It's Monday and It sucks... Woke up at 7 to grab a quick breakfast, put my gear on, sat on my bike and head to the gym. We knew what to do. It is same old Monday and our best friend Vertimax. Before we do our warm up we set up the machines, prepare everything and start. Our couch is very strict with his rules and that’s what I really respect about him. We have a week plan, we know what is going on every week of practice, so we know how to prepare the court. As usual our Mondays are conditioning days. Therefore we don't need balls. I mentioned how coach is strict with rules and little things. Well before a ball workout we always take carts with 50 balls out to the gym, we count it before and after to make sure all of them are there. But.. Lately, coaches from other teams found a volleyball after their practice and they gave it to our coach. So, he was telling us how we need to be careful and pay attention not to lose balls and other equipment otherwise he'll come up with a punishment. Extra conditioning?? Nobody wants that, trust me!!! We got a new girl, a new recruit for 2016, a little freshman. In her first workout with the team, she goes to grab some chairs that we will need for conditioning and guess what she finds? A ball haha...
She grabs a chair and the ball at the same time and started to walk. Coach was talking to his assistants. We spot her with the ball, and the whole team freaked out. Everybody is quiet setting up the Vertimax's but a few girls are coming up to her to hide the ball... of course. They walk her thru the gym to the door. I was the closest one to the door waiting all prepared to run out to the looker room. I took the ball and ran over there, left it and ran back. Everybody was all nervous but excited at the same time. It was such a team effort and badass move from our little freshman. She is in!!!
Maybe it sounds silly for you, but for me it is amazing how our little family always has each others back no matter what. The little freshman on her first day impressed us all and we let her inside of our circle. She is one of us now. We are the way we are because of the rules and discipline that coach made for us. Also, we have spirit that we have because of him, he is teaching us how to connect volleyball with real life. Even though every single one of us is different in all aspects we get along because we are all there for the same thing.
It is a big week for USA! Super Bowl 2016 is about to happen, everybody is so excited. Am I? Well not really. I am from Europe. People, don't get me wrong but I don't understand one thing in this particular sport. All I see is bunch of guys in tight pants running around, fighting and rolling on the floor. However, I am really trying to be open minded about it and learn how everything works. Also there are a few things that I really like about this event. Chicken wings!!! I know I am an athlete, but lets just make Sunday my cheat day... We don't have chicken wings in my country. Actually we do have something similar, but they are made differently and they don't taste as good as these ones here. Yummyyy, I am excited to dip it in ranch. That is something we also don't have. The other part why I am excited to see this show is because I get to see Beyoncé performing. Last thing and the best part of this event is the way it gathers people together. I love the euphoria it causes. It reminds me of home when Novak Djokovic, or any of our National team plays. We are small country with only 7 million inhabitants. However, we were world champions in different sports. You can read a little bit about it in the attachment at the bottom of this page. Towns get crazy when our teams are playing. Bars are full and there are big screens in cafes. They are broadcasting games and people hang out a lot. At home, it is normal but here not so much. People don't socialize as much here. I love the fact that my team has a lot of international people that are as outgoing as I am. So we get to hang out a lot.
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