Melrose Lady Raiders Volleyball

Make the players around you better. And never let people say that you can't. 

The "Pareto Principle" says that 80 percent of the benefits come from 20 percent of the effort.  What's your plan to improve t...

It's easy to become jaded with the abundance of people and causes celebrated. Why not share the love? Find and become a mentor. Here...

  "I'm a salesman." - Chuck Daly, two time NBA Championship coach Why should somebodies listen to this nobody? To sell better....

"Good artists borrow; great artists steal." - Picasso Sports teaches a lifetime of lessons. Basketball coach Chris Kreider wrote t...

Don't rediscover the wheel. Use it and learn from its developers. The best advice is seldom new. Consider this, "We are what we rep...

Study thinkers  in sport like cricket's Ed Smith, selector of the English national team from 2018-2021.  "Innovation begins with a ...

You sell your ability, availability, and accountability. Your mission is to sell the coaching staff on getting on and staying on the court. ...

Where do wins and losses arise? The come from points.  In basketball, teams must be good in: Executing and defending in the half court Defen...

Cross-posted Summary:  Have a plan. Work your plan. Check your plan.  Be curious.  Bring energy.  Check our direction with 'coaching GPS...

Gia Vlajkovic recognized     Congratulations 

Saturday morning, you roll out of bed, have a bowl of cereal and read the blog, hoping for inspiration. Ask yourself: 1) How am I improving ...

Good coaches put players and teams in position to succeed. Coach Scott Celli always brings a solid game plan. Find three things daily to add...

All opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of the author.    Fairness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Sport is ofte...

"E + R = O." Ohio State coach Urban Meyer wrote Above the Line. One of his concepts follows: Event + Response = Outcome Too many p...

Melrose senior Gia Vlajkovic earns recognition as a "Boston Herald" All-Scholastic in today's edition.  Gia was one of three M...

 “I want a contributing role in 2023 Melrose volleyball season.”  What are you prepared to do? Ask better questions. What would that take - ...

Cross-posted .  Kyle Maynard climbed a 20,000 foot mountain. You can do more. 

Sports shares symmetry. What does that mean?  Excellent coaches add value to the team and to individual players. And excellent players add v...

Lifelong learning is opportunity not obligation . Take time to read great books and others we find entertaining.  Here are a few lessons abs...