Saturday, August 30, 2025

Beta Testing

Melrose hosted a volleyball Playday at the MVMMS for a final run-through before the road opener September 3rd at Belmont.

Every season brings unique challenges with player graduation and competition for roles.

A dominant theme for this season should be "growth mindset" as Coach Scott Celli and staff climb twin peaks of individual fundamentals and team coordination.

The recipe for young teams involves specific corrections, extra time devoted to fundamentals, patience and empathy. 

  • First passes can be better without worrying about perfection.
  • Hitters can get on top of the ball more consistently. 
  • Serves can find seams and sideline alleys more often.

Teams rise with a blend of positive scoring and minimizing defensive errors. It's important to know that the lineups in early September and late October often evolve. 

You don't need a gym to work on many fundamental techniques. Young players usually have improvement opportunities on backswing in particular. Change bugs into features. 



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