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3 Ways Talking to Yourself Will Improve Volleyball Performance Lion
Jul

3 Ways Talking to Yourself Will Improve Volleyball Performance

Samantha Freeman

Admit it or not, we talk to ourselves each and every day.  Whether it’s an external declaration to no one of …


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How Do You React?
Jun

The Worst Calls Can Be the Best Lessons

Bryan McDermand

  A conversation started about the most bizarre calls a group of coaches had ever seen a ref make at a match …


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USA Volleyball Nationals
Jun

How to Play Your Best at Nationals

The Art of Coaching Volleyball

Playing a high level of volleyball at the end of the season has a lot to do with managing highs and lows, says Mike …


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Guest blog post Kelsey Strength Training for Youths boy with Kelsey
Jun

4 Reasons Why Strength Training is Important for Youths

Kelsey Reed

Follow SAPT on Facebook for inspiration and fitness/health education! At SAPT, the bulk of our population is 13-18 …


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yoga positions
Jun

13 Yoga Positions that Will Amp Up Your Volleyball Game

Samantha Freeman

I’ll be the first to say that I am horrendous when it come to cross-training. It’s not that I don’t understand …


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Team Before Me: Overcoming Season-Ending Injuries Kelsey's Team
Jun

#WillToWay: Overcoming Season-Ending Injuries

Rick Dunetz

  As I was approaching senior year at Franklin & Marshall College and anticipating my last volleyball season …


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When Your Doctor Retires
Jun

When Your Doctor Retires

Julie Matthews

Developing a Bond I first met Dr. Kales on the ninth floor of Fairfax Hospital in January, 2005. He explained my …


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Trivia Nights and Easter Egg Hunts: the Good and the Ugly of Competition I Heart Trivia
Jun

Trivia Nights and Easter Egg Hunts: The Good and the Ugly of Competition

Rick Dunetz

I am a very competitive person, but I’d still say that I’m the least competitive person in my immediate family. We …


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Language of a Survivor preview photo
Jun

The Language of a “Survivor”

Julie Matthews

Originally published April 29, 2010 According to the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), a cancer …


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Setter Fatigue Drill with Mike Sealy
Jun

Setter Fatigue Drill with Mike Sealy

The Art of Coaching Volleyball

The setter fatigue drill run by UCLA women’s coach Mike Sealy has two purposes – the first is to make the …


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