It was nearly 6PM. Instead of enjoying the summer vacation with no homework, projects, and nightless sleep, the Nekoma High School volleyball team played 4 rounds of volleyball. As the game continues on through their fifth round, the buzz of the cicadas, crickets, and bees arise from their homes to emit their somber drone of summer perspiring oppression.

Halfway through the fifth round, Yasufumi Nekomata, who is the Coach of the Nekoma High School volleyball enters the gym with a yellow envelope in his hand. He glares at his sweaty team, one side were bickering at each other for losing a point, while the other praised each other for making a point. A smile crosses Coach Nekomata’s face.

Lev Haiba, the half-Russian and half-Japanese player, notice Coach Nekoma. Unfortunately, because Lev’s …show more content…
My name is Yoshihiro Maeda and I will be your guide to all of your games, some practices, hotels, and transportation.

Congratulations on your team being selected to play in the International Volleyball Tournament this year. As you may know this Tournament is strictly for college students. But, this year we made it a little bit different. Colleges and high schoolers are all welcome and those that show great skills during an intense volleyball game through the seasons, are bound to be in this year Tournament. I am very happy to have you and your team on board.

Volleyball is all about learning, having fun, experience success, and enjoy the experience of representing their country in a National Tournament. With the United States expectation, it is mandatory to attend to your practice time, games section, and maintain a team functions as they all have roles to play and contribution to make the team. Please inform your players in advance that if they cannot attend due to reasoning, you will need to have replacements. If you cannot find any replacements, your whole team will be dropped from the