What+I+do

=**What I do**=

Volleyball,if it was easy they'd call it football. With the thump of your heart as you dive for a ball, and the sting it causes in your hands and knees. With the sound of the blaring whistle ringing in your ear,and the mouth watering smell of hot dogs. What I do?! Volleyball.

Volleyball is a game where two teams of six or more, line up with three in the front and three in the back. It has a raised net where one team serves (talk about that later) and the other recieves. The recieving team then trys to bump (talk about that later too) it back __over__ the net. It continues till one team gets it over the net and it hits the ground in bounds on the other teams side. Then it goes back to the team who got the ball over the net and in bounds, and that team gets a point. It continues until the points reach twenty-five.

Volleyball was invented by **William George Morgan** in **Holoyoke, Massachutses' YMCA.** Because he wanted a game that doesn't involve physical contact and a game that older people can play too.At first he used a basketball and a raised tennis net.Then with help from other people whose names I will not mention,he managed to get a modern volleyball and a net specifically designed for this sport.

I go to volleyball five to six times a week, that includes games and practices. I do have bruises,cuts, and blisters on my arms, shoulders, knees, feet, ect., because of the rolling, diving, and the excercises we do at practices and games. Most of my best friends are on my team, but most are at school too. I play for Top 10, a volleyball club performed by Iowa Western Community College.Now I'm going to teach you the basics in volleyball, how to serve, bump, set, and finally spike.

To **serve** you place the ball into the oppisite hand of your writing hand. Then you make your other hand into a fist and move it back, then bring it forward strong to hit the ball out of your hand.. Your feet are to be one in front of the other, so if your left handed then your left foot is in front and if your right handed, your right foot's in front.

To **bump**, you plant your feet about a shoulder width apart. Put you arms out in front of you and put your hands in a cup formation then put your thumbs over that. Then imbrace for impact.

To **set** you move your feet, left, right, then lift up. Your hands go right in front of your fourhead and your fingers are to be spread out to form a triangle. Then you lift your hands up to set the ball.

To **spike**, you feet go, left, right, left,then jump, and you land facing the net.. Your hands go back on your last left, right then you bring them forward when you jump to spike the ball.

Volleyball, it's what I do.

P.S. This is a serious writing piece. I take this sport very seriously. Please do not think I am not the same person, because I am. And seriously,I mean seriously, do you not think I would actually include some humor?! Ha Ha. There you go.Thank you for reading this piece, and have a nice day.

by [|**Haonavy**] (Creative Commons License: [|Attribution, No Derivatives, Non-Commercial]) []