2011 Boys Varsity Volleyball Season: Reflection

Our 2011 Boys Varsity Volleyball Season ended on Saturday,October 8, once the volleyball dropped right on floor. I must say with pride that this team is the best team that Brent Subic has ever ever had. We showed not just how we played volleyball but also played as one "classy", "righteous", "determined", and "proud" team. I believe we did not come short of our coaches expectation, our performance in this 2011 ISAC volleyball tournament was amazing and exceptional. I am proud to say that yes, we are the 2nd place, Brent Subic Volleyball Team.
These past 4 days have been the biggest learning experience for me as a player, as an individual and as well as for the team. We gave our best in every game, without doubt gave the best sportsmanship in the whole tournament. And although in the finals we lost by just 2 points, we gave the audience a HELL OF A GAME. Little errors we made caused the game, but despite this we lost this game like champions, heads high, with the crowd cheering for our team and gave thanks to other team for a wonderful game. For us seniors, me, Armand and Jack, that finals game was our last game we will ever play for Brent Subic! So after warm-up i called the team together without our coach, and we talked, and i said to them "this is the best team ever! I hate it when we give up and back out, because this game is ours!" I teared up, realizing that this was going to be our last game together. The non-seniors wanted to win it for us, and us seniors wanted to win it for our BEST coach ever, Coach T. His pep talks to us, i will never forget, telling us never lose control, never give up and lose with your heads high. When the game was over he pulled us over and talked to us, he was not mad at all! he had a smile on his face saying we played the best and most amazing game, and i could not look at him in the eye because the smile on his face made me tear up. Everyone could see that he loves and cares for every single one of us on the team, scolded us when we needed scolding, cheered us up when we needed comfort, gave us confident when we needed it and all this got the team where we are now.
The happiest thing for me was, after struggling through the season, fighting, throwing tantrums, blaming each other, not working as a team, in the end we finished the season with NONE of this, and to me the growth in the team is what matters. In my heart we are the true champions, no one can take defeat the same way we do. Brent Subic is the best team, we dont need a first place trophy tell us that! It was a wonderful season, thanks teammates, and THANK YOU COACH!