Personal Narrative: My School's Varsity Volleyball Team

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This past year I have taken on many leadership activities, but the most ruling and crucial one was being chosen as my school’s varsity volleyball team captain. I was chosen not only by my coaches, but also by my teammates. They put their trust in me to lead them to the sectional championship with myriad obstacles to overcome as a team. About a fourth of the way through our season, my team’s coach had a baby and went on maternity leave until about two weeks before our sectionals began. Plus, like any other girls team, our team had to deal with drama about halfway through the season without our coach being present. I knew that with drama our team would sink down and may not be able to pull against the odds, so I set up a meeting for all

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