Monday, December 18, 2023

Being a Great Teammate

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“You always control whether you give your best or not. No one can stop you from that.”- Discipline Is Destiny - Ryan Holiday John C. Maxwel...
Sunday, December 17, 2023

Kaizen

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Develop a  Kaizen practice, commitment to continuous improvement. Here’s an overview . Apply these: - Have a daily improvement plan. - One p...

"God is in the Details"

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Coaching is not criticism. Great players want coaching. Great players hunger and thirst for mentoring. Whom do you want to be?    Lagniappe....

Teamwork

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Seek 'next level' teamwork.    Post by @cctvidiotss View on Threads
Saturday, December 16, 2023

"Winning Doesn't Care About You"

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I can't stop thinking about this question: Are you willing to sprint when the distance is unknown? In 2021, Georgia Tech strength coach ...

Monk Versus Monkey Is a Matter of Focus

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Jay Shetty went from monk to media influencer. Life requires us to navigate change. MVB 2023 is history. Successful teams and players put th...
Friday, December 15, 2023

Gifts and Choices

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Everyone differs in gifts received and the will to make positive choices. Who wouldn't want to be the smartest or most athletic? But you...

What Makes a Great Coach?

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What Separates a Good Coach from a Great Coach? It's the little things. Here are 7 things that make Good Coaches Great. 🏆 1: Read, Lea...

Silence

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Post by @adamgrant View on Threads "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt."  “...

Jaggers Adds Another Honor with Triple

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Melrose senior Sadie Jaggers completed the cycle with Boston Globe All-Scholastic honors. That adds to her MAVCA All-State selection and Bos...

What's Your Plan?

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Long ago, eight year-old Richie McCaw dreamed of playing for the New Zealand All-Blacks rugby team. His uncle gave him paper and pen and tol...

Repost from a 2017 Basketball Blog - Open Practice

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Practice doesn't hold state secrets. The game is an "open source" domain. If I spent an hour with Warren Buffett and he explai...
Thursday, December 14, 2023

Six Words : Can You Do It?

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All opinions expressed within are my own . Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway penned the ultimate six-word story, "For Sale: baby shoe...

Think Like a Genius, Volleyball STEM (Just Kidding)

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You don't need to know a lot of physics or math to play volleyball. But knowing some will help. First, I digress with a review of a book...

Cutting Corners

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Years ago Ralph Labella and I attended a UCONN Women's Basketball practice. When the women ran two opening laps, nobody cut a corner. Th...
Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Use MVB to Help Make Each Other More Productive, Well-Rounded People

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Choose some favorites from this "life hack" list. You won't regret it. It's a "copy and save" post.    Pos...

Space Program - What Is Your Place?

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Learn across domains.  Amy Poehler's MasterClass on improv discusses success elements including "taking up space."    She refe...
Tuesday, December 12, 2023

What's on Your "To Don't" List?

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Negative thinking has power. "Think again" and add items to your "to don't" list. - Don't cheat yourself out of ...

What Is Your Job?

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From Coach Brook Kohlheim's newsletter (@CoachKohlheim) The parable of the stonecutter...   I have heard a similar story about a former ...
Monday, December 11, 2023

Remember the Bear?

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Some of you remember the 'tag line' from The Bear, "EVERY SECOND COUNTS." You improve the most with full attention, full e...