Gold Medal SquaredFeb 14, 2018From BYU to GMS: Heather Olmstead Joins GMS Advisory StaffHeather Olmstead Joins GMS Advisory Staff Are you someone who believes Gold Medal Squared is only suited for the men’s game? Were you concerned GMS didn’t ha...
Gold Medal SquaredJan 29, 2018Courtney Thompson Joins GMS Advisory StaffCourtney Thompson Joins The GMS Advisory Staff Gold Medal Squared (GMS) is pleased to announce their partnership with Courtney Thompson as a member of their ...
Gold Medal SquaredApr 24, 2014How Good Are You Going to Become?“To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do what you have never before done.” R G Scott Coaches, here is a message I think we need to commu...
Gold Medal SquaredFeb 17, 2014Messages We SendMessages we Send – Written by GMS Staff Member Rob Browning During a match we are constantly sending messages to our team, and our players are receiving them...
Gold Medal SquaredOct 21, 2013The Success of our PlayersThe Success of our Players Written by LMU Head Coach Tom Black Watching players at the high school or club, collegiate, and international levels, it’s always...
Gold Medal SquaredOct 4, 2013Leadership Doesn’t Have a TitleA few weeks back GMS Staff Member Tom Melton wrote this in the Volleyball Toolbox forum. I thought I’d share it here as well. Enjoy! Since yesterday was 9/...
Gold Medal SquaredDec 12, 2012Coaching the Young Kids, Part 2My last blog entry was about teaching kids how to play the entire game by allowing them to perform all skills in practice and matches. There is an offensive...
Gold Medal SquaredDec 5, 2012Don’t Cry That It’s OverI think this is one of the most perfect quotes for many of us: “Don’t cry that it’s over. Smile that it happened.” It’s been attributed to Dr. Seuss, but it...
Gold Medal SquaredNov 12, 2012Teaching the Young KidsAs the club volleyball season gets underway, I would like to share some thoughts on my experience Coaching Volleyball players from 8 to 14 years old. I will ...
Gold Medal SquaredAug 19, 201210 Days into the 2012 Volleyball Season10 Days in to the Volleyball Season Perpetually Dissatisfied and Always in a Hurry This is the second quote on our whiteboard. This time next week we will ha...
Gold Medal SquaredAug 18, 2012Coaching is HardThis post is certainly long overdue. As such, I’m going to combine a couple of different topics into one post. You will forgive me, but like many of you, I’m...
Gold Medal SquaredAug 9, 2012Five Coaching Strengths that Produce ChampionsThis summer’s Olympics got us thinking: how do we as managers and leaders become coaches who elicit greatness in others? A study of the coach-athlete relatio...
Gold Medal SquaredJul 11, 2012Times are ChangingThis article was sent to us by a client. Did you ever think Drill Sergeants would do away with the yelling that exists during training? How does this relat...
Gold Medal SquaredJun 8, 2012Stepping Up When it Matters (it always matters)We have all heard about the great competitors who raise the level of their game when it matters most. I’m not buying it. Great competitors, from May/Walsh t...
Gold Medal SquaredApr 13, 2012Helicopter CoachesThe other day I was reading an article in a magazine about Helicopter Parenting—the term given to parents who hover over their child’s every move. The author...
Gold Medal SquaredFeb 22, 2012Lessons From the Las Vegas InvitationalThis past weekend I coached my first ever 3 day Juniors Tournament in Las Vegas. I’ve spent many days recruiting this tournament, but have never stayed long ...
Gold Medal SquaredFeb 20, 2012Why Athletes DisengageMy first overseas volleyball experience was bitter-sweet. The sweet parts for me were the opportunities to get to know a new culture, the chance to learn a n...
Gold Medal SquaredJan 25, 2012Super Bowl – Consequence of Little ThingsThe 2011 PAC 12 Season is looking like it will be the last where a true double round-robin is used to determine the conference championship. As such, our st...
Gold Medal SquaredOct 21, 2011ExpectationsHow 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 assum...
Gold Medal SquaredOct 12, 2011Yeats and the Volleyball SeasonHappiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth, We are happy when we are growing – William Butler Yeats At LMU we play ...
