AJ Henderson / Georgia Southern
STATESBORO – Watching the Georgia Southern bench at an Eagle volleyball match is almost as entertaining as watching the match itself.
Hardly anybody on the Eagle bench sits down, and coordinated routines for certain situations are commonplace. There’s Mjollnir, the Hammer of Thor, after a kill, a cheerleading routine and as you might expect, the obligatory limbo contest during a challenge. A baseball game breaks out from time to time, and a broom seems to find its way onto the court after a sweep.
With 20 healthy student-athletes on the roster to start the season, head coach Chad Willis knew he and his staff would have to define roles, and being a high-energy, positive influence when on the bench is certainly an important one.