An interview with Aaron Garcia, volleyball team manager

“Hello, my name is Aaron Garcia. My opinion about volleyball is that it is a very fun game that requires your whole body to cooperate and push your limits. Something that sparked my interest in volleyball was back in fifth grade, when I watched an anime called Haikyu!!

One thing that is challenging about volleyball is getting back up when times are rough. The best thing that you could learn about volleyball is that no matter what experience you have, you can always get better in the game. One of the most challenging aspects of playing volleyball is that you have to run and do everything on your own. You have to jump, run, spike, and serve to yourself.

What volleyball means to me is a sport I can turn to when I feel down, or whenever I need it. Since I know how to play it, it’s like a comfort zone for me. For the next season, I am very ready to play. One thing I plan to do differently this season is train really hard on my serve, as it has improved significantly, but still requires a lot of work. One of my favorite drills from practice here at AJMS is definitely the Queen of the Quartz drill.

One of the worst injuries I’ve witnessed myself is when we were playing volleyball as a practice game and I served a girl and she had really long nails on while playing. So the ball hit her nails and blood just started gushing out of her finger nails. Later that week I served the ball again and hit my friend in the nose and she started bleeding all over the floor.”