I HAVE BEEN A STUDENT ATHLETE MY ENTIRE LIFE. THE LAST 6, TURNING INTO 7 YEARS I HAVE PLAYED VOLLEYBALL FOR SCHOOL AND TRAVEL CLUB LEVEL. IN MY EARLY YEARS AS A VOLLEYBALL PLAYER I PLAYED MANY POSITIONS WHILE LEARNING THE SPORT, BUT MY POSITION FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS AS BEEN THAT OF THE  LIBERO. IN THIS POSITION, I HAVE TO USE MY VOICE AND SKILLS (PASSING/DIGGING) TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT MY TEAM. THIS POSITION HAS GROWN MY LOVE OF VOLLEYBALL AND I PLAN TO CONTINUE TO GROW MY SKILLS AND MY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS SPORT THROUGHOUT MY LIFE.

I HAVE NOT ONLY GROWN IN SPORTS BUT AS A STUDENT ATHLETE  AS WELL BECUSE SPORTS HAVE GIVEN ME LIFE SKILLS  SUCH AS: TIME MANAGEMENT, WORING INDEPENDENTLY AS WELL AS WITH A GROUP AND SETTING REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS. AS A STUDENT ATHLETE I ALSO GET TO TRAVEL, SEE NEW PLACES, EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT CULTURES, AS WELL AS MEET AND INTERACT WITH NEW PEOPLE. THESE EXPERIENCES ALLOW ME TO EXPAND MY THOUGHTS, LOOK WITHIN MYSELF AND PUSH MYSELF TO SEE LIFE IN DIFFERENT WAYS. I HAVE GAINED A GREAT RESPECT OF DIFFERENCES AND BEING THOUGHTFULLY AWARE THAT AS PEOPLE WE CAN HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS AND VALUES BUT STILL RESPECT VIEWPOINTS.