On adapting to being a middle blocker (volleyball)

These past few weeks, I’ve come to realize how much I had missed competitive volleyball, and how at home I feel now that I’m playing middle blocker (or middle, as it normally is called in English). As I was growing up and played competitive volleyball at the junior provincial and national levels, I got used to being a power hitter. That’s what I was trained to be.

When I was the captain of my high school’s team, I played middle block because I was the one in my team who was in the provincial junior volleyball team (and thus was supposed to be the most skilled), but not really because I enjoyed the position. Of course, right now I am NOWHERE near the level that I used to have as a teen, but I’m working really hard towards that level again.

I don’t jump anywhere where I used to, but I’ve become a lot more skilled at analyzing where the power hitter is attacking, and that’s shown in the past few games. My team is pretty happy with me playing middle blocker and I’m having an absolute blast.

These reflections reminded me of how much I love volleyball. Just for your viewing pleasure, Mexico vs Canada in the Junior Pre-World Championships (you can tell that the Mexicans DO have an amazing level).