We played again tonight and I was worried about the game. I knew from talking to people on Sunday that we would only have 6 players, our 4 worse players and our 2 best. Our other 4, two really good and two that are average had other obligations. I was hoping for an easy team...but had resigned myself to the assured defeat. One of our bad players rarely hits the ball when it comes directly to her...she swings and misses. The other "unexperienced" woman hits the ball well and has good control...but is not aggressive and does not move around on the court when in play. We have a man who is in his mid-50s (our oldest player) who is a lot of fun, but can't seem to get the bumping technique down depsite 3 years of me trying to teach him. He hits the ball with hands, right behind the thumbs, instead of extending his arms and letting the ball hit the flat part of his forearm. Because of this, he has no control and the ball will richochete in all kinds of directions.
Well, despite the handicaps, we still won...due to a forfiet. The other team had 7 guys and only 1 girl. The rules require that at least two guys and two girls are on the court at all times. Even though they officially lost, we played anyway. They beat us 25-14 and 25-20. It was still fun...I got two really good spikes in...that impressed the other team. For some reason people don't expect a 5'4" guy to be able to block and spike...appearances can be decieving.
Current record: 4-2
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