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Post by @importanceofbooks View on Threads Volleyball season may seem far off. It's just around the corner. You can only be as ...

"Dig, set, spike." Work the process, developing your run up, timing, arm swing, and athleticism.  Versatile attacks also matter - ...

Public speaking is a life hack. People judge us by the content of our writing and speaking. That may not be fair, but it's true. Improvi...

Don't worry about being the 'smartest guy in the room'. Walk into a library and look around. What fraction of the available know...

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." - Aristotle Find your mantra: "Champions do extr...

Anything worth having is worth fighting for. As a youth coach, I trained players to compete for contributing roles on varsity as freshmen. ...

"Good artists borrow; great artists steal." - Picasso Productivity gains speed education. Here's an image to study.    P...

All opinions expressed in the blog are solely my own.  Hear Sheryl Sandberg's TED lecture.  The glass ceiling is real.  Stand up for opp...

Model excellence. Little girls come to watch you compete, to be the best versions of yourselves. Make their MVB experience life changing.   ...

Breaking habits is the inverse of establishing them.    Post by @booksforaspirants View on Threads Instead of easy, attractive, obv...

Volleyball celebrates defying gravity. Defense "keeps the ball up." Attackers soar over the net. Teams succeed by overachieving, p...

You can only be as good as you believe you are. Years ago we walked into a Middlesex League gym and overheard girls sitting on the bleachers...

" Social Security is the third rail  of American politics. Touch it, you're dead."  What are the third rails of coaching? What...

Commit to learning every day. Empower yourselves.   

Winning is hard. Doubters abound. Most programs have to take their lumps. MVB wasn't an instant success.  Incubating the 2012 title was ...

All opinions expressed in the blog are my own. Coaches celebrate success of our players. It's not about taking credit, but joy in their ...

Coaching the exceptional player blends privilege and opportunity. And it happens rarely. What distinguishes the exceptional player from the ...

Stop looking for credit, attention, and validation for average effort, average work, and average results. The best don’t need credit. They d...

Post by @awakenyourmind View on Threads Create value for yourself. Earn improvement by excellence in habit formation and mai...