Athlete Feature – Abbey Bybel Thompson

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

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

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

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

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...