It usually isn't a good sign when
someone loses a contact before a match. |
The tribe begins their pre-game ritual,
modeled after the fierce war dances of the Maori. |
The speed of the dance begins to grow. |
Until ultimately it becomes a blurred
frenzy. Coach Dexter can only say, "I wish they would move
that fast on the court." |
The opponent for today bows down to
honor the mighty, mighty SDA Mustangs. |
When K-Cro is not playing volleyball,
or studying, she goes to her job as the back-up system for
the San Diego county emergency broadcast network. In case
the network fails or the electrical power is disrupted,
Kelsey simply shouts as loud as she can and alerts ALL the
people of San Diego as to what the emergency is and
what people should do. Allison is in training, only 600
decibels short of K-Cro. |
It is said that volleyball is the only
sport where the shadow you cast shows who you really are. |
Using her famed scissor leg kick, Gia
elevates to the apex of her 48" vertical jump. |
Felicia, only for a moment, considers
aiming for Dexter as she serves, just to see if he could dig
it. |
At one of her many volleyball camps,
Kami learned the "shake-a-leg" serve, which is designed to
distract the opponents, or signify urinary discomfort. |
After a particular stunning and
imaginative play, several team members break out into the
feared little gerbil dance, complete with limp wrists and
slight ankle gyrations, topped off by a nose wiggle. |
When it's time to get down to business,
the Vanessa, Kami, G-Unit and Leanne, as seniors, take over. |
Setting up their innovative "triangle
defense" Special-K, Muhammad Ali and the Spikinator position
themselves.
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Vanny, Special-K and Ace work their own
version of the "triangle defense." |
Leanne tries to apply her Tai Chi
lessons to her serving technique. |
After hitting another scorching serve,
Dez always like to sniff the air to smell the burning trail
of oxygen and leather.
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Bean, Sam-Dawg, K-Cro, Spider Woman and
Yolanda demonstrate the proper way to move when "square
dancing." Vanessa and Kenzie rave to the action, Kayla claps
fanatically, while Dez only gives a mild arm swing of
approval. Shavonda is too stunned to participate as Kami is
floored by the performance. Lastly, Leanne estimates the
average vertical jump by the opposing team. |
Kenz admires Jimmy's setting so much,
she even tried to fro' her hair like his...
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