Kessel’s Best Movies for Team Viewing

A personal list of movies, in no particular order, that might be great for team bonding and inspiration.

May We Please Leave a Court Up?

Over 20 years ago I was working with the University of Colorado program, working with several club teams to merge them into a single varsity program.

Tryouts and Our Deepest Fear

Tryouts can bring out our deep fears, as the talent pyramid begins its inexorable narrowing. From six elementary schools teams, to a couple or so junior high 7th grade teams.

Olympic Caliber Nutrition

Aaron Brock MS, ATC, PESDirector of Sports Medicine and Performance to the U.S. National TeamsUSA Men’s Olympic Volleyball TeamE-Mail: [email protected] If you haven’t given nutrition much thought, you may want to start… now! Research clearly demonstrates the beneficial effects of optimal nutrition on athletic performance. While many factors need to be considered when discussing an…

Opportunity is Nowhere

This is one of my favorite “words” ever, and given the economic situation impacting us all, leads us into the reason for this grow the game set of options – for I see things as now here, never nowhere.

Father’s Day and Volleyball

My father was my role model in countless ways, and I have done my best raising my kids as a single dad to follow in his World War II veteran footsteps.

To Sit or Stand During Matches?

This week I got an email from a coach, who asked a great question – sit or stand during match play?

NTDP Athletes Earn AVCA High School All-America Honors

Thirty-seven athletes with ties to the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program (NTDP) were named to the 2022 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Girls High School All-America Teams in November.

NTDP Winter Training Series to Draw Hundreds of Athletes to SoCal

More than 260 indoor athletes and more than 120 beach athletes are set to learn at the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program’s (NTDP) Winter Training Series on Dec. 27-30 in Southern California

SLC Showdown Wins SportsTravel Award for “Best New Event”

SportsTravel Magazine awarded the 2022 USA Volleyball Salt Lake Showdown as Best New Event on Tuesday night during the TEAMS ’22 Conference & Expo in Oklahoma City.