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Ever heard the phrase, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger?” Nietzsche and Kelly Clarkson were both onto something, although I’m guessing Nietzsche didn’t expect his philosophy to eventually become a pop song. In athletics, weakness isn’t always a bad thing. Sometimes the areas where you struggle are exactly where the most growth needs to happen. The key is being honest enough to identify those weaknesses and disciplined enough to work on them instead of hiding them, ma

As spring turns to summer, college life changes pretty quickly. NARPs, or what athletes jokingly call “non athletic regular people,” are thinking about summer jobs, vacations, internships, and having a little more freedom. For college volleyball players, summer looks a little different. Preseason comes fast, and what you do during those months matters. Summer is also one of those times when coaches learn a lot about their athletes without actually being around them every day.

Today's post looks at the parable Jesus tells in Matthew 21:28-32, and the message underneath it: sincerity matters more than saying the right words or making promises you don't keep. It's a parable about actions outweighing words, and about what's actually in someone's heart mattering more than what comes out of their mouth. That lesson lands hard on a college volleyball team, where a player's actions and her actual commitment to the goal are what determine whether the team