U13 Volleyball Tournament

(Nattamon, Nattaporn, Onjira, Pornchanok, Ramida, Angella, Lalita, Panjitra)

My Super Energetic and almost uncontrollable, talktive, and extremely, ADHD, but fun and enjoyable, sweet, U13 Volleyball Girls)

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This past weekend, I came off the DL (Disabled List) to take my U13 Volleyball Team to NIVA, which is one of our sister schools, to play in a BISAC tournament.  I was worried because I had not coached them in about two weeks, and I wasn't sure that I would be able to make it since I was coming back to action from being assigned to bed rest.

Well, I was hoping for a 7th spot with our girls, but we didn't get that, back in my mind I was hoping for more but realistically I think I knew.  We tried our hardest but we fell to the 8th spot out of 8 teams in the tournament.  Honestly I don't think we were that good to compete with the other schools.  My team consists of 6th graders and one 5th grader.  My girls have never played volleyball and I was teaching them from scratch.  While the other schools, had 7th graders or a whole team of them, they had been playing for 2 years and actually looked quite older than my little girls.  We improved so much through the year, but there is only so much you can do in one season.

The core 8 girls that went with me to the tournament were my top players and the ones that showed up to practices and have good skill.  So I knew we were putting our best efforts up.  I felt bad though, 2 of the girls cried, and I don't know what to say or do in that situation.  Plus, it is so hard to comfort them because as I do they get agitated and distant.  I feel helpless, and I try to explain, it's just a volleyball game.  But it's the BISAC tournament, the big one!

Anyways, we all survived, and hopefully I get a chance to coach them next year, and hopefully they will have a good rest of the year.  Here are a few pictures from the tournament.

God bless.