You weren't supposed to do that!
- Now we wake up! - Go, go, go, go!
Out! Out!
The Tuskers, in south London, England...
Use your feet and body!
..are a struggling women's volleyball team.
Just herding cats at the moment, trying to get
them all to do the same thing at the same time.
Coach Jonathan has guided the team for six years.
Now, with three matches remaining,
they face relegation from the London Premier League
after their worst season ever.
Ten losses, one win, with a few more games to go.
We are bottom of the league and we are facing relegation.
We keep losing it as a team,
like, one person will make a mistake
and then they can't pick themselves up,
then everyone is making mistakes
and there's just no energy on court.
Everyone's just, like, "Ugh, we're going to lose."
If we had a bit more opportunity to play together,
that would be good,
because we only get to train once a week.
Right now, it's not looking so good
but, I mean, we are here to change that.
The change the team hopes for
lies in the hands of a volleyball superstar.
The last time I was in London was just about four years ago
when I was here for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Danielle Scott-Arruda
is a double Olympic silver medallist,
and has an international volleyball career
spanning almost 20 years.
She has limited time to try and turn the Tuskers
into a winning team.
Having only one week to work with the girls
is a challenge within itself.
The Tuskers are aware that a Super Coach
is on the way to help them.
But until now, they've no idea who it might be.
Hi! Wow, so nice to finally see all of you guys.
I'm really happy to be here. I'm a five-time Olympian.
I'm here to help you be better and see what we can accomplish.
The Tuskers' all-important league match
is just five days away.
Danielle's keen to understand the team's strengths...
Yay!
..and their weaknesses.
Oh! Where is the coverage?
Nice.
The squad is made up of five different nationalities.
Usual rules, speak English only otherwise you're on press-ups.
But it's not only language
that's a barrier to communication.
Sorry.
With busy lives, the girls
rarely see each other off court...
I'm hot now.
..something Danielle believes could be affecting their play.
We need to spend enough time with the players
actually getting to know each other,
because if you know the person
who's next to you, you can trust them.
Ready?
This is when you have to dig deep. So what? It happens.
It happens. Everyone's going to get an ace,
and if you make an error... next ball.
And that's what we have to improve on with this team.
The first set that I saw, you had a couple of bad plays
and next thing you know everyone's to themselves.
No, you can... Like you did, you help her.
"Hey, you've got it."
You guys come together, come on, come together.
"Hey, you've got the next play." All right? Then go.
Five-times Olympian Danielle has seen enough for today.
Hey, ladies, that was a great practice, I like your energy,
I like your determination.
Great effort today. I'm really proud of you.
Look forward to working with you the rest of the week.
Go Tuskers!
- Thank you! - Good job, you guys.
We've got to... Oh, well done.
I already feel that we're going to turn up on Thursday as
a different team to how we would have if she hadn't come.
The Tuskers have been bottom of
the London Premier League for five months.
Their coach is hopeful she can turn things around
before Thursday's must-win match.
After seeing them the first day, I realised that,
OK, we have something we can work with.
We have some talented athletes, and a great coach.
It's not like I'm starting from ground zero.
It's day two, and Danielle
has asked the Tuskers to meet her in the park.
It's a bit windy this morning.
Yesterday in practice, she identified a need for better
communication, agility and trust between team-mates.
Today she's aiming to address these issues.
Should be fun.
A lot of time in volleyball,
you have to make quick reactions
and quick movements.
Good, good, good. You guys are so quick.
We're going to come here
and do some quick feet over the box.
Sort of stuff I should have told them before now.
Good job.
With the bands,
it's just a series of exercises for kind of prevention,
make sure that the muscles all around the shoulder is stable.
Wow, you've got great flexibility.
Maybe I'm doing something wrong?
No, no, that's good!
In volleyball and any sport, you have to be able to adjust.
You have to trust that the person next to you
is going to help you on that side, so great job, ladies.
Usually the Tuskers practise once a week.
Intensive daily training is all new to them.
Danielle is drawing up a game plan
for this evening's training session.
This is a design of the butterfly passing.
Passer to target, target catches the ball
and goes to server,
and do the same thing on the other side.
It's important to plan before you practise for the day.
On court, Danielle is making new demands of the Tuskers.
Let's see how this looks.
With the big match looming,
the Super Coach is upping the pace.
That's three balls in a row. Give me five sit-ups.
Down on your knees,
all kinds of funky stuff, was that necessary?
The pressure is higher than usual.
Everyone is feeling a bit more pumped up.
There's a ball in the back.
Danielle wants the players to know exactly where
they should be positioned during gameplay.
I'm already ready to go, that's too slow.
Faster?
The Olympian takes to the court to demonstrate
to the team precisely what she wants from them.
I'm going to need that a little higher,
I know I'm 43, but... and I will open up for you.
So we need that type of communication.
Hitters, with your setter, if you need it faster,
you have to receive it,
but you always have to have a plan B
if it's not what you expect,
be able to adjust.
Well, anyway, something like that.
It's amazing. When she does a couple of demonstrations
it's, like, so good.
Wow, it was exciting.
My first time I set a ball for an Olympic.
So, wow, was good.
Today was a good practice.
What do we think we did better today as a team?
Communication.
Right, what else?
Movement. I thought there was some really good...
People were throwing themselves on the floor to get the ball.
I agree with that and I think
I only saw two balls on your side fall.
That was awesome in this whole practice. OK.
Well done, team.
Go, Tuskers!
OK, let's stretch out.
They're much more heads up and smiley, yeah.
They're staying up and then
making sure everybody's helping each other.
She's picking up on specific stuff,
which is really helpful for everyone, I think,
stuff that we wouldn't normally notice and Jonathan
doesn't notice, so it's helpful, yeah.
We might have a tough game ahead of us on Thursday,
but all that kind of stuff,
knowing your team-mates, working together better,
even if they perhaps have some stronger players,
if we are playing better together as a team,
then that can make a massive difference.
It's the penultimate day.
One more practice session to go before
the league match the Tuskers must win to avoid relegation.
Before the team takes to the court
for their final practice session,
Danielle wants to talk tactics.
She's been studying their opponents' form.
So what I've found from their players,
number 16 seems to be their pretty outside, go-to player.
Number eight hit deep mostly
so let's cover our back court and be ready to move forward.
Number 17 is a target,
she wasn't the best passer,
especially if you serve to her right or left.
So let's get ready to practise!
Jonathan can see progress in the team's performance.
There's more confidence, they're talking a lot more,
as you can hear, all the shouting going on.
They're up for it. They are up for it.
There's some good hitting going on.
Danielle is focusing rigorously on the technique
and positioning of the hitters and the setter.
Go, go, go! You're late.
When it's already in her hands, you are already leaving.
So just as... Can you toss it for me?
Ready? Go.
So at that timing. Did that help?
- Yeah. - OK.
As this ball goes, start to cross. Go, go, go.
Yes, that's better. That feel a little better? OK.
For the last five days,
Danielle has employed a more demanding
training schedule than the Tuskers are used to.
It's been a pretty rigorous week,
a few extra practices,
so it's wearing on the girls a little bit.
But I think they're tough and they're determined
and we're going to make it work.
But the Olympian's intensive regime
has taken its toll on some.
The captain is in trouble.
It's like this bit is really stiff. So I cannot..
OK. Maybe you just sit out until tomorrow?
- Just rest, just rest. - You think?
We have a big game tomorrow, so...
OK, see how it feels and let me know.
And we'll take you out if we need to.
Kamila's not only the team's captain,
she's also the Tuskers' most experienced player.
Without her, the team will struggle
against tomorrow's opposition.
Kamila juggles volleyball
with taking care of her baby son, Ernest.
I'm still a full-time mum. So, mainly with him.
Um, what else? Volleyball.
I actually play two positions at the moment.
Middle or outside.
Both positions, middle and outside,
require players to block and smash at the net.
Well, I sort of got a bit bored playing middle,
so I asked Jonathan if I can try some other positions.
So I started playing outside as well.
Oh, Kamila. Nice hit.
Jonathan and Kamila co-founded the Tuskers women's team.
There was actually no ladies' team when I joined Tuskers.
They had only a men's team.
And because I really wanted to play
in the London League and competition,
I really wanted the team to be created,
and that's how it started.
We've been losing because
Tuskers need to train together much more.
I mean, training different tactics.
Women's volleyball team the Tuskers face the biggest match
of their career.
If they lose, they face relegation
from the London Premier League.
I'm excited and I'm feeling confident.
Everything, I think, is going to be perfect.
Feeling good, feeling excited.
Feeling I'm ready to see everything come together.
To add to the pressure, yesterday team captain Kamila
picked up a back injury during practice.
It's slightly better, but not much better unfortunately.
For six days, Danielle's taken over
from Tuskers regular coach, Jonathan.
Now she's handing the reins back to him.
Tonight's opponents, the Mallory Eagles,
are just one place above the Tuskers
at the bottom of the league.
They too have everything to play for.
The opposition have changed four or five of their players.
They're a better team than they were,
that's a Super Eight team out there.
Kamila, yes or no? It's a decision you've got to make.
Either you go or you can't go.
Do you want to start with me,
and if I can't do it, I'll tell you?
You'll let us know, OK.
- Is that all right? - Sounds good.
- So this is it, ladies. - Come on!
Look each other in the eyes, we can do this.
What we need to do is make sure
we're getting our arms over the net.
It seems like they are hitting the ball hard,
but it will go back just as hard.
Here we go, ladies.
- One, two, three... - Go, Tuskers!
From here on in, Danielle can only watch from the side-lines.
It's a best of five sets.
Inside, inside!
The opposition's Super Eight line-up
piles on the pressure from the start.
Are you OK to serve?
Change of setter.
- Go, Kamila! - Kamila returns to the court.
But clearly she's suffering.
Mallories two sets, Tuskers none.
Just got to keep going, heads up, keep going for your hits,
make sure they touch the ball last, OK?
Suddenly, it's a different story.
OK, team, we're winning! Let's go! Nice. On your toes.
Yeah!
But they are having to battle for every point.
Really push it now. Know who you're blocking.
A great close set, just need a streak of good serving here,
play some defence and... Yeah, just like that.
Not like that.
The Tuskers aren't going down without a battle.
The ball is out of the court.
And with it, the Tuskers are out of the league.
I am really frustrated
because I feel like we've put so much energy into it
and it just didn't happen.
I've watched all the other games this season,
and that was the best effort.
The best hitting, the best everything so far we've had.
That is a massive, massive improvement.
Brilliant play, brilliant. I am so happy on the inside.
I'm proud of them, I am. And I'm especially proud
that I had an opportunity to work with them.
Wow, it was an amazing chance to learn something new.
The one lesson I take out of this week, and experience,
is that volleyball is a team sport.
And that's obvious. Of course it is,
there are six people on the court. But up until now,
I don't think as a team we've appreciated what that meant.
We are becoming a family.
Just now, just started the whole process of, like, yes,
we should hang out more together
and we should do more things together.
Go, Tuskers!
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