Teamwork emphasized early
Volleyball season kicking off at East Three
Stewart Burnett
Northern News Services
Thursday, September 15, 2016
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Boys volleyball coach Jeff Amos had his U-15 volleyball team out at the Terry Fox Run on Sept. 18 as part of a team-building exercise early in the new season.
Jenna Guy has fun while bouncing the ball during volleyball practice on Sept. 19. - Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
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"At the beginning of the season we usually get together and just see where they're at, their skill level," Amos said. "Once we have an idea what their skill level is, we start preparing our practice plans. One of the big things at the beginning of the season is team camaraderie."
Running the Terry Fox Run as a team was a huge help to bring the players together, get them working together and pursuing goals as a team, he said.
"Whether they're running the 2.5 km or 5 km, they're doing it as a team," said Amos.
The boys had also received a generous donation, with $250 going to the Terry Fox Foundation and the another $250 going toward the team.
"Just like any other sport, it's all about teamwork, depending on one another, supporting one another," said Amos about volleyball. "When I was growing up, it was always about teamwork and my emphasis as coach is about teamwork, too."
His teams, like the girls, are split between the junior and senior levels, with the first tournaments coming up in mid-October.
Grade 9 player Shenise Mavis, in the girls' group, agreed that teamwork is important in volleyball. She's played the sport on and off in the past, but this is her first time being part of an organized team.
"I'm sort of good at it," she said about why she likes the sport.
Her hope for the new season is simple: meeting new people and having fun.
Amos said the school volleyball teams are always looking for funding, fundraising assistance and volunteers to come out and help.
