WRITTEN BY KYLE ABADILLA, RIELLE CHLOE CANLAS, NAM THAI
Edited by Jacob Lopez Gabrielle Barajas, JV coach of the girls and boys volleyball team, has contributed greatly to the growth of her athletes. With the fast approaching 2023 boys volleyball season, tryouts are soon to occur and she’ll be observing. For those who are trying out, she’ll be looking for specific characteristics that will help build the team. We asked her about what traits she’s looking for in an athlete and she said, “Someone who has an overall good attitude, motivation, and commitment.” After tryouts, practices typically begin on a day to day basis, where each player is pushed to their limits. Coach Gabrielle mentioned, “We want to push them further and further every practice, helping them improve… everything.” With that, this all gets applied to in-game situations. Time at practice can pay off to accomplish their goals. Coach mentioned that her intentions this season are, “…to bring out the best in every single player on the team and to push them there.” With these goals in mind, it gives players a reason to stay motivated. Although perfection and improvements are always strived for, conflicts can occur on the team. Rather than letting problems go, Coach prefers to call on her players to fix their mistakes. She said, “Be head on, you address the conflict, you call people out on their stuff when they’re doing something wrong and let them know when they’re doing good.” But as volleyball is a common high school sport that’s played throughout parts of the school year, the relationship between academics and sports is important. Academics always come first and sports come second. Like Coach Gabrielle said, “Academics always comes first because that’s what you can take with you for the rest of your life. Everything you learn in school, everything they teach you, is something you can always hold onto. Being an athlete, can always come and go. One day you’re on top of the world, next thing you know, you twist your ankle and you’re done. So, it’s always academics that comes first.” Overall, Coach Gabrielle Barajas has a positive outlook on this year’s volleyball season and she can’t wait to see how this season comes along. Comments are closed.
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