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Want to make the team? Take my advice.
Want to make the team? Take my advice. A Living on The Edge Blog by: Jennifer McCallister Whether you are looking to play for a college or you’re preparing yourself for tryouts at school, there are many things to consider when volleyball training to make the...
How my daughter got the edge to get a college volleyball scholarship.
How inventing The Edge helped my daughter get an athletic scholarship to play volleyball. They say parents will do anything for their kids. For my daughter, Alyssa, I think I took that a bit farther than most in regards to helping her be a better volleyball...
Set Your Volleyball Goals High And Don’t Stop Till You Get There.
Set Your Volleyball Goals High And Don't Stop Till You Get There. By:Jennifer McCallister It’s pretty self explanatory. This has to be my favorite quote, "Set Your Volleyball Goals High And Don't Stop Till You Get There." It’s so true on...
Support + Study + Volleyball Equipment = Volleyball Journey
Support+Study+Volleyball Equipment=Volleyball Journey By: Jennifer McCallister I’m Jennifer McCallister, a student athlete at Cardinal Stritch University working as a blog writer for The Edge Pro Volleyball Trainer. I was born and raised in a small town named...
3 Words of Advice Before you Coach this Club Season
As I’ve coached club, I’ve come to learn quite a bit about various nuances and how to make the small things, travel the furthest with your players.
Coaching club is much, much different than high school. A lot of the time you only have that specific group of girls for one season and it’s unbelievably rare if that entire group elects to stay together and they all make the same team the following season, so that idea of continuity is out of the window.
Cultivating Team Chemistry
Beach Major series had released a video a little over two weeks ago interviewing beach pairs and asking intriguing questions about what it takes for a beach pairing to be successful in terms of teamwork and team chemistry. The ever continuing message throughout...
Volleyball and You
Volleyball and You. What is this game of volleyball to you? You’ve found yourself here, on this site, perusing your next purchase or maybe even just reading up on the endless sea of facts and theories that are out there in this wonderful world we call “volleyball”....
The 7 Stages of Grief and Club Tryouts
Let’s face it,
Club tryouts are a difficult time for everyone involved.
What Makes the Edge a Valuable Tool
The Edge Pro Volleyball Trainer is an asset that I have utilized to train players in gyms, camps and 1-on-1 lessons to work on and improve volleyball training and fundamental skills. We are currently developing a manual along with a solo training guide to help...
Top 10 Things you Can Do to Survive Club Season
1 . Make it through club volleyball tryouts. This one is hopefully already completed, so congratulations! Tryouts are exhausting for everyone involved; players, coaches, parents, directors, friends, everyone. Once the tryout process is completed and you...