Volleyball Spikes a Change

BENJAMIN LANGE

Staff Writer

     The Alhambra High School junior varsity volleyball team has reached the middle of their season and are working tirelessly during practice to have a successful second half of the season. Their daily practice consists mainly of passing the ball in order to gain better hand-eye coordination. More intense practices consists of conditioning and scrimmaging in order to be more prepared for gaming situations.

    Since last season, the team has improved significantly due to the addition of new teammates and returners from the previous season. They have enhanced their coordination as well as their personal performance on the court.

    “We have improved our communication and learned to not get discouraged by mistakes made  in the middle of a game in order to perform betterJV player Alex Illingworth said.

    With so much effort being put into performing better during competitions, the team has set goals for themselves to not miss as many serves as well as to not make mistakes resulting in free points for their opponent. In doing so, the team shall be more efficient during team plays and single shots.

    “My goals for the team are to improve every day and get better with every play during practice and games as well as for the girls to work harder to improve themselves,” JV Head Coach Chris Guzman said.

    The team has seen great results due to the athletes putting in so much time and effort at practice. Such effort has yielded a win against Montebello High School with a winning score of 17 to 25.