"But Coach, I Don't Have a Gym Membership"

"Don't tell me you can't; show me you do."

It would be great to have a home gym or a gym membership. None of us had those resources as children. A step ladder with a tennis racquet attached was a defender to shoot over. Stairs were a jump box. A milk carton with water in it was a weighted cone.

Four major factors determine your volleyball destiny:

• Skill (technique)
• Strategy (tactical knowledge)
• Physicality (athletic development)
• Psychology (mental approach, resilience)

Excellence demands "unrequired work." A better body helps with injury prevention, better performance during long matches, higher level execution via vertical jump, court movement, and hitting power. Better athletes also develop more confidence.  

Today's video focuses on PHYSICALITY with four simple exercise you can do at home. Three sets of eight to ten repetitions are reasonable demand on your time and physique. 

Analogical thinking helps drive innovation. Thomas Edison, inventor of the lightbulb explained that imagination, persistence, and analogies drove his creativity. 

Challenge yourself to do more, to believe more, and to become more. A few of you will embrace the "champions do extra" mindset and it will show up on the court this fall.