My efforts at volleyball at TCIS started horribly. I had only played for a year beforehand, and I had not been playing for several months. However, I thought that I was ok, as I did well at my old school.
The first sign of failure showed up on my second day of school. My counselor had asked me if there were any extracurricular activities that I wanted to join. My first and only answer was volleyball. I asked her for the try-out times, and she made a phone call. I waited patiently as she spoke, and made no reactions until she confirmed that the boy’s varsity try-outs were today. I froze when I heard that, since I had no idea that TCIS only had a boy’s varsity volleyball team. However, I decided not to ask her to clarify; I would find out for myself later.
After school that same day, I made sure to show up at try-outs on time. I did, and another twenty-some students did as well. There were only twelve spots on the team. I, along with another student, were the only freshmen trying out. I had no idea what competition I would be up against.
I failed miserably. I was the only guy who could not overhand serve, I did not shag my balls until someone told me to, and I was so tired after the first day that I became too sick to come the next.
However, I did learn that there was a development squad that would be formed, which I am now on. We have won our first game, and our second is right around the corner. My failure ended up getting me where I belonged, on a team where we all tried but failed. Not that that is bad thing.
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