text: Volleyball helps me take focus off things that are happening in my life. For example, one day at school I was having a really tough day and I came home super upset and did not want to go to practice but my parents made me. During practice, my teammates expressed how they also had a bad day and talking about it made me feel a little better. Playing that day really took my mind off my awful day because I was so distracted by trying to play well and work my hardest that I forgot all about my day at school!