Lacrosse season

I really want the season to start! Spring is so far away from now, it needs to hurry up. Tryouts start in the beginning of the spring and then the season goes on. I really hope I do good. I know that this year we will have a really good team with lots of skill. I hope that I can do some different camps to improve my skills so I can do good this season. I have many goals that I hope I can achieve this season.

10 and Under Tennis

I remember when I was 9 years old.  I loved tennis, but i played with a full size racquet, heavy sized ball, and full sized court. I noticed that my wrist started to hurt because I was playing with adult equipment as a 9 year old. One day at practice we were practicing volleys and the coach was feeding them to me.  I hit 2 really good shots but my wrist was still hurting a lot.  Once the 3rd ball came at me really fast I put my adult racquet out and hit the ball. "Ouch!" My racquet flew out of my hand and I felt a crack.  I ended up fracturing my wrist.  Today, for tennis and under tennis they have smaller and lighter racquets, smaller sized courts, and a lighter/squishier ball. Embrace it!

Volleyball

The season of JV Volleyball 2014 is coming to an end, with only one tournament, one Tri, and two practices left. I have grown so close to everyone on my team and I am so sad to see it end. Since I am at the freshman campus at BHHS I won't be able to see the friends I have on my team because I am the only freshman and everyone else is sophomores or juniors. We ended the season with some loses, to Lake Orion and Clarkston but we did manage to win one tournament and get second in two others. This season has been my favorite season of volleyball ever and I am so glad I got to share it with the teammates I have!

-Olivia Smith

Cross Country Leagues

This upcoming Friday, the Bloomfield Hills Cross Country team has their league championship meet.  This meet is taking place at Oakland University.  Our team has traveled twice to OU, and practiced to try and understand the course.  The course, in my opinion, is not very fun.  You run around in the same loop three times and then there's a down hill shoot the finish line.    I'm excited for this meet, but i'm also very nervous.  Last year, the Black Hawks became league champs, so hopefully we can do it again this year.

-Claire Hendeson

All American Lacrosse

Outside of your schools lacrosse team, you can do a bunch of other teams.  All American Lacrosse is the team that I do.  It's usually on the weekends and it's mostly for practice.  You show up, get a jersey, and then you practice with a bunch of people your age.  At the end of each practice, you scrimmage.  I have done All American my self, and I think they do a really good job.  They help you a lot and they make you a better player.  You work on everything; you work on defense, attack, shooting, and a bunch of different other skills.  You also meet a bunch of new people, and make a lot of new friends.  I usually do it in the Winter, right before my schools team starts.  I do it with a few of my other friends and on the weekends we go.  We really enjoy it and will most likely do it again this year.

-Claire Henderson

Lacrosse rules

The rules of lacrosse are simple. Theres not much you need to know. There are 12 players on the field for each team. Theres one goalie, 5 attackers and 6 defenders. The game starts with a draw in the beginning of the game where one player from each side races to get the ball first. You cannot check in women's lacrosse like you can in Men's. Also you cannot check cross someones body with your stick and you cannot come into contact with someone. The only legal check you can make is checking someone's stick below the shoulder. Women's lacrosse is very different from Men's and has different rules.
-Mackenzi Michael

Volleyball Origination

Volleyball was invented in 1895, with the name "mintonette". It was created by a man named William G. Morgan, it was a combination of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball. Setting and spiking came into play in the Philippines in 1916. Then, in 1928 the USVBA (United States Volleyball Association) was created for standard rules. Two years later, the first mens beach volleyball game was played. Much later, 1965, the first beach volleyball association appeared in California. It wasnt until 1983 when the AVP (American Volleyball Professionals) came about. Its basically just where pros unite. In 1984 the first US Olympic volleyball gold and silver medal was won. Finally, in 1996 two person beach volleyball was created as an Olympic sport. In conclusion, I thought that this was very interesting and cool to know as a volleyball player.
-Olivia Smith-