Author: Jitka

For the first time this year we met in a large group (24 participants – full camp) to train and enjoy the passion for beach volleyball in Brid. Our coaches have prepared lots of different activities including 3 training sessions, competitions, strength and conditioning workout, Yoga fit and of course mini tournament to keep all engaged and entertained. Interesting read below from one of our novice coaches Said reflecting on the 2 days with the Skyball family.

April Training Camp Reflection

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Sand, finally sand… and sun… and relax…
We could not be happier, the 1st event of this year’s beach volleyball season could not have fallen in a better weekend, apart from Sunday’s light showers, we enjoyed such a lovely weather in the marvellous sands of Brid.

Surrounded by people from different countries and parts from the UK, we brought to life the first camp under the Skyball flag, some of us with more experience running events and coaching in general, and some… Well, some more nervous in general. As a team, we have been working really hard since the end of 2017 to bring something good, something that we can be proud of, like our little baby, something we hope it grows with time and patience and develops at the same time our players develop.

The camp we held last week is something that personally it caught me out of the guard, not because I did not know the date, or because I forgot it was that weekend… but because I had to step in as a coach and I am not talking as conditioning coach (which is part of my role) but as full-time coach – panic attack –

When I knew about this I was like, “oh dear me… poor people those that I need to coach” but of course I kept my cool like I got this in front of the team when the news arrived.

It is interesting that someone with barely a year of experience as volleyball player, shows around to other people what they need to do, gives feedback on how to act on the court, what to do in certain situations, etc… for some people this experience would be way-way out of their comfort zones and I am not different, well I am a bit, as I like to challenge myself out of my comfort zone from time to time.

So here it comes, Saturday morning, worst night of my life, barely slept, partially because of my nervousness, partially because the sun hit our room before 5… grumpy as a little kid when someone takes his candy away, all ready to Rock ‘n Roll.

Time to perform, warm up was done, they are ready to touch the ball, we start with a simple drill, then another one and another one…. No more nervousness, people seem to enjoy it, and when you enjoy things, there is nothing to worry about.

I am not going to reflect the post to the quality of sessions delivered, that is for each individual attending the camp ( we are open to any sort of feedback), instead, I am going to reflect how I enjoyed it.

As a teenager, I played basketball, and basketball will be always number 1 in my heart, I got to play with my best friend for many years, with a really great group where we achieved a few number 1 spots. When I got older, I kept enjoying basketball but in a different way, there was something missing, something I did not notice I was missing until this weekend.

Coaching this weekend has brought to me loads of fun, not only on the court, but outside the court as well (still high on Ice cream guys…) as we were surrounded by very enthusiastic and funny people, and I realized what I was missing in basketball was the sense of unity within the sport, being able to socialize with the people.

This is what it’s all about, OUR people, people that trust us to give them that extra push, people that come to enjoy their time with us and then I realised. Beach volleyball is a tool, what it matters, what it really matters, it’s the community behind it and we can’t ask for a better community, thank you all for such an amazing weekend.

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said lopez
Skyball Team