Growing the Game News Vol. 2, No. 5 - Feb. 26, 2013 The Liberty Mutual Insurance Responsible Sports program supports volunteer youth sports coaches and parents who help our children succeed both on and off the field. Find valuable resources and information at ResponsibleSports.com. Videos Title IX Voices – February is Women in Sports month and this video clip (http://bit.ly/XaYVU8) provides worthwhile voices sharing their thoughts about sport for women. Never Too Young to Start Right - Sports that have closed motor-program loops have an advantage in that you can start being successful quite young. Volleyball is an open motor program skill set except in serving, but this cute video clip (http://bit.ly/V2H6Ir) shows how fun sport can be for all in the family when starting young. This young player also just starred on Jimmy Kimmel Live, seen beating Jimmy 10-6 in this fun twopart video clip. Part 1 - http://bit.ly/XEJrG3 Battle Part 2 - http://bit.ly/WgNOfF Articles Hurry up and Wait – This article (http://es.pn/XX6P0I) on coaching and playing sports is one that all should take the time to ponder as to how it applies to our sport of volleyball. FIVB Hugh McCutcheon Story – Hugh McCutcheon, who led teams to gold with the 2008 U.S. Olympic Men’s Volleyball Team and silver with the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women’s Volleyball Team, shares his thoughts on the international game, the college game and newly appointed U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly in this article posted at http://bit.ly/YvGxU0. Three Mistakes We Make Leading Kids – This article (http://bit.ly/WnoleZ) is one of many good ones that apply to being a better teacher/coach/parent of youth. Take a look at other reads on the site too! Book/Movie Suggestions The Power of Story – Author James Loeher, a world-renowned performance psychologist with 16 books to his credit, focuses on the strength of one’s character in this story (http://amzn.to/XX7tLP), showing how character strength can be grown by investing energy into creating positive stories about yourself, your team and life in and outside of the gym. Hidden Gems Jessica’s Daily Affirmations – Filmed in 2001, this one-minute video clip (http://bit.ly/XxIqTj) is a great opener to speaking to your team about how they speak to themselves, and ways to improve it. USA Volleyball thanks you for your help in growing the game together!
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