John Kessel Quotes

It is ok to err, but it is not ok to stop playing; it is ok to lose, but it is not ok to give up.

Never mishandle hope or self-confidence - those are elements of life, not just a game.

Players need you to care, especially when they do not deserve it.

The meaning of volleyball, is to give meaning to volleyball, as the meaning of coaching is to give meaning to coaching.

Volleyball rules are simple. If it is on the floor, pick it up and get it into the air. If it is in the air, keep it off the floor. —

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.

Teachers all over the nation are doing the job they are asked to do, but one they are not really prepared to do. To teach volleyball as a physical activity that is also a positive experience. If you care about volleyball, help these teachers have fun and learn more of this great game. Teach the teachers.

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

Coaches need to have the ability of tact - to teach the team to rub out mistakes rather than to rub them in.

Coaches and players at the start must think their way through problems where a more experienced person would react out of habit and memory. One must not gain this experience, however, without being careful of empty redundancy. Do not fall into the error of the artist who boasts of 20 years of experience at his craft while, in fact, all he has had is one year - 20 times.