Blake DowlingJune 25, 2022
13min0
Sometimes you adapt. Sometimes you pivot. You never give up.
Tag: life lessons
Blake DowlingJune 25, 2022
Guest AuthorApril 15, 20159min289
In 1996 I was fresh out of college living in Bay City, Mich., and about to begin my first year as a paid volleyball coach. As many people in my situation, I was scared to death about my lack of experience and my potential inability to shape the hearts and minds of 15- to 18-year-old-volleyball […]
Guest AuthorAugust 7, 20148min207
In the nearly two decades that I’ve coached women’s volleyball, I’ve recruited and coached hundreds of players and met hundreds of their parents, all of whom have one thing in common: When it comes to their kids, they are the loudest cheerleaders in the gym. As a parent myself, I get it. You should be […]