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Originally Posted by OverAndBack
It just looks interesting and like a challenge.
But I hadn't thought about the fact that I've never (except in PE) played the game, so I don't have a real "feel" for it. I don't know, but that might present a problem.
I got out of basketball because I didn't love basketball and the cost/benefit ratio was all screwy because of that. I don't have a volleyball background, so there's no love for the game or feel for the game that could potentially be a help, so I may just give it a pass.
Thanks for everybody's input, though!
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I was in the same boat, mostly. I only played PE and church league volleyball. But I got talked into trying it. The first season was kind of tough, but only in the same way that a rookie season in any new sport is tough. My second season...I LOVED IT.
The main reason I love officiating is the challenge. Volleyball certainly does not have the same physical challenges as basketball or football. But even in basketball, what I love most is the mental challenge. Can I see everything I should see, recognize what is happening in the moment, properly determine whether it matters, and, if it matters, make the call? All in "real time".
Volleyball has an awful lot of that kind of challenge. Checking alignments will tax your ability to determine spatial relationships. Rotations constantly challenge your ability to track and know if that attacker or blocker was front or back row. Getting the necessary look at ball handling and those pesky pancakes will challenge your ability to anticipate, focus, see the whole play, and react.
Do yourself a favor, and try it. Give it a couple of seasons and see if it doesn't grow on you.