My blogging experience has been hard sometimes and the other times it has been really easy. I like the whole idea of writing about something I am interested in but I did not know what to write about. also sometimes I fell behind and it was really really hard to catch back up because there are always more blogs being assigned so once you fell behind on one you have to do two to catch up. I dont know if that was hard for anybody else but that was pretty hard for me. I think was hard for me because like I said before sometimes I wasnt sure what to write about. I spent so much time thinking about what I should be writing about when I should have been typing already. Also to save me some of that trouble I could have written more rough drafts to save me time. I only did that about twice. I did like a couple things about this though. I liked that I got to look deeper into something I love. I also like that I can share my knowledge about volleyball to people that have the same passion for me. I have enjoyed doing this blog and I am glad I got to experience this.

I know I have probably said this so many times but I am going to say it all one last time because I would like to have everybody share the same experiences I have. Volleyball is such an amazing sport. Anybody can do it if they really set their minds to it. It is not a very hard sport to grasp the concept of. My sister did not know anything about volleyball but then she started coming to all my games for school volleyball and then I taught her the basic things of volleyball and now she wants to try out for the school team. See it is as easy that. You can go so far with playing volleyball. When I am mad or sad I just grab a volleyball and go hit outside. It takes my mind off everything else. Volleyball isnt always serious, it can be very fun. I hope after all my blogging you have learned a thing or two. I really liked doing this. Happy wishes to you all.

-Sabrina :)

2000 Sydney Olympics Volleyball Gold Medal Match

Today I am going to talk about volleyball in the Olympics. Volleyball in the Olympics has come so far. Each year more and more fans fall in love with the sport volleyball because of the Olympics. They get most excited though, for Olympic volleyball. I am pretty sure I have an idea why they get the most excited for Olympic volleyball. I think it is the same reason as me. Even though I love to play volleyball I only like to watch highschool volleyball and Olympic volleyball. I think the only reason I like to watch those the most is because they are so intense when they play. It is also really cool to watch when it is two really good teams playing eachother. It is so much more interesting to watch two really good teams play eachother because it is so much more intense and the players have to work that much more. Above this there is a video of an Olympic game. The people playing in the Olympics obviously have to try way harder. That makes the game a whole lot more fun. If you have never watched Olympic volleyball, you should because you could learn a lot just by watching the best players play at the top of their game. I tried to find a good one for you guys so I hope you all like it. I also hope that after watching this video you will always want to keep up with Olympic volleyball.

-Sabrina :)

Today I think I will talk about volleyball clothes and balls and stuff like that. You always want to have the best stuff. You want stuff that will last long and will not break. I have done some researching so I can tell you what the best companies are to buy volleyball apparel. I can also tell you from my experiences which is the best and which is the worst. You can hear it straight from somebody who has used everything. I can also give you some links to the websites of the companies so you guys can check the websites out for yoursleves. I hope what I talk about on this blog helps a lot of you. I know if I had opinions like this when I first started it would have been a lot of help and would have saved many trips to Sports Authority ha ha. So I hope by the end of this you guys have a better idea of each type of company that sells volleyball stuff.



Well first off there is a company called ASICS. I do not know if you have heard of this company but it is pretty popular. I know a lot of people have items from this company. You probably have heard of this company because it doesnt just sell volleyball things it also sells the basic athletic apparel. It sells knee pads and spandex but then it also sells regular gym shoes and running outfits you know stuff like that. I like this company for certain things. If you just want the plain volleyball things then you should probably look and buy here but if you want colorful stuff like neon colored spandex they might have it but not much.



Another company is Nike. I am 100 percent sure that you have heard this county. I am also sure that you have at least one thing from Nike. They sell almost everything. Nike is kind of like ASICS just a lot bigger. Nike has everything, They have regular, everyday clothes. They also have bags and sports balls for almost every sport there is out there. They have knee pads, volleyball shoes and spandex. Also clothes for other sports. Again though Nike is like ASICS because they have spandex but they do not really have them in neon and funky colors like some of the other companies have.



Another volleyball company is Mikasa. This is one of my favorite companies because they have all the volleyball accessories. They even have volleyball jewelry. They have some really cute stuff for girls but they also have cool stuff for guys too. Also you can pretty much design what you want your volleyball to look like. I mean you can pick two or three colors out of many and customize your volleyball. They also have the fun neon colored spandex. They have pretty much anything you can think of for volleyball. They even have key chains and blankets. The stuff they have is really cool. If you have friends that like to play volleyball it is a really good company to buy presents for you friends and family. Since this is one of the countries I like the most I am going to give you a link to their website. http://www.volleyballmarket.com/mikasa-volleyball.htm





Here is a picture of a Mikasa volleyball:

















The last company I will talk about is Molten. I love this company. They also have everything from the basic apparel to little accessories. I like them because they have fun colored spandex. They also have really cool socks. They have all different designs in them. They are really cool. They are really similar to the last company I was talking about, Mikasa. I just like this company because they are really cool and creative. I like them a lot so I will give you a link to their website. You can check it out. I hope you like it too. http://www.volleyball.com/








Here are some really cool colored volleyballs:

Hope all of you liked this :)

-Sabrina :)

This time I am going to talk about the history of volleyball and where it all started.

The game of volleyball was invented by a man named William G. Morgan in 1895. The game was originally called "mintonette". The guy that named it volleyball was Alfred Hallstead. He said that the players were "volleying" the ball, hence the name volleyball. He designed the game to be a combination of basketball, baseball, tennis and handball. The game at first was popular in the United States but then couple years later it became more popular in Canada and Cuba. After that a lot of more countries became fans of the game volleyball. Little by little more and more countries like Poland and Czechoslovakia were staring to be interested in the game. The first net that was played with was borrowed from tennis and it was raised to 6 feet and 6 inches of the ground. The offensive style of setting and spiking was first demonstrated in the Philippines in 1916. After a while it became obvious to people that there needed to be rules to the game. That is when the USVBA was created. (United States Volleyball Association)

This is a picture of the flag for the Phillipines because they played a big role in the game of volleyball



In 1900, there was a special ball invented for the game.
In 1916, in the Philippines, an offensive style of passing the ball in a high spot to be struck by another player (the set and spike) were introduced. Also in 1916 the Filipinos developed the "bomba" or kill, and called the hitter a "bomberino"

In 1920, three hits and back row attack rules were formed
In 1930, the first two man beach volleyball game was played
In 1934, referees were approved to ref the games
In 1960, new techniques were added to the game including the soft spike (dink), the forearm pass (bump), blocking across the net, and defensive diving and rolling
In 1964, volleyball was introduced to the Olympics in Tokyo
In 1983, AVP was formed (Association of Volleyball Professionals)

This is obviously a picture of the flag of the United States because they are the one the invented volleyball.



There is something called the Morgan trophy. It is a trophy given to the most outstanding female and male volleyball player. It is presented annually obviously named after William Morgan, the inventor of volleyball.

Volleyball ranks behind only soccer in participation sports. Today there are over 800 million people who play volleyball a week.

I hope you all enjoyed learning about the history of volleyball.

-Sabrina :)

Today I am going to talk about my school volleyball team. We had such an amazing season. We went undefeated and won the name of conference champs. All of the girls on our team had their strengths that made our team the Woodland 8th grade green team. We also had really good coaches. They worked us so hard, sometimes to the point where the whole team wanted to faint but it was good for us. None of us ever wanted to do the super hard work outs but we knew if we tried really hard that it would be worth it in the end. We did not start off the season doing these really hard workouts but when the end of the season came around we started doing them. We started doing them because we had this one game that according to our coaches we did not move our feet enough. So after that game we had practice the next day and that is when we started these work outs. Some of the work outs we did were made up by the coaches but some of the other workouts were videos. They were all the same video made by the same guy but each video had a certain workout for each part. The videos were all P90x. Some were for plyometrics and others were like for cardio. Those were the ones that were the hardest from what I remember. We also had to run a lot. We did a lot of running like suicides, usually at the end of practice. We also sometimes did yoga. Our coach said we did yoga to relax our muscles and to cool down. We had a lot of tough practices but I bet that is why we did so good this season. I am so glad that we did this good my last year in middle school. It was an amazing way to end my sports in my last year.






As I have talked about before I play on a club volleyball team. It is called Sky High. Here os the link for it: http://www.skyhighvolleyball.org/Default_css.aspx



The girls on my team had so much talent. We were all like sisters, we all got along and we all were so close. We could tell eachother anything and we could come to eachother for advice or whatever. I am sure that because we all got along so well that it did help us with the actual game of volleyball. We were not on the court like yelling at eachother and stuff like that. We helped eachother out.

This is kind of like a shout out to my volleyball team. They were all such great girls. Each of them helped me with something in my life. It was either with life or volleyball or something else but they all helped me. I am so happy to have shared an amazing experience with such amazing girls.

-Sabrina :)

This time, on this blog today, I am going to tell you about the two different types of volleyball. One of the types of volleyball is beach volleyball. The other type is indoor volleyball. You usually see indoor volleyball most of the time. Indoor volleyball is the type you see in schools and stuff. Beach volleyball is so much different than indoor volleyball. Beach volleyball, in my opinion is so much harder than indoor volleyball. I have never actually played beach volleyball but I am going to start playing it through a club. Even though I have never done beach volleyball I know that will be tough. I think this just because of the obvious reason. That the courts for each type of volleyball are the same size but for beach volleyball you only play with two people on the court and in indoor volleyball you play with six. This obviously means that when you are playing beach volleyball you have to move your feet and talk way more than when you are in indoor. I am actually curious though, to find which court is easier to move your feet on like sand or hardwood floor. I would think that hardwood floor would be easier but I don't know. If you know anything about you can comment and tell me what you know :) I am really excited to see if when I start beach volleyball if I might like it more than indoor volleyball. It probably will not happen though because I love indoor volleyball so much. So beach volleyball would have to be like pretty much amazing for me to like it more than indoor. All my friends that have done beach volleyball have said that they like it a lot so I hope I do too. So I know a fair amount of stuff on beach volleyball but I don't know as much about beach volleyball as I do indoor obviously. I know that the two players should stand side by side not one in front of the other. There is though, a similarity between the two. If one of the players goes up to block than there needs to be another player up front covering just in case something goes wrong with block. For example if it rolls off the blockers fingers or the blocker misses it.

If you watch beach volleyball I am pretty sure that you will be really interested in it. Its really intense because of all the moving and talking and everybody yelling and screaming. I could not even really imagine how hard it is to play beach volleyball. I am sure it is probably a really tough work out. You definitely have to have a good relationship with your partner because it is just you and them on that court.

I hope you guys did like this blog. I always enjoy writing for people who share the same passion as me. See you all.

-Sabrina :)

Today I am going to talk about some of the most amazing volleyball players out there. One time, a couple years ago I did a project on a professional volleyball player named Gabrielle Reece. Now whenever I see or hear her name I am interested to know what she has done. Gabrielle is not just a really good volleyball player she is also a very successful model. Now I can give you some interesting facts about Gabrielle Reece. :)

-in 1989, they named her one of the top 5 most beautiful girls in the world

-she has just recently became a spokes model for Nike and Coppertone

-she has also been a sports commentator on MTV

-when she reached the age of seven she was already 5 feet

-she is now 6 feet 3 inches

-she plays the same position as me which is a middle hitter

-she went 5 seasons being team captain

-she had the most kills for 3 years in a row


Here is a video of Gabrielle Reece: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmyCc99VZVg

I want to do play volleyball for the next couple years, at least. I would like to play in college too. I hope that eventually I can be as good and successful as she is now. I do not really want to be a model but I do want to be a volleyball player ha ha :)




Anybody can do volleyball if they just try. That is why I think you should start volleyball. It is never to late to start. It is an easy sport to learn if you actually make the commitment. I am saying all of this of this because as you can see, you can be very successful at volleyball. If you are good enough you could eventually go to the Olympics or even JO which is Junior Olympics. Professional volleyball players also make a lot of money. Also playing volleyball or even any kind of sport can lead to many different things. For example, Gabrielle is now the spokes model for Nike. That is a very big company. All I am saying is that with volleyball you can get many more things out of it other than just the fun of playing the sport.


Well boys and girls, I really hope that you like what I am doing with my blog and volleyball. I want everybody to like this and always want to keep up with it. So if you have anything that you want me to fix or put more information, I can try to do that. Like I said I am really hoping that you like reading this as much as I like doing it. I just like to know that I am educating people about a sport that plays a really big role in my life right now. It is the most amazing sport. I hope I have convinced you to like the sport as much as I do.

-Sabrina :)