"In it to win it..."

Today DD went to a Volleyball Camp for high schoolers at Schreiner University. We didn't know what to expect, but she was interested in trying out for her high school's volleyball team in early August, so I coughed up the $250 for 6 days of volleyball camp. When I signed her up, I told this young new coach from California that she was on the volleyball team this past year (in 8th grade) but didn't get to play much. THAT was an exaggeration, since the stupid young woman coach was mad at her and DD was the ONLY one that NEVER got to play and it used to make my blood BOIL. Oh, they did put her in in THREE of the bazillion games, but only for less than 2 minutes, and I'm not kidding. Seems this 20-something was mad at DD for missing some practices in 7th grade for dance competition and was trying to get back at her. She all but admitted it. DD was better than at least half of the team members, but the coach refused to put her in. It made DD feel like a loser in front of her team mates and spectators, which I guess, was the intention. Too, DD's arch-nemesis, the bully, was the star player at her private school, and the bully's best friend was the coach's niece.... Lots of nepotism in this small town....

Anyway.

DD arrived at 9am, a little nervous saying she didn't want to embarress herself in case the "campers" were really awesome players. I told her that there would be high schoolers from all over the hill country and that I had told the coach her situation, and he didn't say anything. Well... when I picked her up at 4:00, all of DD's fear's were realized, and THEN some. Neither of us had known that this is the best volleyball camp in half the state of Texas, so girls had come from as far away as West Texas (5 hours) and all were at the top of their game. They were all very serious players, who were extremely aggressive, and DD said all acted like men. And they kept getting mad at her when she served the ball, and kept yelling for her to go after the ball harder. They didn't realize that DD does not really have the killer instinct to play high school sports, and said she wanted to make the team "for exercise and friends." These tough-guy girls are "In it to win it" and said they go to volleyball camps and clubs all summer, and practice with the football players. She said they all kept bragging about how good they are, and that volleyball was their LIFE. Oh, and they hate cheerleaders.

Obviously, DD will not be returning tomorrow....