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2019 Guided Reflection
December. A month full of holiday parties, family, friends, and reflection. ••• The second half of December is a perfect time to look back on everything that you experienced, discovered and achieved during the last 12 months. Around this time, many people get the...
A Letter To All Athletes Who Just Signed Their National Letter Of Intent
To all athletes who just signed their National Letter of Intent: First of all, Congratulations! This is a huge accomplishment and one that you should be extremely proud of. Only you know how much time, sacrifice, tears, tough seasons/coaches, hard workouts, long...
Athlete Feature – Macy Capen Gilson
How old were you when you first started playing volleyball?I started playing volleyball when I was 14! 14-4's team baby. How old were you when you started playing club volleyball?14! I had never played volleyball when I signed up to play club volleyball. Who had the...
A Letter To All Athletes Who Are Tired, Burnt Out, And Want The Season To Be Over:
There comes a time in every season that you hit a wall. Regardless of if you’re having a great season or a not so great season. Your body hurts, you’re mentally and physically exhausted, you have tests coming up, and you feel like you have nothing more to give. I’ve...
Athlete Feature – Abbey Bybel Thompson
How old were you when you first started playing volleyball?I have an older sister named Emily who is four years older than me and played club ball so the first time I started touching a volleyball and peppering was around first grade. I played on my first club...
90/10
“Sports are 90% mental and 10% physical” We’ve all heard it, but are athletes today allocating the proper amount of time to the thing that separates them from the rest? As an athlete, from the time you start playing a sport, you begin to train your body, hard. From...
Athlete Feature – Cassidy Pickrell
How old were you when you first started playing volleyball?I was in 4th grade when I started playing REC volleyball for a team coached by my dad! (I think that’s 9-years-old? Maybe 10?)How old were you when you started playing club volleyball?I started playing club...
Athlete Feature – Natalie Gower
How old were you when you first started playing volleyball? I was 10 years old. How old were you when you started playing club volleyball? I started club volleyball when I was 12. Who had the biggest impact on your life/who did you look up to when you were younger and...
The Process of Becoming Great
“If you could go back in time and tell your younger self something what would it be?” Silence… “Nothing.” she said. “What do you mean?” I said. “That’s the first thing that came to my mind. If I could go back and tell myself something, then the last few years would...
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