This
weekend I got to watch both of my sister’s play, which is rare because usually
we have tournaments on the same weekends. It was awesome to finally get to see
my sisters play. While watching I realized a lot about how much younger players
look up to older players and what younger girls are thinking about when they
are playing or after they lose.
On Saturday
I was in Tiffin, Iowa watching my youngest sister, Mara play. Her team is 11U
but they were playing in a 12u tournament. On our way there she said “I am so
glad you can finally come and see me play.” This made me realize how much it
means to her that I could go watch. She was telling me how excited she was, but
nervous at the same time. I told her not to be worried, you have nothing to
lose. During the first game, whenever her team would get a point she jumped up
and down and gave everyone high fives and it was so cool to see how much she
was enjoying it. Her team ended up getting 3rd place which was
really good considering they were playing an age division up. After they lost
in the semis Mara was upset and I could tell how much she wanted to win that
game. It was weird because I could totally understand what she was feeling because
it has happened to me many times. It’s crazy how much potential she has and I can’t
wait to see what her future holds.
On Sunday I
went to West Branch to watch my other sister, Claire play. Her team is 13u and
they played in the top division of 13’s with probably the best teams in the
state at that age. Claire is more like me when she plays, sort of quiet but
pays attention to details and is always thinking ahead. She is a libero and I
was very impressed with her ability to keep the ball alive, and how consistent she
was with her serve receive passes. Her team got 1st place and I was
so proud of Claire. She has things to work on but she has improved so much
already since the beginning of the season and I can’t wait to see what the
upcoming years have in store for her.
After Claire’s
tournament was over my mom told me that one of Claire’s teammates mom came up
to her and said that her daughter looked up to me and loved how I talked to
Claire’s team and got to know them and gave them compliments. This was probably
the best thing anyone has ever said to me. I have always looked up to college
players, but I never thought someone would look up to me like that. It was just
really humbling to hear that.
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