Church ball is supposed to be fun and uplifting. For the most part that is true. True, that is, until you involve men. Some men have this uncontrollable need to show everybody that they can hit a ball really hard, or win a game all by themselves (therefore leaving the rest of their team wondering why they even showed up). I totally don't get it. As our Stake's sports director, I am forced to watch many games and I've seen it all. We are just finishing up the volleyball season, and although it kept me extremely busy, the women's season was quite fun. However, the minute you transition into coed teams, the mentality totally changes. First, you've got the teams who walk into the gym complaining about everything from net height to warm-up time, you've got those who can't help but announce "I played college volleyball" (if they are not already wearing their 15 year old t-shirts or sweats from whatever school they played at, hoping someone will ask), those who for some reason think that they have to hit the ball as hard as they can right at those women who have never really played before, the guys who have got to open their mouth and put their 2 cents into any conversation (whether it involves them or not--especially if they "played college ball"), and, of course, those men that believe that no girl could possibly ever know the rules better than him! What's the deal--don't our men get enough validation in their lives? Congratulations--you can hit a ball through the block of that 50 year old woman on the other side of the net! You're unbelievably awesome!Now, I'm all for winning. There is nothing wrong with wanting to win. But, this is church ball people! If you're team is winning by 20 points, you don't ask if you are allowed to jump serve, and you stop going all out trying to hit the ball at girls. It only makes you look like a jerk. And when you act like a jerk, just know that there is always a jerk on the other team as well, and that the two of you will eventually get into a fight. It's a given. Every village has an idiot.
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sounds like someone is bitter because they suck at volleyball
it's a scientific fact that girls have weak wrists. that's why they're so bad at sports, but better at more delicate things like cooking, laundry, and changing diapers. It's best to stick with what you're good at.
I am bitter from sitting for hours on end being scorekeeper for other teams. Whether I suck or not isn't an issue because I wasn't playing. It was painful watching these trainwrecks try to be cool! Are you one of "those guys"? Oh, and by the way, yes, I am actually very good at laundry and changing diapers.
um I may be remembering wrong, but didnt shane get into a fight in church ball? Didnt he punch someone?
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