KillJoy

What in the world did Kayla Arnold do to you that you would single her out by name and say such things? Other than possibly putting the volleyball down your daughters throat and making her eat it for a point, I could see where that would tear you up. Greenbrier is full of good hitters. I have watched Brentwood in the past and seen them play with emphasis being put on stronger hitters getting the set to make the play. That's just the game. Nina Dever possibly has the hardest hit if she connects. Kayla and Kaysi are just dead on and consistent with their kills. They usually hit around most blocks as do Jennefer Holbert, Nina and Riley. As for Nicole Smith, she is an awesome player with her own strengths. As for state, Page vs Greenbrier, sorry, Page hasn't made it through the last couple of years and this year will be the same story. Greenbrier has beaten Page at all the big games the past three years. I believe Spikeit2 has already tried to discourage you earlier in the season from your comments regarding two girls close to her heart. I hope you have a brain in your head and get the message this time, or quite possibly from your posts, you're just plain ignorant.

Frankly, I haven't ever heard the big hair lady complain about who got what. I think she was glad to be a part of it all. It is true it takes a great setter. It also requires good hitters to hit the ball, WHEREVER the set is at the net. That is a Greenbrier motto, and the hitters on Greenbrier for the past few years could do just that. I think it is funny that a person just happened to go directly to a person that they thought could answer a question about the tourney team selections, and all this chatter has resulted from it. I'll have to attend more games in the future to get a better understanding of the who's who of Greenbrier. From what I can gather from all these posts: if you want to get an unbiased viewpoint on anything, ya better ask a neighbor from another city to be on the committee, oh yeah that's right, the insiders pick those too. How do you get to be an insider ar Greenbrier? Are you born into it? Do you go to school there? Do you have some kind of blood ritual? I have kids coming up so I want to get on the fast track to the networking ASAP.

Greenbrier has once again brought home another regional championship. This community is really proud of our girls. They selected an all region team. Congradulations to the Arnold twin towers, always deserving. I was captivated by the lady who asked an old assistant coach how the tournament team was selected. I didn't hear the reply but the lady who asked the question then asked who was on the committee. Once again, I didn't hear the reply. Then the lady who was asking all the questions said, PITIFUL, absolutely PITIFUL. She was all for the TWIN TOWERS selection, but balked at the other choices. Yes I know it is a free country, and not to take away from the honors to the other two players that were selected, but what about the Devers girl? She played a hec of a tournament, was recognized as an all district player. The other player, #32, played a hec of a tourney too. As a spectator, were these committee members watching the same game I was? Then it dawned on me, I'm in Greenbrier, land of the free, home of the "I've got your back!" Don't you just love small towns? Kudos to the woman who had enough backbone to balk the system, and, she had really big hair too.

KCMama, Thanks for chiming in on some same view points, but gotta ask you a slight favor. I know who alot of these screen names are in person. It is funny to see them brag on THEIR kids, lol. Actually, alot of us know who each other is. I am all about giving praise to kids, starting with others first. Now here is my favor. When you have two children, same age, same grade, TWINS, and you start singling out one over the other, it gets a little sticky. You need to understand that Kaysi(the other twin), got recognized 2 years ago as an all state tournament player. These girls are equally talented, one may have got set more often or one got paired up on the net against a stronger/weaker front line. I appreciate your opinion and compliments on the team, just as we appreciate Knox Catholic(Met your middle that graduated, awesome player). The team has had to play without key players in the past at different times, and there was always a great player waiting in the wings to get the job done. Between the two twins, they have equal awards in merit and performance. I don't know if their mom gets on Coach T, but that would be a little rough on the heart. We're not a bunch of saps here, just careful to keep egos in check and confidence to go all around. Thanks for listening, never mean to cause a problem.

First, let me just say I have no child involved. I don't feel slighted and I don't have any bad blood or underlying, unresolved issues. I did name this forum "Greenbrier volleyball", so obviously, it's Greenbrier we are talking about. There is truly no way you can speak to this issue. Sure, you can generalize with another long speech, and I do agree with some things you said. As for the coach raising funds, the parents and the girls can be thanked for that. As far as team chemistry goes, it works alot better when the coach gets biased particulars out of the way and lets the girls develop their own. It is pretty easy as a coach to inherit a team that was primed and ready with talent 2 years ago. By last year, half had played club ball. This team would be every coach's dream as far as hunger, grit, determination and talent. To answer KCmama, Kayla Arnold was MVP. Her sister, Kaysi, has just as many awards. Together, they are pretty darn awesome. They are not alone, it takes a team to win the whole thing, plenty of back row digging from some lesser known names, but all heart. I don't know exactly where you hail from Phargis, and please, don't take this the wrong way but, do you have an opinion about EVERYTHING? You sometimes come across as condescending, and I don't know if my type wires are getting crossed or you are really that way

I have read your posts for some time now and have a great appreciation of your knowledge and dedication to this sport. I think you have missed your calling and could write a book on this subject. One good idea separates the millionaires and the rest of us. However, you missed my point. I am not worried about AAA, I just feel like more credence is given to them being larger in size. In most papers, they usually snag the pictures and the large writing, we get a corner cut out of the page, and this is said with a smile. We do usually have a slightly weaker district, which is why tournament play days are so important. To talk to the parents of these girls, they thrive on trying to compete at a higher level of play, to get them ready to face regions and higher. These girls have to overcome small town bias and connections and stay above the fray. Some of the players are coddled, depending on who their parents are, while others are expected to take everything on the chin. I've been around, too long possibly, to watch unexpected good athletes have to hack their way to the top, play hard to maintain a strong position, while others are automatically put in to positions and never challenged in their spot, even when their play is weak. So all in all, there is some strong mental determination in these kids. I am not bragging prematurely, just sending the message that we're here and we're hungry, and there is life after some left over hype, no names necessary

I think it is extremely funny that Page was initially chosen to beat Greenbrier at State. I have been a spectator for several years and think that Greenbrier hasn't truly been given the respect it deserves. I know eyes are on the triple A schools but Greenbrier literally just got on the radar 2 years ago, going out in the semi- finals, to winning the whole enchilada last year. A lot of our success can be credited to the Arnold girls, who are in their final years as a Bobcat. There are girls with major talent on the team like Nina Devers and Jennifer Holbert. We graduated some great players but in their places are tremendous talents who have their own legacies to write. The coach needs a little tweaking. She never could get it that the setter had to get the ball to the hitters instead of the big hitters running around, scooching down, turning flips, walking on water, and so on just to get the spike. Our new setter has poise, and likeable attitudes. This team has everything it takes to be a state champ again.