Rob and the California George Family

We are in the middle of the Fall Volleyball seaason. Between Girl Scouts and business travel, I am missing a lot of the season. We only play for 8 weeks which goes by very fast. Each week, we practice once (Tuesdays) and play once (Saturdays). I have missed 2 Saturdays and (including the upcoming week) 2 Thursdays. Hopefully I will make the rest, but that is a 25% absentee rate.

As with last season, I am coaching the team with Bethany and Hayley. You would think that the team would be demoralized and play poorly with the coach gone. The first Saturday was just practice - no games. That one doesn't count. However, let's review yesterday. The team had 3 wins and 1 tie for the day. Last season when I missed a game they had 4 wins and no losses. I guess I should not let the power of being the coach go to my head!

This season, there is a lot of help which makes a difference too. Another dad is helping when he can (like yesterday) and he has some good volleyball experience. Also, one of the big sisters is an assistant coach when she is available. Finally, Celeste and family know the game well after so many seasons and provide good support from the crowd.

In this league, we don't have playoffs so we don't track standings. It's all played for fun - and it is fun. However, unofficially the kids do keep track. Here are our standings so far this season:

Week 1, 2 wins
Week 2, 3 wins, 1 tie
Week 3, 3 wins, 1 tie

There are 3 game days remaining. We'll see how it goes. Hopefully my return next Saturday (the day after returning from Finland) will not upset the record!

Labels: Bethany, Hayley, Volleyball