[ oh, he loves this part. it’s the fruit of his labor. the tough days that ended up being the most important to him during that time. she starts to use his hands, visually relying on them to work together with his voice to explain it in a dynamic, energetic way. ]
So the sand, the weather? It works against you all the time. the floor gives way to your weight and could be a real bad guy if you’re trying to jump, or get a good dig in. You can’t get a secure kick, y’know? So you have to jump harder to compensate. And the wind— your partner could set up the perfect toss, but if the wind decides to blow, you could miss your mark.
[ the rules are also different, but he won’t get into that. ]
Beach Volleyball only plays with doubles, too, so all of two people need to know how to play every traditional position for coverage. When you go back to indoor volleyball . . .
[ he doesn’t like to brag, but he’ll be real. ]
My jump was crazy high. [ he’s short, so crazy high!!!! ] I could let my teammates depend on me when I was on defense, too— I learned how to receive, and that was my worst skill in school.
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So the sand, the weather? It works against you all the time. the floor gives way to your weight and could be a real bad guy if you’re trying to jump, or get a good dig in. You can’t get a secure kick, y’know? So you have to jump harder to compensate. And the wind— your partner could set up the perfect toss, but if the wind decides to blow, you could miss your mark.
[ the rules are also different, but he won’t get into that. ]
Beach Volleyball only plays with doubles, too, so all of two people need to know how to play every traditional position for coverage. When you go back to indoor volleyball . . .
[ he doesn’t like to brag, but he’ll be real. ]
My jump was crazy high. [ he’s short, so crazy high!!!! ] I could let my teammates depend on me when I was on defense, too— I learned how to receive, and that was my worst skill in school.