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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

How Do I Fix THAT?

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Everyone selected for MVB has the requisite athleticism and skill to succeed. Everyone. Some have more than others, yet players without elit...

Ask Yourself Three Questions

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The challenge resonates regardless of the season, sport, or age of the players. In today's Boston Globe, Adam Himmelsbach interviewed Ce...
Monday, October 23, 2023

Being Part of Something Special

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What do Winning Programs do Differently? A lot. Here are 5 Things Found in Winning Programs. 1: High-Level Commitment You cannot have a cons...

Learning Across Domains: The Red Team

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Be a lifelong learner across domains. This post from my basketball blog illustrates lessons from strategic military leaders. Love our losse...

Melrose - Wilmington a Few Third Set Highlights

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I'm grateful for the Wildcat stream and will describe as best as I can. Not the same as actually being on site.     Maggie Turner serves...

Game 18: Melrose 3 Wilmington 0

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"It's not whom you play, it's how you play." - Don Meyer Melrose traveled to Wilmington and defeated the Wildcats (3-16) 2...
Sunday, October 22, 2023

At Wilmington Monday

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Melrose goes on the road for its final three games, starting tonight in Wilmington (3-15, 3-11 ML12).  Wilmington has beaten Stoneham twice ...

How Coaches Lose Our Minds and Bonus Recipe

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(BOSTON) The long-time basketball coach was found incoherent and howling at the moon. Police arrived and took him to the local hospital wher...

A "Rocky" Season

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Whether boxing or volleyball, you need to give and to take a punch.  Sylvester Stallone was inspired by viewing a heavyweight fight and wrot...

The Complexity of Leadership

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Leadership simplifies complexity. How so?  "The strength of the wolf is the pack."  "You can go faster alone; we can go farth...
Saturday, October 21, 2023

Resilience Stories

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"That which we are, we are, and if we are to be any better, now is the time to begin." - Alfred Lord Tennyson The biggest problem ...

Adversity Is a Test

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🎥 Kyle Shanahan GOLD What is Leadership? - Leadership is about honesty. - Leadership is about being prepared. - Leadership is about making ...

Belief and Attitude

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Things go wrong...a bad serve, missed attack, misplayed ball. Sometimes a whole game.  The season didn't end last night. Four years ago,...
Friday, October 20, 2023

Statistics: Melrose Versus Westborough

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Volleyball is a hard game to execute at a high level.  Statistics may or may not reflect how a game went. They reflected how the match unfol...

The Morning After

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"Don't whine, don't complain, don't make excuses." - John Wooden  Exceptional coaching requires self-regulation and co...

Game 17: Westborough 3 Melrose 0

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Melrose traveled to face top-ranked Westborough and left disappointed with a 25-12, 25-10, 25-9 defeat. Player of the Year Quinn Anderson do...

Wellness Check

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Who's your favorite player? When you support a team, you want every player to do their best for the benefit of the team. "Results w...

Over the Net: A Rules Video

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Globe PoW - Sadie Jaggers

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PoW   another Melrose player recognized, Sadie Jaggers 

The Formula

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Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night BY   DYLAN THOMAS Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day;...
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