Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Your Neck of the Woods 2015 Part 3, 0 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
This Post will be for vintage Volleyball players only!

VV--you played V-Ball too?????????? Awesome! Great sport!!!

I met my Husband playing V-ball. My youngest daughter played V-Ball
all through HS. and several years at Colledge too.

I played on several teams. The Latvian team was my first one, but in hindsight--
they were pits.
They held ONE tournament a year--and called it the "Finals"----FINALS of what?
BUT--it was a very social kind of a thing--with a big dance at the end.
We had NO real Coaches---just some old men who thought they knew it all.

Eventually I segued to a much better team, coached by a woman from CA
(who was also a player) and we became the Eastern Regional Champs for 10 years
straight. VERY competitive, very intense practices to accomplish that!

I was also a Regional Referee for 14 years, overlapping playing and reffing.
Every team had to have one--so they would not have to pay official Reffs to call games.

I self-retired from playing when I turned 40. I had become the one to be driving everyone to
Tournaments--but not playing all that much. That was a sign that I need to quit.

I continues as a Ref. and spent many more years calling Regiomal games--College and High School matches as well as some Rec, Leagues. Good Money!!!

AHHHH---those were the days.......Enjoy some retro fashions here...:o)

1--Here is my Latvian team. I am #14--second from left-front. Dig the hairdos!

2--here is my other very first team--the "Baltimore "Y Women's Team". I am #2--left front

3--later on--we got more "serious"....I made all these sexy-looking skirt uniforms! UGH!
I am back row on the left

4-Then--later on--I sat home raising my 2 girls and made all these "new and improved"
uniforms as well..!!! Hey! At least we were CLASSY LOOKING!

5---Here is the Men's "Y" team. My hubby-t-be is #13--far right....

G.