Melrose Lady Raiders Volleyball

Move from the metaphorical back burner to the front. Become relevant in the minds of the coaching staff . When the coaches think "liber...

C O N S I S T E N C Y pic.twitter.com/SAgbB3aQzM — Allistair McCaw (@AllistairMcCaw) June 13, 2025 Think back to core volleyball skills: Se...

*Adapted from my basketball blog.  Rams coach Sean McKay exudes positivity and team. He's not about ego. " Hey, nobody is above bei...

*From my basketball blog... The axe forgets but the tree remembers". - African proverb While the concept is simple, applying it is not....

'Do 3 dollars work for a 2 dollar job' "This thing about grit is real. It is about competing. It is about pushing yourself. It ...

What is toughness? It’s not yelling. It’s not chest-pounding. Toughness is: 💥 Doing hard things without excuses 💪 Being accountable when i...

To be a great team, every team member must give and also give up something. Commitment cost you but what you receive in return is so much gr...

“Your mind has to be stronger than your feelings.” Powerful words from Tim Grover Think of any poor decisions you have made in your life. Wh...

All opinions in the blog are solely mine.  *Adapted from my basketball blog "Culture eats strategy for breakfast." What elements i...

*Lightly edited from my basketball blog " Buddhists say that when we suffer misfortune, two arrows fly our way. Being struck by an arro...

I can't recall ever playing with a "bad teammate." What does that mean? 1)  Bad teammates are selfish . They put their interes...

MVB '25 tryouts begin 18 August. Traditionally Melrose has several scrimmages and then host a Playday on a Saturday. Scrimmages: 8/26 vs...

Rules are the baseline—what everyone has to do. Standards? That’s what champions choose to do. Great players don’t just follow rules—they se...

You own your minutes.    This is an amazing outlook on playing time Young players watch this “Stop trying to blame it on the coaches..what a...

Quote from Kobe Bryant's  The Mamba Mentality,  "What separates great players from all-time great players is their ability to self-...

Coach Scott Celli will run his annual volleyball camp July 8,9, and 10 at the Melrose Middle School gymnasium. Volleyball education via loca...

MVB '25  

What's the secret to success? There is no secret. Own your process in everything you do...every day.    QOTD: pic.twitter.com/KkErFGtJ1u...

The Friction Project  by Sutton and Rao addresses friction and its impact on organizations. Friction (barriers, obstacles, red tape) can be ...

*Lightly edited from my basketball blog Failing to prepare is preparing to fail." - John Wooden Belichick's  The Art of Winning  ov...