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Embracing the Journey: Reflections on Missing the Paris 2024 Olympic Volleyball Team
by Cody Kessel
The Olympic motto “Citius, Altius, Fortius” – Swifter, Higher, Stronger – is not just for the elite few competing at the highest levels.
It is f...
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What is the Spiker Academy?
by Dustin Watten
What is the Spiker Academy?
Designed by players for players, the Spiker Academy is the premier online community for any outside hitter or opposit...
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Overseas Volleyball Survival Guide by Cody Kessel
by Dustin Watten
YNAB — You Need A BudgetThe most practical piece of advice I received before I went overseas to play my first year in Switzerland came from Coach N...
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Problems attacking the ball?
by Dustin Watten
One could argue that ALL of volleyball is timing: simply being in the right place at the right time to rebound the ball…
When it comes to attacki...
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‘Even distribution’ By TJ Sanders
by Dustin Watten
This is another catch phrase that I would hear a lot throughout my career. One stating that our goal is to run our
offense equally through all p...
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Jump Higher with Cody Kessel
by Dustin Watten
This article was written by Cody Kessel
I get asked by younger players if there are any special weight training programs I can recommend so that t...
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3 Principles to Running an Offense like a Pro! by TJ Sanders
by NEB Athlete
This article was written my noeyzbuckets setter mentor: TJ Sanders
There are many different elements that must be layered together to run an effect...
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So you want to go Pro? - By Cody Kessel
by NEB Athlete
So you want to go play professional volleyball?
If you’re an aspiring NCAA or Canadian USports athlete who wants to go play professionally oversea...
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Who will you be 10 months from now?
by Dustin Watten
Four years ago, I began investing in myself.
(You can read my letter to myself below)
Truly investing: paying money to work with a mindfulness c...
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Break the Twitch - Pairing your passion with intention
by Dustin Watten
You know the feeling, you don’t know what to do with yourself, so you pick up your phone and flip through social media, only to put it back down an...
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1% Better: The aggregation of marginal gains
by Dustin Watten
The philosophy for searching for a tiny margin of improvement in everything you do.
James Clear, author of Atomic Habits writes, “too often as at...
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Carli Lloyd - The Foundation for Setting: Ball Shaped Hands
by Dustin Watten
This article was written by Carli Lloyd
2016 Team USA Olympian
CEV Champions League Winner & MVP I NCAA Player of the year
On the volleyball...
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