One of my biggest setbacks was when I didn't make a certain club volleyball team. It's my junior year and I've been playing volleyball for roughly 6 years. Needless to say, the game has become my life. This particular club was one I hadn't tried out for since 8th grade and the competition level is super high at my age. However, making a team here could have given me spotlight and could have gotten me into college volleyball. Unfortunately for me, I was not very good. I knew that I had potential but the things I was doing then were not going to be enough. By the end of the second tryout day, I knew that I wasn't going to make it. 4 days out and the results were posted, my name nowhere to be found. I think I cried for a solid hour before I decided to move on and try out for another club. That club was pretty new which meant I wouldn't get much recognition from college coaches. I tried out anyway and made a team with some of my old teammates. Right now, I can't tell you how much I've improved and how excited I am to continue the season. I've not only seen my volleyball skills grow but my personality grow, too. I've gained a confidence I completely lacked at that first tryout and now I'm glad I overcame that failure instead of accepting defeat.
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