Back to Volleyball

I have been playing a lot of volleyball lately.  Since last summer I have been playing pick-up games every Tuesday at the NATO gym on base.  In August I played my first beach volleyball tournament for Sports Day on base and my team won the whole tournament!

still working on my approach and swing

A couple of Dutch guys I play with also play for a volleyball team out of Landgraaf, which is a town just over the border in the Netherlands.  In January their team played a day tournament in which they needed a female on their team.  Hence, they asked me to join them.  It was only a couple days after I got back to Germany, so I wasn't completely over the jet-lag yet.  But I still joined them and had a great time.  All the guys were Dutch and I played well with them, so they invited me to come play with them on a regular basis.  So for the past 2.5 months I have been also playing volleyball with the Landgraaf team on Thursday nights.  I am the only female.  And I like it that way.

playing much better in the back row now

There are also volleyball teams on all the American bases in Germany, so I played in a tournament in January with the team from Spangdahlem Airbase.  The tournament was at Ramstein Airbase and it was an all-female team.  It was so easy to play on the girls' net!

In a few weeks I will play an indoor volleyball tournament with the Landgraaf team, in May I will play an outdoor tournament with them, and in June I will play another outdoor tournament on base.

My volleyball skills have improved greatly, and I wish my high school coaches could see me play now!  I am also in the best physical shape of my life due to Crossfit, so I believe that has helped my volleyball game in many ways.