Stinky Player + Rude Coach = Bad Combo?

Question

Okay, so I've been practicing volleyball all summer. Not intense practicing, but still. Volleyball tryouts were yesterday, and I stunk!

I feel like I wasted all my time, and volleyball was the one sport in 7th grade that I really wanted to play. My friend made cheering, and I don't want to seem like a loser if I don't make volleyball.

The coach will tell us today who made the team, but I know I won't. I really want to play, but the coach probably doesn't even care.

He yells at us a lot. Yesterday I was kidding, and said I was smarter than my older sister when he asked. Then later when we were practicing serving, I was tired and messed up while he was watching me. He told me what to do, and I didn't put my hand in the right place, as I couldn't see where his hand was from the side of him. He yells at me and tells me that he doesn't buy that I'm smarter than my sister, because I can't follow directions!

Now I'm not going to make the team, and I fear trying out next year too.

Answer 1

You can't help the fact that you suck at volleyball and that your sister is intellectually superior to you.  You just need to try out for sports that don't require a lot of thinking like mud wrestling or this:

http://www.lingeriebowl.com/

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

dont mine your coach your just gonna meet people like that someday

If you dont make it you can play rec volleyball at places if you like playing

Answer 3

You are lucky to have a coach who really wants to yell at his players.

One of my neighbors' daughter had a *nice* coach, and her team lost for two consecutive years to another school. She signed up the camp at that school during the summer, and her mom was really surprised: "don't you remember how he was yelling at his players at the tournament? He is such a rude coach..."

... "but his team won all the way!!"

My impression after reading your story is that you were not **so** serious at the tryout, and you were trying to throw some jokes, which actually "messed up" a little more. The fact that the coach told you that he didn't buy... and that you couldn't follow direction... means he likes you and wants you to be a better player, otherwise he didn't have to spend that much time to say anything (the easiest action should have been to cut you from the team without that much "confrontation"). I guess you changed your "behavior" after he told you that you are not as smart as your sister :)

I hope you make the team, and I still believe that you can make the team... and I believe that you will be smarter than your sister after this.

If you have another younger sister, tell her don’t joke around at any future try out.

Answer 4

That's a tough one.  You could go to the coach and explain that you really tried hard all summer to get better but you were nervous during the tryouts.  See if he will give you another chance to prove yourself.  Personally, I would give you a spot on the team just based on your enthusiasm.  If this doesn't work out for you, find something else that brings you happiness.  Good luck!