How Tough it is to Repeat

Winning a championship is tough. Repeating as champions is extremely tough. When you win a championship the following year you have the label as the ‘champs’, and every game you play the opposing team will be gunning for you. You essentially have a bull’s-eye on your back because every team will be trying to de-thrown you. The opposing team will bring their A-games as they get a chance to measure up to the champions. Humber volleyball has a reputation of always being a contender and if you can beat Humber, you will have a chance to compete for a provincial championship. Even without being the reigning provincial champions we would get a good game out of our opponents, but now having the reputation of Humber, being ranked number one in the province and the defending champions, teams will be gunning for you. Looking at OCAA record books, men’s volleyball has not had a repeat champion since the 2001-2002 season when the Loyalist Lancers of Belleville repeated. So far this season, the Humber Men’s team seems to be on track to repeat. They have successfully repeated as champions at the Durham Cup Volleyball tournament, and the Humber Cup Volleyball tournament. They are also ranked first in the province and fourth nationally. I guess its safe to say for now, that the Men’ Volleyball team is on pace to repeat.