Comeback Kids

So the younger girls' season is officially over, and it ended with a big win against Victory. Finally, it clicked in their tiny minds how much easier it is to win when they make their serves, something they have struggled with all season long. We always seemed to have to play comeback kids, digging ourselves a hole in the first game, which we surprisingly came back to win. The second game wasn't any better, even with our best six on the court, the team managed to lose. I think one of these times I may have a heart attack at the age of 21 if one of their parents doesn't first because they enjoy making the score as close as possible. The third and final game was a nail biter, as they came back to win 30-28 in a game to 25. It was never an easy time with them, whether it was practice or a match. There were about six 5th graders and and four 6th graders, and most of them have not had a very good coach to teach them the basics of the sport. We did what we could with them, but they just had no desire to win. At first, I thought this age would be the easiest to coach, but I was definitely wrong about that. They were more rebellious than any of the older girls, constantly talking back and unwilling to cooperate. I think this had much to do with their success, because the less they cared, the more we had given up on them. Overall, they grew together as a team and learned their lessons the hard way, but nonetheless, learned their lesson, and it showed in their fight last night.