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TCU 360: Young girls flock to TCU volleyball games to admire players
By Jennifer Retter
Unlike football, volleyball steals a pint-sized significant fan base: the under-10-years-old girls.
Clad in TCU cheer uniforms or oversized volleyball tees, even the smalls of which don’t fit their tiny figures, they’re easy to miss among the crowd. If it weren’t for the excited waving of their TCU poms, you might miss them altogether.
That is, unless you stay for the post-game fun. That’s when these little girls have their time to shine.
Autograph frenzy
A tiny girl dwarfed by the season poster in her hands, no older than six, walks shyly up to right side hitter Stephanie Holland. “Will you sign my poster?” she asks in a timid voice. She’s a miniture image of Stephanie herself: long blonde hair, wearing a TCU shirt. She’s just about 2 feet shorter.
For Holland, the autograph session serves as a reminder of the fans’ support. She said talking with the kids after the game improves her mood, win or loss. ...
http://www.tcu360.com/volleyball/2012/11/16584.fan-feature-young-girls-flock-tcu-volleyball-games-admire-players
By Jennifer Retter
Unlike football, volleyball steals a pint-sized significant fan base: the under-10-years-old girls.
Clad in TCU cheer uniforms or oversized volleyball tees, even the smalls of which don’t fit their tiny figures, they’re easy to miss among the crowd. If it weren’t for the excited waving of their TCU poms, you might miss them altogether.
That is, unless you stay for the post-game fun. That’s when these little girls have their time to shine.
Autograph frenzy
A tiny girl dwarfed by the season poster in her hands, no older than six, walks shyly up to right side hitter Stephanie Holland. “Will you sign my poster?” she asks in a timid voice. She’s a miniture image of Stephanie herself: long blonde hair, wearing a TCU shirt. She’s just about 2 feet shorter.
For Holland, the autograph session serves as a reminder of the fans’ support. She said talking with the kids after the game improves her mood, win or loss. ...
http://www.tcu360.com/volleyball/2012/11/16584.fan-feature-young-girls-flock-tcu-volleyball-games-admire-players
