Melrose Lady Raiders Volleyball

" Most of us would rather be ruined by praise, than saved by criticism. "  - Don Meyer Look to the past to reexamine the present. ...

Melrose seniors earned a moment with a 27-25, 25-17, 25-20 home win over Wakefield on Senior Night. Wakefield, desperate for a win, put up p...

Kudos to the producers... For 23rd straight year Melrose Volleyball is in the playoffs. Tonight they honor their seniors. .⁦ @MassGHSVB ⁩ .⁦...

Melrose moves to 4 in the MIAA Power Rankings . If the season ended today and the 'chalk' held, Melrose would face old friend Danver...

Melrose celebrates its seniors tonight, players with long-term commitment to the program.  Top row, left to right - Gia Vlajkovic, Chloe Gen...

Execution demands focus. Volleyball skills merge hand-eye coordination with footwork and timing. Nothing works without focus.  Shut out dist...

Winning while playing poorly is fool's gold. That process doesn't produce sustainable competitive advantage. Assess team play and th...

It's an invitation to explore and view it from the 'opponents' side. I've done this with everything from sports teams game p...

Melrose completed a one-game road swing with a sweep at Watertown, 25-8, 25-14, 25-8. The win raises Melrose's record to 12-4, 12-0 in t...

Coach K when talking to The Celtics about why they should draft Jayson Tatum “When your best player can be coached hard, that’s going to be ...

Become your own coach. Be specific. "Play smarter." What does that mean?  Get readback. Verify understanding.  "Every day is ...

There's no perfect player but players and coaches work to assemble the best player possible within the game framework. Each play reduces...

  Sadie Jaggers goes high for the attack. (Via a Facebook post. I am not sure whom to credit for the photo)

 

Who's Don Meyer? Meyer held the record from most NCAA basketball coaching wins until eclipsed by Mike Kryzyewski. Meyer  quotes often sh...

Melrose volleyball fans enjoy hearing about the progress of alumnae.  Emma Randolph is one of the great players in Melrose history, the all-...

"It's always SHOWTIME." What does that mean? Athletes live in a fishbowl. What they say, how they act, and how they carry them...

It was a hard day's night as Melrose hosted Arlington for a 19-25, 25-13, 25-19, 25-19 victory. The win raises Melrose's record to 1...

"As a program, we have to love the work."    “Lou Gehrig said,‘When you love the work, you don’t cheat it or the demands it makes ...

The young players who will someday succeed you know remarkably little about Melrose Volleyball history.  The volleyball banner hasn't ye...