This was a weekend of accomplishments - a day that some players made their first serves over the net in a game; or their first playable pass in a game. Some great accomplishments. We also saw some great team work.

We improved throughout the day on our passing, but struggled, I think, on our serving at the end of the day. So overall, I see the team doing great in the future with minor adjustments.

Anastasia Messmore was great this weekend - she has really come around. She knows her rotation always !!! Which is a great accomplishment with the change to a 6-2. This weekend, she made passes towards the target, giving her teammates a chance to hit. Great Job Anastasia !!!

Shantelle Savage - I think this girl has figured out that without passing, she can't hit. Passing is what she can do. She has made a great improvement in her serving - that also has helped in her down-balls. It was great to see her smile this weekend. Nice work Shantelle !!!

Daisy Martin was a little under the weather this week and you wouldn't have known it. I just noticed it at the end of the day. She also has improved in her passing, but what I noticed this weekend is that she is playing with the knowledge of the court. She isn't uncertain of the boundaries - whether the ball is in or out. It is interesting to see her getting court smarts. Hurray Daisy !!!

Katie Sarysz has improved seven fold in her passing - she is getting the ball to the target and getting the idea of always communicating with her teammates. Serving this weekend made a big difference to winning or losing. When Katie was on with her serving, we usually won. Awesome Katie !!!!

We will be in the Bronze division again. But overall, the girls played well with the teams that are working on pass, set and hit. They are learning the fun of the game and that it isn't always about the score.

Nice work again ladies.

This tournament I could name every player for succeeding in knowing our rotation, serving it over the net more than once, getting a perfect pass, talking volleyball, and making an effort no matter the outcome. These 11 girls are on the right road to successfully being outstanding volleyball players.

Some Highlights Today:

Hayley Gorton made five consecutive serves over, giving her the confidence that she can serve a mean short serve. They are tough to pass.

Kiana Mawae learned what consistency can mean to her teammates:  serving many in a row in all the matches, and giving the opponents some work.

Chelsea Williams also did well in serving and became a go-to person when someone else was struggling. She served 4 consecutive serves.

Our passing as a whole has improved - getting it to the target has made it more fun for us to hit. We are working on downballs, but just the same kills. It made for some great excitement seeing them even get to the third hit.

We as a coaching staff are impressed with their improvement in all the skills. Our emphasis right now is getting three contacts:  pass, set, hit. Today was a success if we measure our accomplishment against what I have seen as the teams GOALS. We passed, set & hit today. Great work ladies. We are on the right road.