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"Character is job one."  Former Patriots consultant Mike Lombardi wrote in Gridiron Genius,  " Moss displayed another Belichi...

Every coach develops a philosophy, intentionally habitually. Mine is imperfect and still evolving, but these are the principles I work on.  ...

Developing your personal highlight reel is part of "sport psychology." Visualization helps encode "winning beliefs." Not...

State Leaders via Maxpreps.com Kills Elise Marchais (26) Adriana Santoriello (41) Assists Sadie Smith (5) Digs Anna Burns (17)

Lions don’t lose sleep over the opinions of sheep. #DailyWisdom from @BallisPsych pic.twitter.com/A1uad8I09x — Coach the Coaches (@Winning...

All opinions expressed in the blog are solely my own. The blog is not an official publication of any City of Melrose organization.  Thanks t...

"Excellence is not an act, but a habit" is misattributed to Aristotle (I have often made this mistake). Will Durant wrote it in Th...

Statistical summary   Kills : Team (40) Elise with 10,  Adriana and Alisa with 9, and Sabrina with 7 Assists :  Sadie (29) Digs : Dani (13) ...

Melrose earned a 25-21, 25-21, 25-18 win at home against the visiting Lynn Classical Rams. The win boosts Melrose to 5-2 with 35 percent of ...

State leaders often fluctuate according to both performance and number of sets played. Maxpreps.com informs the current totals.  Kills : Eli...

Speeches by women are seen and heard less. We miss a chance to learn from women with experience and wisdom. Accepting that means accepting l...

Many chase achievement. Recall the "Achievement Equation." Achievement = Performance x Time   Elevating achievement works best by ...

ML12 Standings in a bunch after the leaders.  Statistics from Wilmington Match Life and sometimes volleyball stats are like a box of chocola...

Wake Forest Men's Basketball Coach, Steve Forbes, gives an incredible motivational speech ahead of their upcoming season pic.twitter.com...

"At the highest level in the final minutes of any tight game or in finals and playoffs, it’s not the team who makes the biggest plays t...

Melrose swept Wilmington 25-7, 25-11, and 25-13 at the MVMMS to extend its winning streak to three games. The win raises Melrose's recor...

Learning about leadership is an important part of your experience. Understand what leaders do and how .  Leaders help people be seen and hea...

Two things that have always stood out for me when walking in to an organization or team for the first time: 1. Energy never lies - the first...

*Adapted from my basketball blog. All opinions expressed are my own. The blog is not an official publication of any City of Melrose organiza...

MVB looks to extend a two-game win streak, hosting the Wilmington Wildcats today. Melrose hasn't been at full strength yet and Coach Sco...

Most players rarely think about this. Maybe that's a good thing. Excellence is not about balance.  As Brad Stevens told my wife Ellen (t...

MassHSVB published its updated rankings.  What matters? How you play, the league you play, and whom you play.  Restated, there's "...

You award yourself integrity, work ethic, commitment. You can't award yourself external recognition. The latest Maxpreps.com D2 rankings...