"Everyone is necessarily the hero of their own story."
Each season informs a distinct entity with a new cast of characters, new story lines, and a plot whose ending is a work in progress.
What plot lines belong?
1) Player development. Which players surprise with skill and physical development? Athletic explosion plays.
2) Youth movement. MVB has always blended a mixture of youth and experience. The 2003 sectional championship (first of a three-peat) had a pair of sophomores as key rotational players. 2010 had a host of future stars who forged the "four-peat" of sectional championships from 2009-2012, culminating with a State Title.
3) Defensive realignment. Losing nine seniors, MVB has burgeoning opportunity, especially in the back row.
4) Reloading not rebuilding. Young players set an agenda of excellence not contribution.
5) What's my line? There are always "mystery guests" whose performance adds extra shine. The Middle School volleyball program is about to bear fruit.
6) Top of the roster. "The sun is always going to shine, but you never know how hot it's going to get."
7) "Iron sharpens iron." The schedule is different but still challenging, especially with improvement in the ML12.
Tryouts begin on the 18th and the preseason schedule soon after, before the PlayDay.
Lagniappe. Maintain control while disrupting the defense.
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