Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Living Our Best Lives

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No Man Is an Island No man is an island, Entire of itself; Every man is a piece of the continent,  A part of the main. If a clod be washed a...
Tuesday, March 14, 2023

What Makes a Program a Legacy Program?

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All opinions are solely mine. This blog does not represent the City of Melrose, the Athletic Department, the Melrose School Department, or M...
Monday, March 13, 2023

The New Humility

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The near arrival of another banking crisis warns us about the dangers of arrogance and leaving humility. Never underestimate an opponent.  R...
Sunday, March 12, 2023

And or But

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All opinions are solely mine. This blog does not represent opinions of the City of Melrose, the Melrose School Department, the Athletic Depa...
Saturday, March 11, 2023

Picks from the "Coaches Guide to Teaching"

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Coaches are teachers first. We benefit from research and experience in information transfer. Here are some lightly annotated quotes from Dou...
Friday, March 10, 2023

Starr Struck Reality - "You Know It Ain't Easy"

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Opinions expressed are solely mine. They do not represent the City of Melrose, Melrose High School, the Athletic Department, or Melrose High...
Thursday, March 09, 2023

Program Values

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Screenshot from MasterClass, Coach Mike Krzyzewski Success is a byproduct of values , not the other way around. Every program informs core v...
Wednesday, March 08, 2023

Focus on the Work

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Raise our game. Focus on the work.  Where am I?  What is the goal? What work needs to be done ? "Luck is the perfect meeting of prepara...
Tuesday, March 07, 2023

Whatever It Takes

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"The only place 'success' comes before 'work' is in the dictionary." Remember the improvement template: Technique ...
Monday, March 06, 2023

Template for Improvement

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  Many people are too proud to ask for help. They could need spiritual help, emotional help, money, technical help. Maybe they need a mentor...
Sunday, March 05, 2023

Volleyball Downball Hitting

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From AI: Volleyball downball hitting is a technique used to hit the ball over the net in a controlled and aggressive manner. This technique ...
Saturday, March 04, 2023

The Way of the Warrior

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Bushido was a Japanese code about the " Way of the Warrior ."    “ Anyone can enter the toughest battle and die. This is easy for ...
Friday, March 03, 2023

Scheduling and Fool's Gold - The Nonleague Schedule Is Out.

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"Leave our comfort zone." You've read it multiple times, "Champions do extra." Beating weak competition is fool'...
Thursday, March 02, 2023

Six Honest Serving Men

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  "There's nothing new under the sun." Lessons from the past inform the future.  What? - What's your today plan to improv...
Wednesday, March 01, 2023

Our Better Version*

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Distinguish between rules and guidelines.  " We can call this The 1 Percent Rule .  The 1 Percent Rule states that over time the majori...
Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Soul of a Poet and Hide of an Elephant

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All opinions expressed within are solely mine. They do not reflect those of the City of Melrose, Melrose School or Athletic Department. Don...