Oct 31
2011
Seeing is Everything
By: mwall“Volleyball is a visual motor game, with an emphasis on the visual.”
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Oct 26
2011
Tom Black, GMS Advisory Staff
By: Tom MeltonGold Medal Squared is proud to welcome Tom Black to our Advisory Staff. Tom is the Head Coach for the Loyola Marymount University, Women’s Volleyball program. Read his bio here: http://www.lmulions.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/black_tom00.html. Gold Medal Squared has been fortunate to have a long standing relationship with Tom Black and we’re proud to expand upon that relationship.
Oct 25
2011
Observing Skaters
By: rbrowningThe first time I took our son to the local skate park over a year ago I sat and watched as he made his way around the pavement. But I’m not very good at sitting and watching—I’d rather be doing. I’m not very good at skate boarding either, but I’m having a ton of fun going to the skate park with John.
Oct 22
2011
The Only Way To Coach
By: cjmcgownThere has been a lot of talk in the volleyball community about the central premise of Gold Medal Squared, and the misconception that “GMS says there is only one way to coach/play/train, and that way is their way”. I’d like to address that idea directly with this post, and try to put to bed some of the misunderstanding that seems to exist.
Oct 21
2011
Expectations
By: rlarsenHow many of you have coached a team and had what was termed as a “big win”? Three weeks ago my team experienced exactly that. We played a team everyone assumed would be victorious against us. We prepared for this match just like any other match; we were prepared to compete. We had what we thought was a good game plan. We watched videos as a coaching staff and as a team. We were prepared, but did we expect to win? No. We were just prepared to compete. If you asked my team or coaching staff, I am sure they would have said we were as prepared as we could be. But we did not expect win. So what happened…we won in five games. The players were euphoric. We just had a big win.
Oct 12
2011
Breaking the 10,000-Hour Rule
By: mwallWhy is Olympic gold medalist, Shaun White, affectionately known as the “flying tomato,” the only skateboarder to land a front-side, heel-flip, 540 body varial or Armadillo? How long should it take Cam Newton to learn the Carolina Panthers’ offense? Why did Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlm…
Oct 12
2011
Yeats and the Volleyball Season
By: mwallHappiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing - William Butler Yeats
Oct 10
2011
The Ultimate Over-Achievers
By: jwatsonThis past weekend, unbeknownst to many here in the United States, the Wallabies (Australia) defeated the Springboks (South Africa) and advanced to play the All-Blacks (New Zealand) in the second semi-final of the Rugby World Cup. Over the past year, these three teams have been the most dominate in World Rugby.
Oct 6
2011
Self-Esteem
By: adminWhat I’ve come to greatly appreciate in working with the crew at GMS, is the cadre of coaches in the company and those you get to meet. These relationships have proven critical in my own coaching development.