Saturday, June 07, 2025

Great Versus All-Time Great

Quote from Kobe Bryant's The Mamba Mentality, "What separates great players from all-time great players is their ability to self-assess, diagnose weaknesses, and turn those flaws into strengths." 

Be specific. "Bring the receipts." "Play harder." What does that mean? 

Consider three recent graduates who were attackers and Triple Crown winners of All-State and dual All-Scholastics - Elena Soukos, Gia Vlajkovic, and Sadie Jaggers. Each leveraged their skills with superior athleticism, strength, and explosiveness in vertical jump. 

In particular, Sadie transformed her athletic explosion dramatically between her junior and senior seasons. This translated statistically, along with a position change. 


Invest in becoming your own coach, translating limitations into strengths. 

Lagniappe. Maxpreps.com publishes the 2025 schedule. Five consecutive tough matches to start the season. Non-league schedule includes Duxbury, Ipswich, and Newburyport at home and Masco on the road. 

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