Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Lack of Resilience Is Never an Option

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Train to be resilient.  Cross-posted
Tuesday, December 28, 2021

All-Time Statistical Leaders

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Statistics aren't everything, but they provide context to decision-making and history.  Here are Melrose all-tme leaders As more players...
Monday, December 27, 2021

Success Comes in Many Forms

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Most players in the volleyball program experience a lot of team success and winning. Since 2003, teams have won nine sectional championships...
Saturday, December 18, 2021

Great Players Pay Attention to Detail

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  I'm no expert on volleyball. But she is. 
Friday, December 17, 2021

Melrose Weekly Summary of Awards Night

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 Melrose Weekly News summary of Awards Evening

"Never Read a Person by Their Book"

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Coach Celli has the team read and study a book together. There's a principle called cognitive dissonance. That embodies being conflicted...
Thursday, December 16, 2021

Are You Mentally Prepared? Tips from an F1 Racing Champion

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Better Defense Separates Elite Teams. Need Inspiration?

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Keeping the ball up can win a few more points.   
Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Advice That Works Over Decades

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"The magic is in the work." Durable coaching advice . 
Monday, December 13, 2021

Know Your Competition...Sometimes It's You

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Steal shamelessly from every source. MasterClass gives me a world of ideas.  Steve Martin:  "Love your rivals." We will always hav...
Sunday, December 12, 2021

More Banquet Snaps

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Images courtesy of Jen Gentile. Click to enlarge. Seniors Autumn Whelan, Ava Burns, Abby Hudson, and Elena Soukos move on. Captains old and ...
Saturday, December 11, 2021

Leadership Is a Shared Responsibility

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Coach Scott Celli has a thorough and transparent process to select "official" team leadership. But everyone has leadership respons...
Friday, December 10, 2021

Growing as Coaches and Players

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Here's a cross-post from my basketball blog . It applies whether we're players, coaches, or professionals in any field, especially t...

More Images from the Breakup Dinner

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Images courtesy of Jen Gentile and Amanda Jaggers. Click to enlarge. 
Thursday, December 09, 2021

Melrose Volleyball 2021 End of Season Banquet

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That's a wrap of the 2021 volleyball season with a celebration of the journey. The Booster Club shared the beautiful Bear Hill Golf Club...

End of Season Gathering Tonight

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Melrose celebrates another inspiring season tonight with their team banquet.  Coaches recap the season, hand out certificates and other awar...
Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Quantitative and Qualitative Modeling

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  Legendary basketball coach Don Meyer described three phases of coaching - blind enthusiasm, sophisticated complexity, and mature simplicit...
Sunday, November 28, 2021

"The Magic Is in the Work"

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Japanese libero training is famous.  Kobata is among the best in the world. 
Saturday, November 27, 2021

State Finals: Where Are You on Your Journey?

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It's a long way to the top. Melrose made four trips to the finals and didn't win it all until the third in 2012.  Winning is hard. T...
Friday, November 26, 2021

Cause and Effect

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  "The magic is in the work."  Elena Soukos skies for the attack. Elena with Coach Scott Celli and her Massachusetts Volleyball Co...