Volleyball - 2nd Team

Schedule
Schedule
Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Advantage | Details | Result | Score | Status |
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Governor's Academy
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Brooks School | Home | View Recap | Win | 2-0 | |
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Governor's (3rds Game)
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The Governor's Academy | Away | View Recap | Win | 2-0 | |
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Groton
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Groton School | Away | View Recap | Loss | 0-2 | |
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Thayer
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Thayer Academy | Away | View Recap | Loss | 0-2 | |
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Middlesex
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Middlesex School | Away | Details about Volleyball - 2nd Team | Win | 2-0 | |
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Berwick
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Berwick Academy | Away | Details about Volleyball - 2nd Team | Win | 2-0 | |
Volleyball - 2nd Team |
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Rivers
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Rivers School | Away | Details about Volleyball - 2nd Team | Win | 2-0 | |
Volleyball - 2nd Team |
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Governor's (3rds Game)
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Brooks School | Home | Details about Volleyball - 2nd Team | Win | 2-0 | |
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St. George's
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St. George's School | Away | Details about Volleyball - 2nd Team | Cancelled | CANCELLED | |
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Pingree
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Brooks School | Home | Details about Volleyball - 2nd Team | Win | 2-0 | |
Volleyball - 2nd Team |
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Lawrence
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Brooks School | Home | Details about Volleyball - 2nd Team | Win | 2-0 | |
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Governor's
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The Governor's Academy | Away | Details about Volleyball - 2nd Team | Win | 2-1 | |
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Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
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Brooks School | Home | Details about Volleyball - 2nd Team | Win | 2-1 | |
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Nobles
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Noble & Greenough School | Away | Details about Volleyball - 2nd Team | Win | 2-0 | |
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Milton
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Brooks School | Home | Details about Volleyball - 2nd Team | Win | 2-1 | |
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Tabor
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Brooks School | Home | Details about Volleyball - 2nd Team | Win | 2-1 |
Overview
Volleyball - 2nd Team
Brooks was very excited to add volleyball to its list of athletic offerings for the first time in the school's history in 2018. The major focus during the beginning years of this program has been on skill-building, principles of the game, and developing a positive team culture. To continue to develop a robust 1st and 2nd team program, special care is given to develop young players and foster both a love for the game as well as strong team dynamics at both levels. Through fundamental motor-skill development and adherence to consistent and simple principles, players will learn to approach the game with confidence.
We believe that improvement is addictive so goal-setting, measuring progress, and giving personal feedback is emphasized so that improvement may be recognized and celebrated. The 2nd team is a competitive, cohesive multicultural team. We value solidarity, cooperation and respectfulness in our day-to-day practice and in games, hustling on the court while still having lots of fun. Veteran players of the 2nd team take their role as mentors to their younger teammates seriously, consistently sharing their wisdom about the sport during practices and games, which continues to build on the strong momentum the program has had in its beginning years.
Coaches
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Head Coach
Jiamu (also known as Amy) Wang was born and grew up in Beijing, China. She completed her undergraduate degree in political science from Peking University and her graduate degree in Education from Beijing Normal University. She has taught for seventeen years both in China (Beijing) and the U.S. (Maine, Massachusetts and New York). Wang has organized international education exchange programs for students and teachers, run study abroad programs and managed dual-degree diploma partnerships. She has been involved in diversity, inclusion and equality committees and has run programs that promote intercultural understanding. A Zumba and BollyX enthusiast, the certified fitness instructor also loves traveling, competing as a Dragon Boat rower in the PKU Alumni Team, and dancing. Wang lives in Marblehead with her husband and twin boys.
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Assistant Coach
Sara Bird graduated from The Governor's Academy in 2012 and then attended Merrimack College, where she earned her B.A. in human development and her M.Ed. in higher education. After earning her M.Ed. in 2017, she began working on the visitor services team within the office of undergraduate admission at Merrimack. Prior to joining the Brooks School community in the fall of 2022, Bird was the associate director of admission for visitor services and events at Merrimack. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time reading, completing "arts and crafts-y" projects (almost always successfully), and visiting with friends and family. Bird lives in Bradford, Mass., but makes trips to Maine and Florida whenever she can to visit her brother, her parents and their French bulldog Larry. Having played volleyball all four years during her high school career, she is excited to be coaching the girls volleyball 2nd team at Brooks and sharing her love for the sport with new and veteran players.