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I am a sophomore in high school. I have been playing volleyball since I was in 5th grade. I have played on my school team and a travel team for the past 3 years. I've also had asthma since I was 3 years old. Having asthma makes it very hard to do most of the stuff we have to do. This year, we have a new and very hard coach named Beth Ann. She expects us to be Olympic athletes. If we make one bad pass, she makes us do like 3 suicides. I can't handle that. The first day, I puked twice. Plus, the coach underestimates me. The back row passers can't make a decent pass, and I'm a middle hitter, and i make more decent passes. She doesn't tell us how to fix our mistakes, she just makes us run. We run more than play the game. I can't handle it anymore. I've just lost interest in the game.
This is the tricky part. My dad is big on watching me play volleyball. I don't want to quit, but I really think I should. My sister quit her sophomore year also. How can I break it to my dad nicely that I don't want to play anymore? I don't want to piss him off. Asthmatics shouldn't even be playing sports. Ya konw? I don't want to be a quitter, but I want to be able to breathe. Someone help! Sorry about the length! I'll rate every good answer a 5.
I don't have asthma so I'm not totally sure about the medical side of this, but from my experience asthmatics have an inhaler they can use after exercise. This might be something you want to keep in mind before you quit. Instead of complaining about the running, maybe you should do some running on your own. You'll build up your endurance, so the running she makes you do won't seem so hard. Also, if you'd practice a lot she wouldn't have to make you run. I'm sorry! I know it's kind of harsh but in my opinion, it's the truth. If you don't love the game enough to put in this much work then you're right, maybe you shouldn't. You shouldn't have to do something you don't like if you don't have to. But, Even though she is making you run, this will eventually help you during a game, you'll be quicker. I can't make a decision for you, but I'd stick with it. Atleast until the end of the season/1/2 semester.
(Rating: 1) yet volleyball doesn't inquire running?