With the experience and skills I took away from being the team manager I was able to successfully spin the volleyball on my finger for a good 30 seconds, cart dance, and keep very precise stats. No I’m only kidding, managing the team allowed me to practice with a varsity team and learn a lot about how to play. I played for a club team for the next year then I tried out for the NTHS varsity team again. I didn’t make it. Oh well. I could look at a situation and see that the glass was half full rather than half empty.
Colleen and Jim were non-athletes, Colleen played a little lacrosse and field hockey but nothing serious. I watched them both grow older and follow society out into the real world. Going to college, finding jobs, and moving out on their own. My life had revolved around following by example. I would cut my hair the way my sister did. I would play a computer game my brother tried. I didn’t consider myself a leader until this past year. I was foraging a path not yet taken. I cut away the greenery from infront of me. I scanned the forest floor for my next step. This life path was unlike anyone I’d ever talked to or heard about. I felt so unorthodox and liberated. I could be my own person. My computer screen lit up my face. I starred at my mailbox on the screen. To the side I had organized a list under “college volleyball”. This list consists of 10 or 11 different schools none of which any of my siblings went to. None of my siblings played a sport in college. None of my siblings played volleyball. None of my siblings started a new sport their junior year. None of my siblings were me and that’s refreshingly simple.
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