Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Boston Herald All-Scholastics (Published)

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Elena Soukos complete the "Triple Crown" of All-State and Globe and Herald All-Scholastics. Congratulations and highly deserved......
Thursday, January 06, 2022

Boston Globe All-Scholastics

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 Elena Soukos is the latest
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.