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     You know, it’s hard to watch 

everyone else having fun while you sit 

and cheer on the sidelines. An amazing 

CU collegiate athlete, Joslyn Hayes, was 

that person. As a middle blocker in 

volleyball, her leaps are high and off the 

chart. 

She jumped and landed a bit too abruptly. 

¨We thought it was a stress reaction and I 

was told I could play volleyball for about 

four weeks.” Joslyn said sadly. 

Four weeks later, she excitedly walked into 

the doctors office. They told her that she had 

a stress fracture and couldn't play for the 

rest of the season. To no surprise, Joslyn 

was upset. Volleyball is her sport, you 

couldn't take that away. 

The rest of the season played out until they 

got to the NCAA’s. Hayes is a player who is 

always in it and is so enthusiastic about 

winning that she even pounds the floor 

with happiness. ¨I’m going to help coach 

my team,¨ she decided. 

She was going to help win by playing or not. 

Giving pointers to individual players, and even 

dancing with them in the locker room to get 

them pumped all made her feel like she was 

accomplishing her job without playing. ¨After I 

would give one of my teammates advice, I 

would wait to see if they would take it or not. 

If they used that pointer in the game and they 

scored a great point, I would flip out and jump 

around on my braced leg.” 

We sometimes learn lessons from people by 

just watching. Hayes is currently coaching a 

club team, BAC, this year. The 14 year old's 

teach her what she and her team need to work 

on. ¨They are just 14! How can someone so 

young teach me so much.¨ She also included 

learning from everyone, including 

kindergartners. 

“I learn to fix my mistakes by watching other 

people. I am a player who just wants to play 

but I officially conclude that it’s equally 

important to watch than it is to actually be 

doing the sport.”

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