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Monday, December 16, 2024

Intensity and Consistency

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Short term results come from intensity. Long term results come from consistency. @ShaneAParrish — Tom Crean (@TomCrean) December 15, 2024 S...

Trust

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Bill Cowher said, "Trust is something as a coach you have to earn. Trust is unconditional, but trust can be powerful." • Trust is ...

The Magic Starts Here

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"The magic is in the work." Players and families sacrifice time and treasure to travel, compete, and improve. Twenty years ago a m...
Sunday, December 15, 2024

Recipe - Avocado Toast

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Here's a summary of avocado nutrition facts . Average calories in an avocado - about 300 (depends on size) Recipe: 2 slices whole wheat ...

Bell-wether, Belichick Principles Translate

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Steal ideas wherever you can.  Tara Sullivan  profiles the Bill Belichick to North Carolina story in Sunday's  Boston Globe. Her observa...

Another Secret to Success

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  Persistence and resilience are the stuff of champions. 
Saturday, December 14, 2024

Do You Want to Be Great?

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View on Threads What kind of player do you want to become? To become exceptional, embrace coaching. That means sometimes accept hard c...

"100 Ways to Improve Your Writing" and More

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The sooner we read and write better, the longer our chance to share quality. Prioritize excellence. Try these pearls from Gary Provost inclu...

Fall in Love...

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Fall in love with the mental side of the game. Exceptional play demands exceptional game knowledge. Volleyball is a thinking person's sp...

The Door Is Open - Setting

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Graduation creates opportunities. Make the open job your job. Volleyball is a thinking person's sport. Skill includes decision-making an...
Friday, December 13, 2024

Excellence Is Hard

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Kara Lawson said, "If you want to be great, you have to start somewhere." "You develop into your greatness...To me, it starts...
Thursday, December 12, 2024

First Year to Second Year

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There's a saying that the biggest jump players make is between the first and the second year. MVB 25 will rely on skilled vets and talen...

Ambitious Try

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This might be the most important volleyball article you'll read.  Watch upper level soccer and commentators like Ian Darke say things li...

Fowke Named Herald All-Scholastic

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Leah Fowke, one of the elite setters in MVB history, earned selection as a Boston Herald All-Scholastic. During her career she amassed more...
Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Bottom Line

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Dan Campbell said, "It starts over with the work. There is no complacency. There is no entitlement. We go back to work, and that is the...

Manage Your Thoughts

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All opinions expressed in the blog are solely my own. Caution (language in video)   What does a championship mindset look like? Listen to Jo...
Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Avoiding Stupidity

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Warren Buffett's investment partner Charlie Munger shared their secret.    It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us...
Monday, December 09, 2024

The Psychology of Winning

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"The only thing worse than losing is winning all the time." - Geno Auriemma "Events conspired against us winning ten years in...

No Small Thing

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This reminds me of James Kerr's book, Legacy, about the New Zealand All-Blacks rugby team. Have a "blue head under control, focuse...

Competing Versus Playing Hard

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THIS is the difference between playing hard and competing… pic.twitter.com/dMURzYDBEM — PGC Basketball (@PGCbasketball) December 9, 2024 Co...
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