Benefits of Volleyball
Sport Provides the Following:
- How to deal with demanding superiors.
- How to be a cooperative team member.
- How to make use of both positive and negative feedback.
- How to cope with adversity.
- How to achieve mental toughness.
- How to be a gracious winner.
- How to live with the eccentricities of coaches, teammates, and opponents.
Clearly, the coach cannot adequately address these basics of "life in the fast lane" to every athlete. If our athletes are to become winners in the activites in which the invest, they must have effective mentors throughout their development. Their primary mentors should be their parents. Parents should help teach their daughter how to open up channels of communication with their coach and their teammates. They should instruct their daughter in behaviors that communicate a high level of commitment to BC Volleyball. Some ways for a player to do this include
- Come early and stay late.
- Do extra preparation.
- Be joyful and enthusiastic.
Actively and publicly support their teammates. - Display respect and courtesy for the coaching staff.
Speaking from experience, players who have successfully been
taught these skills will never have to worry about whether the coach
will give her a fair break or not.