 Hey, what's up you guys welcome back to Cocoa Volley my name is Cocoa and I love volleyball today We're going to talk about how to talk to your parents about playing volleyball. Let's get right into it Your parents about playing volleyball and I have a couple of tips that may help that discussion go along Now I know that a lot of sports at the youth level middle school high school You need parental approval in order to play There are some things that you can do and you can talk to your parents about that could further help their decision And letting you play a sport team sports are a great way, and I mean a great way to meet other athletes They're a great way to meet other kids in your school to build a team Relationship to build bonds to get your academic straight Athletes are students first and athletes second So a lot of the time when I was playing volleyball We had study sessions where we had to complete our homework Before we even got into the game and most athletes have very high GPAs They work really hard to get their grades right because if you don't have a good grade You can't play if you don't do good on a test You can't play and that's one thing that a lot of parents like because it can further motivate their child or you Into becoming a better student and athlete second Athletic performance looks really great on your resume your college resume in transcript when you're going into college So let's say you're going to apply for college. You're junior and senior in high school Colleges like to see extracurricular activities when I was in high school. I was in key club I was in Spanish club. I played volleyball. I threw discus. I did track I did a lot of different things on my resume for college transcripts because I enjoyed it when I was in college I found in my own fitness organization. I was an Asian student association. I was in Kinesiology club I was in a lot of different clubs because I like to meet other people and do other activities so Performing athletics in high school and middle school is a great way for you to Boost up your transcript when you're applying for college. They like seeing that kind of stuff number three One way you can talk to your parents is take it to a local volleyball game If you have a local college in your area that does have volleyball offered Take them to a volleyball game where they can see it firsthand see the hard work see the Valor see those the team Work together see the the hustle because that's something that you can carry on with you your entire life I still use those teamwork Attributes that I learned in high school and college in my everyday life and with you guys These are things that I learned that can I can use in every situation and inspire me to be the best person that I can be So take them to a sport take them to a game where they can see it firsthand Show them on YouTube tell them how important it is for you to be able to join this sport that you want to become Physically healthy you want to become more physically active. You want to have that team bonding You have to show them the pros of why you want to play and Even if they come back at you with a little bit of con like you don't have enough time It's gonna cost a lot of money It's okay. There are a lot of recreational programs offered all over the USA International So let's say you One of the things is it's gonna cost a lot of money and I hear that a lot There are recreational programs at YMCA sometimes there's free programs If you have some friends get some friends together and go and play sand watch them play grass, you know volleyball You can play anywhere. You can play anywhere. You can pop a net up and play anywhere Let's say you don't have enough time. There's some recreational programs that do the weekends There's travel clubs that do the weekends If you really this is something you really really really want to do do some research about the kind of offerings in your area That can help you get closer to the game and get on the court I hope that you like this video and I wish you luck when you talk to your parents about playing volleyball Please like comment subscribe and I will see you guys next time