Ask the Arizona volleyball players if they still believe they can reach their goals this season and the answer will likely be an emphatic yes. Watching the team play or talking to head coach Rita Stubbs tends to contradict that, though. Stubbs thinks the feelings of confidence have dried up.
The fear of making a mistake is paralyzing the team too often. That happened on several plays at California last weekend, especially in the first set when Arizona had a commanding lead. It led to a four-set loss and kept the Wildcats from getting their first Pac-12 win.