Club Volleyball: Makeups

Kate's club (I will call them 'The Animals') had a makeup tryout last night so Kate, her mom, and I went. I wanted Kate to see a tryout without the pressure of being in one. There were 20-25 girls there last night and as I watched these 14 year olds go through their drills, I felt kind of bad knowing that there are a ton of volleyball loving girls out there who won't even get a chance to play on a team. One girls stood out. Not real tall, but she did a great job passing, had a nice vertical as a hitter, stood out in her Nevillisms shirt and just generally looked like she would be a great addition on any team. She had heart. I think that's one of the shortcomings of club volleyball tryout weekend. Many girls will make teams based on their height or the skills they showed, but you cannot judge heart in a tryout with 50 girls. I saw it in #82 because I watched her closely...but I don't even know if she made the team as we left before they started talking to girls. I hope she did, and if she didn't, I hope she doesn't give up on her dream because I'd take a team of girls like her (and Kate) any day of the week. Tonight we meet the team.