Volleyball Question! Will you help?

Question

I had my first v-ball practice today, and I hated it! The only reasons that I went were cuz my friends were going, and my Dad never considers any sports that I play to actually be sports. I hated it, and now my fam wants me to go again, even though I hated it! What should I do?

Please don't cuss in your answer! Thanx!

Answer 1

go any way, just try, you might just make it if the rest of the people suck

Answer 2

well i thought that v-ball was boring the first day. but i got in to in it. mayb if u go again ull like it more. but if u dont like it the second time u go then just dont go! tell ur parents that u dont like v-ball and then try out another sport like basketball or tennis. but if u dont like it then wats the point of doing it?

Answer 3

well i have played vball for several years and i love it soo much. however, if you dont like it then maybe it is not your sport. talk to your parents and let them know that you want to get active and play a sport but you dont think vball is the one for you. im sure they wont mind lol.. they are ur parents. try basketball or softball. on the other hand, you could go back to volleyabll and try to improve and the practices wont be as bad once you get the hang of it and ull be able to just have a good time with your friends! hope this helped! byebye girlie!

Answer 4

just tell them that you will prolly end up breaking your arm again and that might get you out of it. but i know your parents wont buy it. yeah your parents are tough on you starting something and finishing it. i guess you shouldnt of started it? hope you can find a way out of it.

Answer 5

i m not going to comment on your dad's opinion on other sports are not sports.

Anyway, you need to go out to have fun.  I am glad that at least you try.  Volleyball is fun.  Maybe you should try to play with other group.   or maybe another sport if this one doesn't suit you.

Basketball, softball, bowling, tennis, aquatics, track & field...

Besides, make sure you get your doctor permission to play any contact sport, that include the most fun of all, VOLLEYBALL.

have fun playing.

Answer 6

You didn't say why you hated it?  You felt inept and un-coordinated, maybe?(Most people start that way---you're not alone).  You were afraid of injury?(I don't mean to scare you but there are risk---sprained ankle(s), broken nose(from a hard driven spike), torn rotator cuff(from improper conditioning & warm-up), pulled hamstring, and more.)  Please note that injury can occur playing any kind of physical sport.  Maybe your Dad doesn't consider V-ball a sport, because you chose it or he is uneducated in that sport.  Ask him to stand and defend whether by block or dig a 90mph hard driven spike with control.  Maybe go to the beach and play a 2 on 2 V-ball match, say the best of five games, and experience the physical stamina it takes!  If your Dad has a heart problem, then I recommend he sit and watch the match because he won't be able to handle it physically.  Maybe, you hated V-ball, because it wasn't any fun.  Why?  That opens the door to alot of other questions.

Find something, sport or otherwise, that you can enjoy.  If possible talk with your Dad as to the "whys".  Why does your family want you to play V-ball?  Why are sports important to your family?  Why doesn't your Dad consider what you chose to play not a sport?  If you can't talk to him, then believe in yourself in what you chose and know why.

Bottome line, do it for yourself!  Remember, every professional athlete, be it baseball, surfing, lacrosse, karate, or whatever, started as a beginner, a novice.  And even if you don't aspire to be a professional athlete, you can still have fun at any level of play...it's o.k.

Answer 7

don't do what you hate..don't do stuff for your family, do it for you..but its jsut the first day, try going again for another day or two, if you still feel the same way, back out..talk to your family about it, say i can't do it, it doesn't interest me...remember you won't enjoy it if you don't at least try to enjoy it..have fun..

Answer 8

Try it one more time and maybe if you don't like it oh well it might not be the sport for you, but make sure next time you go to volleyball practice don't have a negative outlook or anything before. I know this is hard but try to have an open mind to it and think positively and see if you like it. Yeah the first time is always hard, but who knows you might like it.

Answer 9

don't worry i hated my first practice too. BUT...once i started getting better and playing games i LOVED it!

Answer 10

honestly i hated the sport as well i just tried out because of my friends. and just look at me now i love the spot and i am a varsity player at my high school, just give it time and if u still don't like it then i suggest u confront ur family and tell them it is just not ur sport

Answer 11

I understand how you feel in my family the only sport to them was baseball when i palyed soccer they thought it wasn't a real sport so i quite which i wish i didn't then in middle school i tried out for the volleyball team and the 1st day i didn't like it becasue i was scared and i didn't want to get hit but then when i made the team the practice was alot easier then the try outs i started to like it more. Now i love the sport. But if you don't like you don't like it.  you need to tell your family that you don't want to do and amy you like to try a different sport. don't worry they will understand they just want you to try it.

Answer 12

go for another practice session. Still if u don't like it try some other sport. All the best from me

Answer 13

ok, well the first time i played volleyball i hated it too. i thought it was the worst thing of my life and i never wanted to play again. my parents kept amking me play and i was so mad at them. eventually as i kept playing i began to enjoy it more and more. i realized that the only reason that i did not like it was because i did not know what i was doing and i was not very good. as i kept playing i made new friends and i improved.......my suggestion is to just keep playing and maybe take some extra lessons if you want to improve. one practice shouldn't be your final decision. give it a chance and make sure you work hard and have fun!