My birthday was really amazing. I was able to spend it doing two of my favorite things--volleyball and karaoke. I just wish I had a couple of more hours so I could sneak a show in theatre for my other passion--theatre. Brandeis open play was free of any previous drama, and the play was fun and, better still, among friends. The fun continued into the party later at the karaoke bar. The bar was completely empty the whole night so it was like I had a free, large party space all night. Everyone doing karaoke was a friend, and that is when karaoke is the best. It was a wonderful day, and I feel truly blessed.
So last week I began taking a referee clinic held by the city's board of volleyball officials. It's a clinic going over the rules governing women's college volleyball and applying them to the NYC school level, both girls and boys. I had ideas of wanting to be a referee after watching so many games so I asked one of the referees at an Urban league game one night. I knew the referee through a friend and this was back in November. She told me that I was in luck because one of the best referees happened to be officiating on the next court. So I introduced myself and told him of my interest in learning to officiate properly. He told me when the next clinic would begin and he would let me know. So months went by and it was finally time to sign-up for the clinic. I was so hesitant even though I had looked forward to it for months. In the days leading up to the first day of the clinic, I was actually really nervous about it and just questioning if I could actually 'cut it' as a referee. To step beyond the court and up on that ladder, rising above the court, could I ever be able to stand that high? I, of course, was having doubts and still a little nervous telling people I was actually going to take the clinic. The day finally came, took a deep breath, and I walked into the classroom......
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