However, soon the metamorphosis was to begin. Instead of looking in a cocoon, one had to look in weight-rooms in the mornings, on the court in the afternoons, and on the roads in the evenings. The changes occur subtlety, but not without effort. New senior leadership, experienced depth, powerful net play, consistent setting. Each player knows they have room to improve their level of play, and that is the goal of a summer of change.
Coaches look for leadership like few other traits.
Huyser brought tremendous leadership and passion to the 1999 squad. Seniors Carol Hahnstadt and Amy Croft must pool their experience to help their younger teammates define their roles. Pushing, encouraging, teaching, finding ways to reach a new level of play. She was third on the team with 407 digs, and second in servicing pergreat work ethic to every practice. Fincannon has seen tremendous growth in Teeters, who last year was second on the team in blocks per game.