How to Support a Diverse and Multi-Cultural Team
What's the secret to supporting each member of a diverse and multi-cultural team? Love, authenticity, and a few other things...
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Boys volleyball is the fastest growing high school sport in the country, and hundreds of clubs across the country provide opportunities to improve and have fun.
Club tryouts are generally held in the fall, and the club season kicks off in earnest January of every year.
The junior club season culminates in June each year when 6,000 boys from 12-18 compete at the USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Championships. With so many courts active at once, it’s a memorable and exciting experience.
Differentiated Leadership: How to Figure Out What Each Athlete Needs
On a team, there are athletes who naturally gravitate towards leadership roles and require little support. But those athletes aren't the only ones who can be team leaders, and a dedicated coach can help athletes hone previously dormant leadership skills. Here's how to look at your team through a new lens: Seeing each athlete as capable of taking on leadership roles, and as individuals who may require different types of encouragement from you.
Develop Positive Body Image on Teams
For young athletes, maintaining a positive body image is difficult at the best of times, but when a competitive team atmosphere is added into the mix, that positivity can become even harder.
Reducing Anxiety to Make Matchday as Good as Practice
Gameday anxiety is common among all athletes. It's important to help your team manage those worries. Here are a few tips to help your team treat matches like little more than practice.