Hawaii Rainbow Wahine volleyball

Wahine Volleyball

University of Hawaii female volleyball team.

Lore

Wahine litterally means "female" in Hawaiian. The official name is Rainbow Wahine Volleyball team. The catch phrase "Catch the Fever!" Often refered to as the "bows". Another more favored variation changed meaning of the name Wahine is female surfer. The uniform of the Wahine Volleyball typically is green and white to reflect school colors. To reflect the rainbow, the Wahine all typically wear rainbow colored less then 5 inches in size ribbons, scrunchies, or pins in their hair to reflect this rainbow name.

Wahine practice all their games in Gym 3. A section of the Stan Sherriff center, multipurpose sports complex located at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. This center has the lockerrooms, the weight rooms, and the dining facilities of the Wahine Volleyball ball program. As well as the offices of the Wahine Volleyball programs staff. Before and/or after each game, the Wahine dine in the Stan Sherriff center, on meals typically produced either as part of a pot luck, Wahine Volleyball players themselves cooking up a meal, or some other means of eating.

Wahine are expected to act, proffesionally "cool and collected", aloof, dedicated, and mean. To treat the sport as a business. All Wahine are told to play hard, never give execuses, and stay on scheduel. If a Wahine does not give 100%, fails badly, or gives the coach any arguement on the floor of the game, or in the gym. This becomes an grounds for punishment.

Varying from these behavior guidelines usually causes punishments varying from being benched before the game, suspensions, or being kicked off the team.

Wahine are all trained to have a "normal face" and a "game face". Much like the United States Marine Corps , war face. This poker face is often what is seen on the floor on the games. An emotionalless dull expressionless curl the upper lip, "game mode" that allows each player to rush into danger fearlessly.

It is often said each team acts, looks and feels like the previous team. As each team member replaced often have the characteristics of the previous player in terms of disposition, or temperment. Only players that fit into the Wahine player molds are selected after summer tryouts, either by being recruited, or as walk ons.

Typically the players must have very good high social reputation. Usually are Christians due to the fact that the games are usually played on weekends and will interfere with any sabbath. All players cannot have a criminal history, cannot be arrested during their time with the Wahine, and cannot have any history of doing drugs, or socially unacceptable behavior.

Staff

As of 2005 Head Coach Dave Shoji Associate Coach Charlie Wade Assistant Coach Kari Ambrozich Team Manager Ryan Tsuji

History

Founded in 1975 by Dave Shoji. This volleyball program competes in the NCAA Division One series. The program was run out of Klum Gym from 1975 to 1994. This team has play all over the United States, and plays international volleyball exchange programs with Samorodok Russia, Nittaidai of Japan. This team has produce several internation professional and olympic players.

The Wahine Volleyball teams has accumlated

1979 an AIAW Championship title by defeating Utah State.

1982 NCAA title by defeating USC.

1983 NCAA title by defeating UCLA.

1987 NCAA title by defeating Stanford.

1994 Wahine Volleyball program transfered to the Stan Sheriff Center Typical crowd at home 10,000 fans.

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Known Players

Famous Players of the Wahine Volleyball program

Kim Willoughby , Lily Kahumoku , Heather Bown Anjelica Ljundquist , Robyn Ah Mow