Step one is out of the way.
“This is what we say is the first step until the ultimate goal, which is a provincial championship,” explained Langley Christian coach Carol Hofer.
Her Lightning squad had just dispatched the Credo Christian Kodiaks three sets to none to win the Langley district junior boys volleyball title last week (Nov. 5) at the Langley Events Centre.
The Lightning won the first two sets quite handily, 25-11 and 25-14.
The Kodiaks — the second seed — led in the third set.
“We have always just focused on our side of the net and early on in that third set, we were making a lot of unforced errors that we needed to clean up,” Hofer said. “So I just reminded them of that.
“I called a timeout and said let’s push the reset button and they did. They responded well.”
Winning the district title wasn’t much of a surprise as Langley Christian has won three other tournaments this season and has yet to lose a match.
Up next are the Fraser Valley championships, which run this week at Charles Best Secondary in Coquitlam.
The Lightning are joined at provincials by both Credo Christian and Langley Fundamental.
The Titans beat Brookswood in the third-place game at the district championships.
“We need to keep getting better every day and focusing on what we need to do to be successful,” Hofer said, adding that a strong service game is important.
“Offensively, we have a lot of good hitters so we can keep our offence balanced so we don’t get too predictable.
“And defensively, we just need to transition the ball.”
