Merchants of Truth

Coaches are among the last Truth Tellers left for kids today.

Too many young people grow up hearing only what they want to hear, never what they need to hear.

Honesty builds trust.
Accountability builds character.
Both build leaders.

— Greg Berge (@gb1121) October 12, 2025

Coaches are "Merchants of Truth." We convey messages to players and need them to 'buy in'. I told Cecilia Kay in eighth grade that she was the best player I ever coached. That translated four years later to Globe and Herald "Dream Team" status, McDonald's All-America nomination, and a Division I scholarship. She earned all. 

What's the Melrose 2025 truth? 

• Sabine Wenzel is on the cusp of Melrose "Mount Rushmore" status, a function of individual achievement and winning.
• Emme Boyer is rounding into form after injury. 
• Junior Anna Burns holds the libero spot capably. 
• Sadie Smith is among the most accomplished young setters in MVB history
• The sophomore class has four lineup regulars with positional dispersion (OH, RS, S, DS).
• The freshman class has already played more than any prior frosh, including the team's number two attacker in total kills (Adriana Santoriello) and the number one and three servers re: service points. 
• The team has improved a lot since the opening match. 
• Coach Scott Celli is a Hall of Fame coach with pelts on the horse. 

Melrose isn't bringing a cap gun to a gunfight.

Slogans, history, and wishes don't win. Performance does. It's there for the taking.