Seems to be a musical day. Are these artists great from nature or nurture? Enjoy.
Read More »The History of Beach Volleyball
The History of Beach Volleyball from the Outrigger Canoe Club in Hawaii to at least one American team winning a gold medal in every Olympics to over 50 NCAA Beach Volleyball team.
Read More »Women Who Play Sports Are More Successful ~ Especially in Business
Studies show that girls who play sports are more likely to graduate from college, find a job, and be employed in male-dominated industries.
Read More »A Better Parent, A Better Coach
I'm 4 and a half months in, and I already love being a Dad!
Read More »Al Scates – Unsung Coaching Legend
Here at UCLA we’re awfully proud of John Wooden. We have a statue of him, an athletic center is named after him and you can buy T-shirts with his face on them at Ackerman.
Read More »16 Volleyball Quotes for 2016
No better way to kick-off the year with 16 volleyball quotes from some of the best coaches in the world. Enjoy! 1. “It’s a grind in the best possible way. It’s not a grind that wares you down. It’s a ...
Read More »How Fatherhood Made Me a Better Coach
Six weeks into season, just after a typical grueling preseason and two tournament weekends later, my wife gave birth to twins. I do not recommend having a child during season, nonetheless twins, but God has his own plan. The ensuing ...
Read More »Camels – Perception vs Reality
Camels speak volumes. How do you see your players? How do you look at life?
Read More »40 Tips to Save Money and Actually Afford Club Volleyball
If you aren’t rich, how can you afford club volleyball? After spending 15 years as a club coach and college coach, I’ve certainly found ways to save a few dollars. I’d like to be able to help as many players participate in ...
Read More »The MOST Competitive Volleyball Drill Ever – The Cell Phone Drill
Every coach wants their players to compete hard in practice. To give 100% every day. To practice like they will in a match. Well, I have finally come across a drill in which players, a team, will actually compete harder ...
Read More »Winning without Stats
Dismissed stats and embraced failure - and broke the team's three decade slump.
Read More »Stop the Recruiting Madness!
Save out kids, the coaches and our sport!
Read More »A Navy SEAL Veteran’s 5 Aspects of Emotional Intelligence Required for Effective Leadership
A great article from Inc. magazine on Emotional Intelligence. I find it fascinating that, “Studies show that effective communication is 7% the words we say and 93% tone and body language.” Interesting for SEALs to communicate in this way, and ...
Read More »What’s the Point of a Professor?
Yet again, what does a 4.0 really mean? As I mentioned before in Achieving vs Over Achieving: http://coachrey.com/blog/achieving-versus-over-achieving/ We used to be mentors and moral authorities. Now we just hand out A’s. Source: What’s the Point of a Professor? In the ...
Read More »Leadership Lessons From Walt Disney: The Power Of Storytelling
Simply stated, if you want to engage people, tell a story. Several years ago, a colleague at Disney Institute and I were presenting to a small group of business men and women who had traveled from Spain to experience our ...
Read More »What Team Leaders Should Do First
You think Jim McLaughlin will follow this great advice from Harvard Business Review? Whether you are taking on a new team or have been a coach of a team for an extended period of time, this is good info to ...
Read More »Those that Workout Together, Stay Together
Even though Lori is 14 weeks pregnant, it doesn't stop her from getting her fit on at the gym.
Read More »Twin Cribs
Back in the M-TV generation, if someone had twin cribs, they would have been considered rich and cool. In our twin-dom-hood era, the coolest part of having twin cribs is the feeling of accomplishment after putting together TWO cribs. In twin-dom-hood, the awesome satisfaction ...
Read More »The Volleyball Bump(s)
Introducing the volleyball bump...
Read More »From the Desk of John Kessel
Productivity through creativity
Read More »Productive Desks
My desk Kessel’s desk How we all work and learn in different ways…
Read More »The Women Outnumbered the Men in the Gym Today!
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. ...
Read More »Coach Rey and Gabby Reece, NASM Certified Personal Trainers
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 ...
Read More »Help Your Team Fight Colds and Flu
Seems the arctic cold front will never snap this winter. Keep your team healthy with these tips!
Read More »The Frenzied Coach
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 ...
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