Volleyball

After our trip to Las Vegas last year, it was clear that Reggie was a pretty good volleyball player and I told him we were going to give it a try.  He was very reluctant to try something new, as usual!  He has told us over and over that he doesn't like team sports, but he hasn't tried one since baseball when he was 8, so it was time to give it a go.  He came home the first day and was really angry that he had to do it, but the 2nd day he said it was pretty fun.  He is definitely not the most comfortable kid out there (which is unfortunate because if he were playing against his family, he would kill it!), but he's made a ton of progress since the beginning....he was moving out of the way of the ball and letting his teammates get it at practice.  I have to admit that I bribed him...$1 for every hit.  He is trying to earn a computer and we've been really impressed with all the things he has done and now we know how capable he is (he even folded the laundry!).  Back on topic, he likely won't ever play again on a volleyball team and I'm so glad he had this experience.  He was definitely out of his comfort zone, but that's life and better to get some coping skills now and it couldn't have been a nicer, more supportive bunch of boys on his team.  Very impressed at the teamwork and kindness of these 8th grade boys!!!