Saturday, November 30, 2024

Coaches Won't Need to Ask

UCLA basketball coach John Wooden distributed a new basketball to returning players at the end of each season. He asked it be returned at the beginning of the next. A worn basketball reflected unrequired work.  

When tryouts happen in August, coaches won't have to ask who worked on volleyball technique, tactics, physicality, and psychology. It shows. 

I used to see the Andover High girls making 10-15 consecutive elbow jumpers. That's why they were champions. Make yourself into a winner. 

"Repetitions make reputations." Players like Elena, Gia, and Sadie returned for their senior years not as excellent players but as exceptional ones.

Lagniappe. Volleyball topspin... work it at home. Get the feel of it, then translate to offense. 

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