High School Volleyball Research Paper

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The Similarities and Differences in School and Competitive Volleyball The game of volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan in the year of 1895. Today there are over 46 million who play volleyball in the United States. There is over 800 million people worldwide who play volleyball at least once a week. (Athletic Scholarships) When somebody goes to pursue their career in college volleyball they normally have a rather large background of volleyball. Normally those people have put hard time, work, and money into getting recognized. They have played volleyball in high school and out of season competitive volleyball. Both of these look good when colleges are recruiting players, but there are some qualities that makes one more enjoyable than other for the players. There is some big similarities and differences when people think about both season and competitive volleyball, here are some of the examples; how much time consuming each one is, the prices between both, effort in the games and the rules between both. First off, school and club volleyball are both very time consuming but they both have different timings. School …show more content…

School seasons effort is so much lower compared to competitive seasons. During school, most people are just there going through the motions. While competitive, players are trying their hardest and to be the best you can be. They want to get their money's worth out of their season and try to compete their hardest and win as much as possible. Most school season coaches encourage their players to play on a competitive team with different teammates then the ones you play school season with. They encourage that because players meet other players who push each other. Once competitive season is done, and it's time for school season to start, the players are more well rounded and ready to get back with their school

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