Virginia Elite Volleyball Club

Vengeance 13 Black had another awesome weekend, but what made the weekend even more awesome was a number of the big sisters showed up with posters and goodies for the girls.  Some of them even helped work a match so the girls could start to warm-up.  It was a lot of fun seeing all the support from the Elite girls, and even some of the other coaches made a guest appearance too.  We ended up winning our tournament with a record of 10-0 sets, playing 13 Blue in the semi's and NOVA 14 Stars in the finals.  The girls executed well all day.  Again we utilized the wave method of rotating the girls in to play mixing up the setters and hitting positions each time and we are pleased with their ability to adjust and help each other.  The finals was an awesome display of hard work and concentration and not giving up.  We won the first game and trailed in the second game 11-17.  We called a time out and had them take a deep breath and remind them that it was OK to make a few mistakes, but not to worry that 25 was a long way off yet.  All we needed to do was be aggressive, not play it safe, play our game, play hard, celebrate hard, go for it ad mistakes will disappear.  The team really rallied, buckling down and getting after the ball, nothing drops and no fear, swing and kill.  We pulled back even and it was 2 point back and forth.  We even called an audible serve receive change to avoid using a time out.  In the end we won 25-23 and there was lots of jumping and hollering by all.  We are proud of our girls tenacity and ability to listen and execute even on the fly.  Most importantly their support for one another is key to keeping on when the road gets tough.  Many congrats to Vengeance!