Location – ISK, IST (International School of Tanganyika - Dar es Salaam)
The process of this was tryouts, then practice, then ISSEA. Tryouts and practice were at ISK, the ISSEA tournament was at IST. I was the starting setter this season. As the setter, my job was to set the ball for hitter. This was a new experience for me because it was a new position, as well as being on the ISSEA volleyball team. Throughout the season I improved upon my skills as setter. This includes placement of the set, as well as confidence. The setter is supposed to set the ball every second touch (three touches are allowed on each side). As I improved I was able to set the ball from different positions on the court.
Volleyball is 100% a team sport. There is no possible way to play it alone. As a player can only touch the ball once before touching it again (can’t touch it twice consecutively), it is necessary to play collaboratively with your teammates. Another aspect of teamwork that is important in volleyball is practice. If only half the team shows up for practice it is almost useless. I was at all practices, unless I had a medical appointment (like dentist or such), which only occurred once or twice.
In all sports, sportsmanship is very important, with your team and with other teams. This includes things like accepting responsibility for your mistakes, and trying help the team as a whole improve. Throughout the course of the season, the team as a whole certainly improved. This was partly because of the individuals improving at their own positions. For me, this was improving on my consistency as well as on my ability to get to every ball in time to set it, and trying to make that set hittable.
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