My desk Kessel’s desk How we all work and learn in different ways…

Bravo to all the women in the gym today! And by in the gym, I’m not talking about”spinning their wheels” on cardio equipment. The women in the gym were lifting in the free weight section, far out numbering the men. ...

How many times at the end of a volleyball match, or any sporting event, do we see the officials, referees, umpires, etc. hurriedly “escape” from the field of play because coaches, players, and fans demonize their role as peacemakers? Ironically, it ...

It’s always cool when one of the volleyball players your wife looks up to as a kid chooses the same career path. Last year, Lori completed her NASM training to become a Certified Personal Trainer and is now following her ...

Seems the arctic cold front will never snap this winter. Keep your team healthy with these tips!

This pretty much sums up what technology has done to coaching, and many professions. In contemporary technological civilization, which can boast of remarkable labor saving inventions, human beings paradoxically work more than they have ever worked before… Increasingly, people’s lives ...

Thanks to Eric Barker of Barking Up the Wrong Tree blog. His work has been featured in NY Times, WSJ, Time, and Wired Magazine. Sometimes you just want to quit. You know you shouldn’t but nothing seems better than crawling back into ...

FROM CHAMPIONSHIP GEAR TO GEAR THAT TRACKS YOUR PERFORMANCE, THE WORLD OF FITNESS IS IN GREAT SHAPE.

Very cool toy / app for kids by Osmo that incorporates the iPad and the real world. I see kids learning in a fun, interactive environment. Can a next generation of this app somehow be applied to volleyball? It could be a great way ...

Eating healthy makes the body feel good 🙂 and it can be a chore to eat healthy on the road. Lori and I are willing to take a little extra time on road trips, and go out of our way, ...

What is your player reading? See exactly with a GoPro affixed to their head.

Sorry to all volleyball players and even coaches that love the TV show Gossip Girl. I know how disappointed you all will be to learn that I’m not a Gossip Girl junkie. I’m more of a Harvard Business Review junkie. Don’t ...

Lots of lessons to be learned on a trip to the farm.

No way to start off the year then with quotes from the game's greats!

Where in the world are our USA players?

Come out, come out, wherever you are!

Welcome! To Oklahoma City for the AVCA Convention and NCAA Final Four! Yeehaw!

A bit of advice for the novice volleyball commentators.

One of our volleyball family members needs your support.

Humbled! Time for me to step-up my blogging game!

New TSA Rules promote volleyball worldwide!

How do you solve the problem of not having someone lose?

A good one for the volleyball parent community these days. A 26-step program for good parents gone bad.

Volleyball Tops Basketball in LA!

The world of volleyball, according to Greece!