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Thursday, December 08, 2022

Take It to the Banquet

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Melrose concluded its 2022 season with it annual breakup banquet at the well-appointed Bellevue Country Club.  Coach Scott Celli reflected o...
Wednesday, December 07, 2022

End of Season Celebration

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"Tradition never graduates." Tonight Melrose Volleyball celebrates its players, families, and culture with the annual end-of-seaso...

Looking Back

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Melrose had many exceptional leaders and players. Here's a look back at an end-of-season picture.  Kat, K-Mac, and the "V-Rex"...

Quick Five: What Kind of Person, What Kind of Player Do You Want to Be?

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Be ready to perform at a high level when called. Gary Washburn explains Blake Griffin's mentality, "Griffin said he has accepted h...
Tuesday, December 06, 2022

20 Day Challenge, Day 19 - Do More Deep Work

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To become more, do more. Author Cal Newport coined the term "Deep Work," our best work done in a distraction-free environment . We...
Monday, December 05, 2022

20 Day Challenge, Day 18 - Mentoring

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"Mentoring is the only shortcut to excellence." Everyone benefits from coaching. Dr. Atul Gawande, author of The Checklist Manifes...
Sunday, December 04, 2022

Twenty Day Challenge, Day 17, Self-Management

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How do you become successful? Develop systems to manage ourselves, allowing us to lead others. Education is about changing behaviors. Educat...

What Defines Success?

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Success means different things to different people. I think of success as results approaching the asymptote of potential.  The 2022 season w...
Saturday, December 03, 2022

Twenty Day Challenge, Day 16 - Use Analogies

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"An analogy is a  figure of speech  that creates a  comparison  by showing how two seemingly different entities are alike, along with i...

Anything Is Possible: Keep the Ball Up

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WHAT A RALLY 😱 @UHCougarVB pic.twitter.com/OhwuGCpWCz — ESPN (@espn) December 3, 2022  
Friday, December 02, 2022

Twenty Day Challenge, Day 15 - Become a Storyteller, Write a Great Narrative

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People are storytelling animals. Humans passed down knowledge, language, culture, values, and more via stories. Consider Aesop's Fables....

Improvement Tips from the Masters

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Improvement is about commitment - in school, sport, or other activities.  Here are some tips from MasterClass experts on success: 1. "B...
Thursday, December 01, 2022

Twenty Day Challenge, Day 14 - A People Business

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Sport is a microcosm of life, a people business. Great achievements happen through collaboration, working together to do more than one perso...

There Is Always Room for Improvement

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To bring our best self, seek improvement. While doing so, seek understanding not validation. Coach (and former Melrose AD) Sonny Lane set cl...
Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Twenty Day Challenge, Day 13 - Setting

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The setter is the quarterback of the offense. She has the dual responsibility of decision-making and execution . She depends on teammates to...

Cross-Posted, The Genius of Nick Saban

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"Do not allow mistakes to go uncorrected." Learn across domains . Principles from Alabama football from Coach Nick Saban work thro...
Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Twenty Day Challenge, Day 12 - The Truth Machine

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"What did you see?" Rather than criticize a player for not making a better choice, educate her by sharing video and showing what a...

Feedback

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  In The Heart of Coaching, Thomas Green discusses, "performance-focused, feedback-rich" coaching for sustainable competitive adva...

2022, Melrose Volleyball Stat Leaders Updated

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2022 was an historic season in many ways. Here are a few: 10th Sectional Championship "Third Dynasty" of at least repeat sectional...
Monday, November 28, 2022

Twenty Day Challenge, Day 11 - "Moneyball"

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"Analytics" impact the way we play sports. But does a given action, sequence, or player impact winning? This evolved partly from t...
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