Versatility Until You Stick
"Action and adaptability create opportunity." - Garrison Wynn I preach this to my recruits every single day: versatility matters. Can you be a strong volleyball outside hitter and hold your…
Draft Day
"You only get drafted once." -Sonny Weaver Jr. (Kevin Costner) from Draft Day I’m a big dork.My wife knows it.My kids know it.My clients and former players definitely know it.…
Raising Daughters, Part 2
“Image is powerful. Image is superficial.” – Cameron Russell I’m amazed—and slightly overwhelmed—that I wrote Raising Daughters [Part 1] nearly 12 years ago on my old blog, Diary of a…
Standing Out in the Chaos: What Makes a Great Recruit Today
“Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated. Betrayal of any one of those is to lose all three.” ― Ziad K. Abdelnour There’s a quiet wish echoing…
To Thine Own Self Be True
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind" -Dr. Seuss There’s a quiet weight a lot of…
The Open-Minded Recruit
“You don’t know what you like… you like what you know.” – Peter Weller My 12-year-old son has a strict food policy: ketchup is the only sauce allowed. He recently…
Not Being Okay is Okay
"One of the major factors for my players to be successful is for them to know that not being okay is okay." -Kristina McSweeney, Head Softball Coach, South Dakota State…
Staying in Your Lane: Let Coaches Do the Coaching
"In order to protect their future, we must stop protecting their 'now'. We must stop protecting them from uncomfortable and necessary growth." -Whitney Ballard As parents, we often have the…
The Multipliers: Why Versatile Athletes Make the Best Recruits
“For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack” -- Rudyard Kipling from the The Jungle Book. As a volleyball club…
