![]() ![]() The creation of ACC’s own volleyball league would not just provide a space for women to play their favorite sport, but also a place for women to support and uplift each other.Īuthor nalaninuylan Posted on OctoFebruCategories Sports Tags intramural sports and recreation, sports, volleyball ACC’s volleyball games serve to support community, comradery, and personal development. This is what makes ACC’s volleyball games more than a simple gathering for the purpose of playing volleyball. Rarely would they use phrases like, “ You need to talk more” it’s always “ We can talk more.” Even though they have only been playing with each other for a short amount of time, they already think as a team. Critique and direction are necessary for sports, but the women on the ACC team deliver it carefully and with compassion. ![]() They don’t let one point go by without coming in for high-fives and cheering each other on. The team’s bond shines through in their gameplay as well. “There’s a bonding that’s very special between the women in volleyball.” So, what keeps these women coming back? What makes the purpose of these gatherings more than just playing volleyball? When talking with Partin and observing the two volleyball teams ACC currently has, it was clear that the women were not just finding a place to exercise but a place to form friendships and community. The Lady Riverbat volleyball team in action. The league could potentially launch in the Spring semester and would allow more girls to play. Which is what lead him to the idea of forming ACC’s own volleyball league. “My goal is to get everybody playing,” Partin says. Over 40 girls showed up to tryouts for the Fall 2019 semester but only 20 girls were able to play on teams. For the first time, ACC is considering forming its own volleyball league. ![]() Recently, Partin has seen ACC’s volleyball team grow in a way it never has before. Tracy Partin has been a kinesiology professor at ACC for 12 years and a Student Life and Intramurals coordinator for 9 years. However, it is clear that for the women on ACC’s volleyball team it has become so much more. ![]() One might think the purpose of gathering for a volleyball game is to simply play volleyball. In Priya Parker’s book, “The Art of Gathering” she discusses how gatherings must have a purpose. Why an ACC volleyball league would provide more than just an opportunity to play. ![]()
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