Taylor Capasso

I received a really nice email that I thought I would share with you all. It's from a friend of mine who is the head coach at a Division 1 school. I got their pemission to put it on my blog but I have concealed the school and the coach's name as I am sure they would not want the whole world to know that their team is struggling right now. The email is obviously talking about Taylor but it might as well be talking about any of our players and the grit that our team showed in Chicago.

Brian -

Congrats on a great showing in Chicago. My assistant was there and saw your team play.

We are struggling right now and she sent this to one of our players in hopes of encouraging them and demonstrating what our expectations are.....

"On Saturday I got to watch some of the best high school teams in the country. My favorite player to watch was this 5'2" setter for Venice (a Florida school). Her team wasn't the most talented team in that tournament but she made that team look good. She was defending balls all over the court, jump setting every ball, and was the hardest worker in the entire tournament! In between plays she was talking to each player individually telling them what to expect from the other side or just picking them up after a missed play. One of my favorite things I saw from her was her reaction after getting nailed on the head from an overpass attack. She turned to her teammates and said "that was a nice hit but I'll make sure to get that one up next time!" The most impressive part was her face the entire time. She didn't even look fazed and kept pushing forward! Even when her team was losing and didn't really have a shot! at making a comeback, she was still working hard and leading her team through hard work and determination. They ended up finishing in the top five! "

My assistant didn't know that I knew you but I thought you might like to see what our staff thinks of your team and your player.

Good luck the rest of the season!