A conversation started about the most bizarre calls a group of coaches had ever seen a ref make at a match before (the person that started it requested that it didn’t turn into the worst calls). I’d like to tell a story of a match my 15U team played last season that fits the […]
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Playing a high level of volleyball at the end of the season has a lot to do with managing highs and lows, says Mike Talamantes, whose Asics Mavs 16s girls’ team (Kansas) won the championship at Nationals in 2013. As Talamantes explains, teams that go to Nationals are all talented, so you need to expect
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Follow SAPT on Facebook for inspiration and fitness/health education! At SAPT, the bulk of our population is 13-18 years old; we have a handful of 9-11 year-olds (though that population is growing quickly) and then college age through the adult spectrum. A lot of parents carry misgivings about weight/strength training for kids under 18, a
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Yoga positions I’ll be the first to say that I am horrendous when it come to cross-training. It’s not that I don’t understand the importance of it; I would rather just take an extra day off from my training schedule than do another workout that I’m pretending to know how to do. I realize that
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As I was approaching senior year at Franklin & Marshall College and anticipating my last volleyball season ever, I was filled with nerves and excitement. As torturous as preseason can often be, I looked forward to being with my teammates and preparing for the season before the extra academic pressures were added to my
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Developing A Bond I first met Dr. Kales on the ninth floor of Fairfax Hospital in January, 2005. He explained my diagnosis and outlined the treatment I would receive in the months to come. He was serious yet kind, concerned but hopeful. He directed his comments and questions to me and to my parents, engaging
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Fairfax, VA (June 10, 2015) — The Side-Out Foundation has named TeamSnap, an online and mobile app that makes it easier to communicate with your team, plan its schedule and get everyone to the game easier, its official team management app. TeamSnap will also sponsor Side-Out’s 2015 Dig Pink® Rally, where middle/high school and college
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I am a very competitive person, but I’d still say that I’m the least competitive person in my immediate family. We all want to win at everything. But why do we get so concerned with beating each other? And is this a bad way for us to spend time together? I don’t think that my
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Originally published April 29, 2010 According to the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), a cancer survivor is “anyone with a history of cancer, from the time of diagnosis and for the remainder of life, whether that is days or decades”. I recently learned that the phrase “cancer survivor” was first used by a physician,
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