Arizona coach Dave Rubio Was in some problems. was planning to China Ray Crouch To return to its original position this year in return. Then she decided she needed to take a year off to fully recover from the injuries she sustained last season. He was pushed by a helping hand from a former competitor in the Pac-12 book stop in the Netherlands.
Ron WandererRubio sent a video to Stubbe. Beavers didn’t need the opposite, so he tried to go somewhere else, especially in the Pac-12. With only a few months left before the season starts, there isn’t much time left.
Just getting approved to take the trip was still a long way off. It can take up to a month because international travel does not only include the sports part. Within five days Rubio had his approval and was on a weekend trip to the Netherlands.
“It was just a coincidence,” Rubio said. “You are not so lucky anymore. After 30 years I deserve a little bit of happiness. But it was worth a visit.”
It was too fast for Stubbe. At the age of 21, she has been out of school for over a year. I graduated from high school at the age of 19 and then took a year off due to the pandemic. Indulging in NCAA volleyball and going back to school wasn’t something I had planned for.
“Three months ago I decided to do something different,” Staub said. “Because I have been playing beach volleyball for the national team for six years. I finished it a bit, but I didn’t finish volleyball because I love volleyball.”
She joked with her sister who asked her to go to America to play. Stop was sure she was too old, but Wanderer told her it was out of the question. He worked on it and it quickly became a reality.
The big question was whether she could leave her family for a long time, even for volleyball. sports She plays a big role in her family. Her father John played professionally in Holland and switched to advertising after his football career. Just like her coach. her sister cheerful He is part of the Dutch beach volleyball team.
“I’m still really a family girl,” Staub said. “I’m always with my family. When I go to a game or tournament… my family is coming. So now I have to go alone and say, ‘Are you really doing this alone?’” “Do you want this?” I say yes. And my parents are really proud that I’ve grown up a bit and start On a new adventure on my own.”
Help her acquire a growing group of international players in Arizona. With her addition, the Wildcats now have four players on the roster who come from outside the United States. This has not always been the case at Tucson, but it does allow international players to live close to each other and provide support.
Stoop is currently attending Sophia Maldonado DiazWho came from Mexico last season. They live in an apartment across the hall from Merle White employment Dilara Gedikoglu, which came from Germany and Turkey respectively. While Weidt and Gedikoglu moved to Arizona after spending time at other American universities, Maldonado Diaz and Stubbe both came to Tucson directly from their home countries.
“I think we went through the same experience because we are so far away from home,” Staub said. And when I say, “Yes, I miss my mother.” I know what you mean. This is not pleasant. Your mother is too far away.”
It also refers to the assistant technical director Rita Stubbs and Rubio as sources of support.
“It gave me a real feeling of being at home,” Staub said of Rubio.
You are still learning in the field. At home I played indoor volleyball during the off-season beach period, but “just for fun”. It takes some effort to get used to playing competitively on hard courts instead of on sand.
“My brain hurts after training because I have to think a lot,” Stabb says. “I’ve only been here for two and a half weeks, and we already have matches. So it’s like I can do things in the game, but I have to keep my head in everything. Everything I do requires me to think, so it’s kind of hard. But I think It’s a good idea to have different kinds of things in your backpack, like things I know from home, things I know from here.”
In her first three games, Stubbe averaged 2.44 kills per set on .250 strokes. It has a total of five blocks in nine groups. Her best outing was against New Mexico State, when she killed 13 hits in .435, and added an assist, an ace and a six-hole.
While she has already had a positive impact on the field, Rubio believes it will be even greater as she gets used to life off the field. Going back to school is one of the big transitions.
“It is difficult for me to go to this school because I finished my studies for a year,” she said. “So I really need to get back into the rhythm of school knowing I can do it.”
Stubbe has not yet chosen a major, but has eliminated general education requirements with it. After she left school for over a year, she has to get used to attending classes again. It also varies with her athletic pursuits.
“They are two separate entities in Europe,” Rubio said. Thus, if you are an athlete, you focus only on athletics and do not have to worry about school. At school I was just a student and you don’t have to worry about being an athlete. That’s the gathering and trying to deal with the overburden of that, and then all the meetings that come with being a new student.”
The only thing the school prepared for him was working in an English speaking world. Stubb said she started learning the basics of English in primary school and then moved on to more complex English classes as she progressed through the Dutch education system.
Life outside school helped her informally understand English. According to Stubbe, entertainment imported from English-speaking countries in the Netherlands is not dubbed. Therefore, films and songs from the United States helped her learn English as it is spoken by native English speakers.
Now you would love to learn about the culture and climate of Southern Arizona.
“It’s much warmer and brighter,” she said. “People are very positive and help me…I love their energy.”
It’s yet another experience she can pack in her backpack for her future on and off the field.
