Sunday, October 31, 2021

The Postseason

"You feel it. Now make us feel it." - Cellist Yo-Yo Ma

Daughter Paula (MHS volleyball 2002-2005) said, "the playoffs are my favorite time of the year." During four seasons, she and her sister Karen played in fifteen volleyball playoff games. It is and it's not the same game. 

Come ready to play, ready for the excitement, and the joy of being on the floor with your teammates one more time. 

Dr. Fergus Connolly breaks down team sports into four components - structure, ball movement, player movement, and the resulting space and timing of the attack or defense. Be ready to compete, to communicate, and to execute each possession. 

The best players and the best teams are the most consistent. They don't allow a service error or a shanked ball to bleed into the next play. That play is over. "Next play." Make a positive play. Be here now. 


The top athletes across sports translate focus into that next play. "Make us feel it." 

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