Charisma - Connect with Your Fans

Find a way to be excited and connect with each other and the fans. 

Involve the community first by playing exciting volleyball. The 2010 MVB team was young and talented. It featured a host of sophomores - Barbaro, Bell, Cain, Commito, Doherty, Johnson, McGowan, Wyland - the foundation of the 2011 Finalists and 2012 Champions. 

The highlights of a match against an excellent Canton team show how youth didn't restrain them. Study the power and precision that forged success. 

Top programs create a virtuous cycle:

Team - Fans - Energy - Community - Better Experience - More Fans

Communicate with Fans

• Get to know them.
• Inspire youngsters who attend. Say 'hi' and be approachable.
• Use positive social media.

Explain the Game

• Use instagram and short videos (e.g. team introduction)
• Share what you know publicly. 

Become Storytellers

• Connect with the Melrose Weekly
• Share a fun story with the MVB blog

Celebrate

• Young fan of the Week?
• Recognize an MVB alum

Connection

An audience watches but a community participates. 

These are only a few ideas. You can leverage your social media to inform:

• The making of a volleyball player.
• Team development.
• Strength and conditioning...the price paid for success. 
• What you watch while studying video. 
• Drills that helped you as a young player. 

There's a process to everything and you can't skip steps. 

Lagniappe. Never fatigue of the basics. 

The fundamentals aren’t flashy… but they’re what separate good from great.

As Kobe said: “I never get bored with the basics.” Mastery is built by doing the simple things exceptionally well — over and over again. pic.twitter.com/afM04RLKyr

— Alan Stein, Jr. (@AlanSteinJr) June 2, 2026

 Lagniappe 2. Serving into the net?