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Starting off the season with several new students and players transitioning from junior varsity to varsity, the boys volleyball team were able to close the season with improvement and hope for the team in the years to come.
Mr. Moc, who was the new Head Coach for the team said he was surprised to see the team’ s dedication even though many players were new.
Louie Chung, sophomore, was one of the several new players who joined volleyball. He began as a player with no experience and ended as an All-Conference award winner. Louie’ s significant improvement as a player was considered by the team to be a testament of his hard work and effort.
He said,” At the start of the season it was really hard for me to adjust as I was new to the sport. I was able to adjust through hours of practice outside of school.”
David Kim, senior and captain said,“ I was surprised to see the rapid growth in my teammates.”
He elaborated on the rigorous practices the boys went through in order to improve,“ I remember one practice where we had to stand about three meters away from him [ Mr. Moc ] and receive his hits. By Mr. Moc’ s sheer physical size, you could sense his strength. He would hit at us with so much power that our wrists would become red by the time the drill ended.”
Matthias Buesing, sophomore said by practicing he improved and acquired new skills, which made him more confident and made him become more reliable to his team mates during the game.
Even though the boys did not achieve their goal on the scoreboard they were still satisfied with the improvements they made and are optimistic for the future.
Louie Chung said,“ Our team went from having no hope as a contender for first place to an unpredictable team with the ability to accomplish anything.”
“ Volleyball gave me a servant’ s heart. I learned to serve others but also to serve volleyballs. I didn’ t always have the most fun, but I did not let that fact prevent me from motivating my team and directing them to paths associated with improvement, teamwork, and appreciation,” said James Ahn, the team manager.
Coach Moc also commented, I’ m happy with their skill level. From day one, all the way to the end of the season, they hugely improved.”
1. Brad Uhm, Chris Jung, Zachariah Ward, Louie Chung and Tom Nam huddle together after the team scores a point. For each point, the players came together in the middle of the court to celebrate and encourage each other. 2. Tae Woo Kim prepares to give an overhead serve to the APIS opponent. Tae Woo has actively participated in playing volleyball since he was a freshman, and officially made the Varsity Team this year. 3. David Kim performs a tip in the game against SIS. There are many forms of attack in volleyball, including back-court attack, a block-abuse, off-speed hit or slide. 4. David Kim watches Tom Nam receive the ball by an
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Top Row: Coach Dalton, James Ahn, David Kim, E-Joon Ko, Chris Jung, Louie Chung, Max Kim, Coach Moc; Bottom Row: Tae Woo Kim, Zachariah Ward, Hyun Nam, Matthias Buesing, Brad Uhm
underarm pass. Tom played a defensive specialist position called Iibero, which is usually played by the most skilled defensive player on the team. 5. Tae Woo Kim, Louie Chung, Zachariah Ward and Tom Nam gather around Chris Jung as he scores a point by hitting the ball over the net. This was the first year Chris Jung joined the Volleyball team.
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