Bobcat Volleyball Squad Gives Time for Kids
11/29/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Among those hours are the members of the MSU volleyball squad, whose expectations may have fallen short on the court, but was a champion away from Shroyer Gym.
Monday evenings for the past three months, the MSU volleyball team has giving their time to the Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Montana. Players and coaches have had a chance to interact with kids on a personal level and gain life-long experiences.
Every Monday, the volleyball team came up with a different theme for the evening. Six stations were set-up with a pair of student-athletes responsible for each event. The themes were usually sports-related.
The squad of very tall female athletes said their much shorter companions became very excited when the team arrived, with the exception of two boys who say, "we hate it when the girls come."
The Bobcats say their time at the Boys and Girls Club was a way of giving back to the community and thanking them for their support, while also fulfilling a need to connect with kids.
"I have a seven-year-old brother, and being so far away from home, this gives me an opportunity to have a lot of fun and be a little kid myself," said Wendy Doutre, a promising Bobcat freshman from Sparks, Nev. who plans to someday teach second-grade. "The kids are really cool and they jump all over you when you walk through the door.
"I wish I had more time to spend with them," she added.
The MSU volleyball team gives their time to community service as part of the Bobcat Athletic Department's A.L.L program, which stands for academics, life skills and leadership. The program originated as an off-shoot of the NCAA Life Skills course at the University of Richmond.
"Being a Bobcat student-athlete is more the just sports and academics," Doutre said. "This community has given us so much that in return, we give them our time and we're helping them out."
Monday evenings for the past three months, the MSU volleyball team has giving their time to the Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Montana. Players and coaches have had a chance to interact with kids on a personal level and gain life-long experiences.
Every Monday, the volleyball team came up with a different theme for the evening. Six stations were set-up with a pair of student-athletes responsible for each event. The themes were usually sports-related.
The squad of very tall female athletes said their much shorter companions became very excited when the team arrived, with the exception of two boys who say, "we hate it when the girls come."
The Bobcats say their time at the Boys and Girls Club was a way of giving back to the community and thanking them for their support, while also fulfilling a need to connect with kids.
"I have a seven-year-old brother, and being so far away from home, this gives me an opportunity to have a lot of fun and be a little kid myself," said Wendy Doutre, a promising Bobcat freshman from Sparks, Nev. who plans to someday teach second-grade. "The kids are really cool and they jump all over you when you walk through the door.
"I wish I had more time to spend with them," she added.
The MSU volleyball team gives their time to community service as part of the Bobcat Athletic Department's A.L.L program, which stands for academics, life skills and leadership. The program originated as an off-shoot of the NCAA Life Skills course at the University of Richmond.
"Being a Bobcat student-athlete is more the just sports and academics," Doutre said. "This community has given us so much that in return, we give them our time and we're helping them out."
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