How do I explain this to my Volleyball coach?

Question

My coach wants to keep me as the main JV setter (im a sophmore) but I really want to be on varsity...

I can't be one on varsity because they alrealdy have a really good one whose a senior

how can i tell her I want to try a different position so I atleast have a chance at varsity because my fate is pretty much set

Answer 1

I'm in sort of the same situation as you're in, except instead of it being setter, it's middle back. I could be on varsity and play for only a few games or when the some girls get tired. Or I can play on JV all year-round and move up to varsity. My coach already told me I was going to move up during the season. She gave me the decsision of choosing on which team I would want to play on right now. I choose JV becasue I would be able to play all the time until I would move up to varsity and play. If I would have choosen varsity, I probably wouldn't play much on this team. I say you tell her exactly what you said here. But I suggest you decide on which team you would like to be on before you talk to your coach.

Answer 2

Talk with the coach and tell them almost exactly what you said here.

You have to make a decision.  Do you want to play all the time on the JV or sit bench on the varsity?  Even if you switch positions and make it to the varsity, how much playing time will you be getting?  If you stay on the JV and play all the time as the setter, you will have the next 2 years as THE setter for the varsity.  

Do not compalin or whine.  If you do anything other that just politely ask questions to the coach, you may find yourself on the JV team this year and off the team next year.  They will find a way to get rid of your attitude.  Do not give the coach the opportunity to do that.  Keep a positive and professional attitude and the coach will welcome your attitude to do whatever the team needs.

Answer 3

show up early for practices and be practicing the postion you want to play.  Ask your coach to help you. Usually coaches get the hint.  mine did ;)

Answer 4

You may currently feel badly but, as a sophomore on J.V. you will get quite a bit more playtime which leads to more experience and becoming as better player. You're true goal right now should be figuring out how to prove to your coach you are the best sophomore she has and becoming team captain. That means being positive, supportive of both teams and prepared to play where you are needed most. Being Captain of J.V. as a sophomore gives you a better chance of securing that title on Varsity your Junior or Senior year which I tell ya looks great in the yearbook :o) The trick is to look at what opportunity you have, not what opportunity you don't. That senior is going to graduate after this year. And the more experience you have in games the better you'll be and better chance you have of being "that Junior" or "that Senior" setter in the next 2-3 years. Plus, I'm sure she already has 2 left side hitters and 2 middles and an opposite. It's always a bonus to be able to hit. It makes the option to run a 6-2 more viable and opens up your opportunity if ever needed as a utility player. So, keep working on it in practice. And work on your defense because if your running a 5-1 you'll need to be able to play right side defense and pass as well as transitioning to set. And if you have no clue what any of that means than ask your coach or look it up :o) My best players and the ones I respect the most are the one's I know respect me and the decisions I make.  I'm a high school coach, and I am assuming your team runs a 5-1 based on it's need for only one setter at the varsity level. So, run that J.V. court! :o) Learn leadership skills and continue to approve upon your technical and tactical skills on the court. And make sure to let your coach know that you are there if she ever needs you to fill in or decides she wants to run a 6-2 etc.  It's good to be confidant but better to be humble. So, set your goals high, but remember it's the long term goals that count the most.

Nothing worse than an understudy who gives up on learning the lines because she didn't get the part....

Do you think Matt Casalle of the Patriots wanted to be a back-up quarterback all through College? Nope...but he wanted to play pro and that's where he is now. Back-up to Brady :o) .....but, on his way to signing a contract as a starting QB for another team once his contract is up here. And either way....he signs autographs, works his butt off at practices and enjoys the check he deposits every season. I bet he'd give anything though to have a J.V. team so he could show what he's got during true competition. So, show the coach and your team what you've got. If they don't require you to hang around for Varsity games do it anyway. Maybe even ask the coach if you could sit there bench so you could be included in huddles. But, listen, watch and remember....your learning will never be done. So, get working on putting that best foot forward - be commited, humble, dedicated and always have a good attitude. Oh...and throw your hat in the running to be J.V. Captain.

GOOD LUCK!

Answer 5

well im worried if the varsity team doesn't have at least two setters.

tell her about that.

every respectable varsity team has at least two, even if they don't use the 4-2 or 6-2 setup. i mean, even if you guys use 5-1, what if your only setter gets hurt?

Answer 6

If you play JV as a leader it may be better than being Varsity as a follower.

Think of it as building leadership skills and as being a team player.

Answer 7

My short answer is... please do NOT ask for a different position. You are THE setter and you ARE the future of your team (JV, and varsity).

If I were the coach, I would also keep you in JV and let the senior play her last year without being bothered by the playing time. You would get plenty of your playing time in JV, and establish your leadership (it is not just volleyball at your stage, trust me). You will make your own decisions on the court (and *now* off the court), as you are the best.

One added suggestion is that, if you have time, you may try to get involved in varsity team's activity, as much as possible. Read some more books and study some more plays at your leisure to enrich yourself and prepare yourself to be the leader of your varsity team in the years to come.

Have fun playing volleyball.

Answer 8

JUST TALK TO HER AND ASK HER

IF SHE SAYS KNOW KEEP WORKING HARD AS A SETTER

YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE IT WILL BRING YOU

Answer 9

you could always play jv and sit up with varsity..... shell be gone next year and then you can play. if your good enough to be the main setter on jv then next year youll be the main setter for varsity

Answer 10

Tell your coach you would like to get a differant position to see how it feels to have a differant job on the court. Good luck and I hope you join varsity.

Answer 11

just go out and say it to her she won't care