Ally is in Volleyball

Well Henry's dream has finally come true. Ally has joined volleyball. I don't know why this was Henry's dream. But has always said that he wanted his daughter to play volleyball. Go figure. She began volleyball in January and has played in 7 games. Her team is called the Angels. Ally enjoyed it so much that we have signed her up with the same team for another session.

Here she is waiting for the serve.

As a team, the girls are working on returning serves. It is difficult for them to judge where that ball is going to land. So, they will often set-up to return a serve just to miss it because they were to far back or the ball went behind them. However, in our last game, they returned the ball at least 5 times, which was huge.

Ally quickly learned how to serve. When she was in soccer everyone said she had a power kick like no other. Well, it seems that she also has a power arm. She is really good at serving. In one game she scored 6 points on serves alone.

Ally really enjoys volleyball, as you can see in this picture.

You know my kids are a lot like me and Henry. They are very passive. Which is a great trait. However, when it comes to many sports, you must play aggressively. When Ryan and Ally were both in soccer, we would see their passiveness on the field. They would not "fight" for the ball. They would kick the ball if it came to them. However, they would not get into the mix of kids and try to get the ball. Volleyball is not an aggressive sport. Everyone has their position on the court and everyone has a turn to serve. I think this is why Ally enjoys volleyball. Everyone gets a turn and you don't have to "fight" for it.