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Athletes of the Month: Seniors Nadav Efrat and Celine Safa

Athletes of the Month are chosen by Sports Commissioner junior Beverly Lamis, Athletic Director Curt Johansen and Assistant Athletic Director Kevin Johnson based on each athlete鈥檚 player statistics. They will be displayed every month on 麻豆放映免费鈥檚 website and once per season in 麻豆放映免费鈥檚 print issue.
Athletes of the Month: Seniors Nadav Efrat and Celine Safa
Water polo: Senior Nadav Efrat
Water polo: Senior Nadav Efrat

麻豆放映免费: How has this season been so far?

Nadav Efrat: Since last year, we lost a lot of our seniors, who were a key part of the team. A really challenging part of this year has been rebuilding the team, and finding and building new connections and new bonds between the teammates. Both in and out of the water, (this) has been super important and helpful for our performance. I feel like slowly we are learning to work together more and find our rhythm together. (We鈥檙e) pushing ourselves in swim sets and conditioning or working together dynamically in games. I have had to assume the role of a captain along with Ron (Zamir), and we work together to really help our teammates and the younger guys develop as players through mentoring and acceptance of mistakes. Also, as a captain, I鈥檝e had to learn the best ways to teach and mentor these guys by both being a friend and giving constructive feedback.

麻豆放映免费: What has becoming captain been like?

Nadav Efrat: It鈥檚 been really cool, as I鈥檝e been on varsity for all four years. Throughout my years, I鈥檝e seen a lot of guys come and go, and see what they bring to the table as leaders. I鈥檝e really been able to apply all that, and pick and choose the best aspects of each past captain, and work to perfect my position on the team. One thing that has been really crucial for development is the acceptance of mistakes. As I remember, past captains have tried to build a major persona of 鈥淥h, look at me 鈥 I鈥檓 a perfect player who doesn鈥檛 make any mistakes,鈥 and one thing I鈥檝e been working on is showing the guys that yes, even though I鈥檓 the experienced guy, I still make mistakes, and that鈥檚 okay because we work as a team to fix these. One big aspect of water polo, especially on the defensive end, is working together and everyone helping each other.

 

Volleyball: Senior Celine Safa
Volleyball: Senior Celine Safa

麻豆放映免费: What have been some highlights and challenges this season?

Celine Safa: A challenge has been taking on a larger role on the court and off the court 鈥 the leadership has been really new to me. It鈥檚 not an easy thing to always have to be loud on the court and sidelines, keep people focused during practice, and give pep talks. I feel like a lot is expected from me from that role, so that鈥檚 been kind of challenging, to try to live up to that and do the most for my team.

麻豆放映免费: How has the transition to captain been?

Celine Safa: I鈥檝e been on varsity all four years, and I remember (Coach) Baiba telling me when I was a freshman how important leadership is and for somebody to step up on the court. I鈥檝e always had my role models 鈥 girls that are older than me that graduated 鈥 and I鈥檝e kind of shaped the way I take the role after them. It comes with a lot of responsibility. It takes a lot of integrity to be the role model for others as well. I want to be the person that the underclassmen will look up to for help and as an example.

麻豆放映免费: What has been the most memorable moment from this season?

Celine Safa: We had our home game against Paly, which is a big rivalry game. The whole week, we tried to hype it up as much as we could and advertise it to get as many people to come, and I have never seen that big of a crowd for one of our own games. The game was really close and super intense, but the support that we got from the student section was amazing. It was really fun to play with them, as I hadn鈥檛 experienced anything like that before. That was one of the most fun games that we played.

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