Providing an after-school physical activity for students with a love for volleyball, special education teacher Suzanne Holcombe advises the volleyball club. According to Holcombe, the club meets on Thursdays after school from 3:50-5p.m. at the volleyball sand court outside near the practice football field. Holcombe said that you don’t have to have any experience before joining the club, you can “just join.” “The club will not teach you how to play volleyball,” Holcombe said. “The club is co-ed so anyone can join.” For freshman Ellie Tisoskay, the club is not for competition but rather a chance to make friends. “I go to hang out with friends, and just have fun,” Tisoskay said. Some people were nervous to join the club at first, but once they joined they found it was not as intimidating as they thought. “I like how accepting it is,” Tisoskay said. “I was nervous at first to join since I’m not that good but it was not as bad as I thought.” According to Holcombe, she does not play for the team but enjoys watching the students have fun without any real sort of competition. “I enjoy watching the kids play,” Holcombe said. There are many reasons as to why people join the club. Some people joined because they wanted to get better at a sport they love. “I joined because I wanted to get better at volleyball, and make the school team next year,” freshman Savanna Washington said. There are a lot of skills that are important when it comes to volleyball, and for some people, they have a favorite. “My favorite skill in volleyball is spiking,” Washington said. Some people in the club have played volleyball for clubs, teams, or just for fun before joining the club. “I played volleyball for Cal volleyball club in seventh to eighth grade,” Tisoskay said. Holcombe has been playing volleyball for a couple of years and used to play for her school. “In the past, I played volleyball for my high school and I played for around four years,” Holcombe said. “I went to a high school on Long Beach Island.” Holcombe’s favorite part about being able to coach the team is being able to “sit outside and watch the kids play,” Holcombe said. The number of people in the club varies depending on how many people show up and it takes six people to be on a team. “We usually get anywhere between 12 to 24 kids,” Holcombe said.