 Hey what's up you guys my name is Coach Coco and I love volleyball so much so my channel's full of tips tricks hacks and anything you could ever need to know about volleyball. I have some exciting news this International Women's Day which is today March 8th I was featured on YouTube's homepage to celebrate International Women's Day and in celebration of that I wanted to take some time to reintroduce myself my name is Coach Coco I'm a volleyball coach and I live in Charlotte North Carolina. I have been doing volleyball coaching volleyball content since 2017. When I first started this channel I wanted to make something that I in the past could have looked at to use a reference when I was learning how to play volleyball. I started playing volleyball when I was in the 10th grade and it was an interesting experience because I felt like I did not have enough information on and in a guide on what I should be learning how I should be learning it and I felt like a lot of the time I had to play catch-up and that is something that I feel like was a real challenge for me then and I wanted to make this channel something that others can use as a reference when they are starting to play volleyball and they're really trying to learn those foundational skills so that way they can become the best volleyball player that they can be and I really do believe that when starting a volleyball or new sport or anything it is so important to build a strong foundation in which you can build upon what I mean by that is that the way that we start learning something is is is how it's going to influence for us the rest of the process so I really do want to implement positivity within my channel showing you that even though this the sport can be hard and learning things can be hard and it can be difficult that it's something that that's not impossible that you can do with hard work but you also have to be kind to yourself so throughout the years I've played in a lot of different interesting places I've met a lot of different interesting people and I've coached a lot of players and I've also had the opportunity to coach players in real life which I think is so amazing to translate from that online environment to the offline and really see how you guys are growing and progressing in your volleyball journey I also have different kind of videos of me playing because I still continue to play and I really truly believe that volleyball can be something that you can do your entire life it is not something that you just stop playing after middle school after high school after college it's something that you can use as a tool to engage with others as you get older as you meet other people and you start to grow in your life I've met a lot of different adult players who come from a lot of different backgrounds those who are learning how to play right now those who have started playing in their adulthood and they're fantastic phenomenal players and then those who have those formalized training that I can learn from it's something that this is a learning experience and it's something that I've learned and grown through throughout this entire journey and you know it's just been amazing to be able to be in different places like Pennsylvania and Atlanta and Charlotte and meeting a lot of different like a lot of you all and you all sending me messages and giving you guys advice on how to really work through that volleyball journey so it's such an honor for me to be featured this year in International Women's Day because I really do want to fight for the rights and the the positivity in this sport and really teach you how to take positivity into your life and use it when you're going through a difficult time and I know that volleyball for a lot of different people it's a different experience some of us have very positive experiences when volleyball some of us do not and I just want you to remember that even through it all you are made to do wonderful great things and that is why I started this channel because I wanted to really show that volleyball is for everyone no matter your race your ethnicity your religion your creed your gender anybody and anyone can play volleyball and really learn to love and enjoy it and I wanted to show the representation of what volleyball can look like and what it can be so I really want to thank you for being subscribed to this channel and really being with me along this journey I know that I have hundreds of videos that are referencing different skills and tips and check and tactics about volleyball but I could not have been possible without you so thank you for being here and thank you for celebrating International Women's Day and if you are new please like comment and subscribe I would love to see you here and teach you something about volleyball and have you integrate into our community of such positive wonderful players so we all can share new things and we can learn new things with everything I hope that you like this video please like comment subscribe and I will see you guys next time