Colored drawing of a volley ball

Me and Volleyball

By Leonardo Salgado

Introduction

"To play a game, to love it is one of the greatest joys of youth...only later do we
come to understand that it is one of the greatest joys of life." Jack Nicklaus

I've been playing volleyball for basically 10 years. I started at school, in physical education class, and it was always a sport that fascinated me because I wasn't so horrible at playing. I never had much coordination in my feet, so I didn't get along with soccer. Volleyball was a sport in which I identified myself and made friends. I participated in volleyball and beach volleyball championships, I lost many but I managed to win some. My competitive career ended in 2020, with the pandemic. But a while later I decided to go back to practice and even gave volleyball lessons to students at my old school.

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History

Timeline telling key facts about my time playing volleyball

2013
  • I started practicing volleyball
2016
  • I participated in my first championship for my junior school
  • I joined a volleyball club
  • I later joined my hometown volleyball team
2017
  • I participated in the beach volleyball championship for my junior school
  • I participated in the regional beach volleyball championship
  • My hometown team won its first tournament
2018
  • My junior school won its first championship
  • I got second place in the beach volleyball regional championship
  • I participated in the beach volleyball state championship
  • My hometown team participated in the national volleyball championship
2019
  • I participated in my first championship for my high school
  • My hometown team got third place in the state league
  • I participated in my last championship for my hometown team
2020
  • I stopped playing because of the pandemic
2022
  • I became a volleyball coach at my old high school
2023
  • I joined my college volleyball team
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