to go up and down... make sense?? hope so... if not email me back and ill put it into different words..LOL! well GOOD LUCK!!
226611
If you do not stretch, then you could get seriously injured, as for your coach, try asking for some stretch time.GOOD LUCK!!!
18986
Hey man, we like brothers. I am not exactly skinny, I'm about 170-180lbs. I was on my school's rec. basketball team. I didn't miss one practice. It was fun. I would join and see how it's like. It doesn't matter how much you weigh. Look at Robert Traylor. He was a big man and he played in the NBA for the Cavs. He's a free agent now, but it doesn't matter. He still played the game, and he was successful. If you love the game, then have fun playing it. I'm 13 and in middle school and next year, I'll be going to my high school, and I plan on joining the Fottball team, the basketball team, and the baseball team. I even plan on joining the track team for shotput and discus. All because I love playing sports. I'm a very competitive person. So, join you're basketball team, and DON'T QUIT IT IF YOU JOIN. If you quit, you'll be picked on for quitting and wasting the team's time. So if you feel that you can do it, than join and do it. Best wishes man! PEACE!
529153
A lot of coaches look for how good you are on defense. remember - offensive isn't always the most important thing. Free throws, lay-ups, jump shots and teamwork is also something the coach will look for. Good luck!
43452
I'm about your height and played volleyball in HS.  If I remember right (yes, it's been a few years ago...), my problems with spiking weren't with height or jumping, it was with getting the timing down.  Sometimes it helped if my Dad or sisters just fed the ball to me so I could time the jump right.  Work on that over and over and see if you improve.  It made a lot of difference in my game.
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You need to go and support your friends. The more you are around the better. You can get them to give you tips and help you with your stunts and then next year you shouldn't have a bit of problem making the squad. You might want to enroll in a gymnastics class...then who knows..when you do try out next year you may be better than they are and they will see how much you have worked and that you are really serious about cheerleading. Another thing...If they are truly your friends then they won't abandon you.
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I'm sure that the coach will let you train with the team, even though you're not exactly up to what they're looking for.  Perhaps with a better training schedule, you'll drop some time and compete with those top 7.  Just tell him your personal bests, and what you've been doin to train over the summer, and let him make the decision.\n\nBut generally, only 7 people run in collegiate XC (unless it's a dual meet or something), so you wouldn't be able to race in legit meets unless you broke in their squad.