There is no such thing as 'staying in shape;' you either work to get better, or you allow yourself to get worse.

Make your mistakes with confidence. It is the only way you are going to learn anything. Never be afraid to do a skill, no matter how simple or hard it may seem someone has done it, and so can you, With enough committed practice and confidence.

Most volleyball players are made in the winter, spring and summer, for come fall, everyone practices equal time.

The kind of player who has turned his game around, he used to be lousy and lazy and now he is lazy and lousy.

Never underestimate your players; they can do it with enough game-like practice. Coaches must put more emphasis in practice and in life on making student-athletes aware of what they could or can do, rather than what they couldn't or presently can't do. The focus must be on solutions, not problems; what is wanted, not what is feared.

Profit by your own mistakes and profit by the mistakes of others. The referees were calling ball handling violations like they were getting commissions.

If there is something a coach might wish to see changed in a player or team, the first place to check and see if it could not be done better is in yourself.