Author Christine M Knight’s Blog
The Volley of It All
Wednesday night this week, I watched the Under 17s Western Australian versus New South Wales game in the National Volleyball Championships at the Australian Institute for Sport based here in Canberra. My niece is in the New South Wales team.
The game was a thrilling, closely fought match of five sets. The contest had it all: overhand passes targeted with precision; an incredible series of serves; a variety of lunges; extended, nail-biting rallies where the outcome was hotly contested; spills and injuries, and passionate, chanting supporters.
The best thing for me about the game: ‘being so alive in the moment’ and absorbed in the competitive drama before me. I don’t normally feel that ‘in the moment’ in everyday life, but I do live very much in the moment when I am developing one of my novels; I am transported to another world then.
Back to the volleyball game: I was impressed by the emphasis that both coaches placed on team members graciously accepting each loss of points and the importance of not apportioning blame to individuals. I was equally impressed by the way the girls supported one another on and off the court. The girls and coaches both demonstrated that teams win literally and metaphorically by how they play the game and not just who scored the winning point.
New South Wales (the blue team) won the match.
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