New volleyball coach Kristine Norrman has wasted no time making her mark at Wayland High School.

For junior captain Emily van Mulbregt, Norrman has created a new atmosphere.

“She brings a lot of new techniques and drills that are different from what we are used to,” said van Mulbregt, “She works on conditioning, which is something we used to not do, so that’s definitely helped us.”

“I’ve learned so much more than I did last year,” said sophomore Alex VanRooyen.

For Norrman, this season is all about developing the team.

“My goal is just to continuously improve and get better every week. The girls are in a fairly tough division,” said Norrman. “This is mostly a building year for us. They lost eight seniors last year.”

Although this is her first year coaching the Wayland team, Norrman is no stranger when it comes to volleyball. Norrman started playing volleyball in her freshman year in high school. Later, she went on to play Division II volleyball at Assumption College and Worcester State College, and has been playing for fifteen years since.

Normann coached at Braintree High School ten years ago. Between college and work, she stopped coaching high school and started coaching college teams, but realized her true passion was coaching high school players.

“I missed being at the high school level where everything starts,” said Norrman.

When she heard about the opening for the Wayland team, she immediately applied and got the job.

Last year, the Warriors only won one game, but this season they have already notched two wins and are hungry for more.

To stay up to date with the volleyball team, check out Warrior Scores.