Kiraly
In preparation for coaching the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team for the upcoming quadrennial, one of my early tasks was making an adversity list. My goal was to create an easy-to-follow guide of things that can go wrong for a volleyball player during a typical day.
In 15 minutes, I had about 30 examples, and many of them had nothing to do with volleyball. Here are a few that I came up with:
• My iPod battery runs out so I can’t play my normal prematch music mix.
• Flat tire on the way to the match or practice.
• A key player on the team gets injured.
• The ref makes a bad call.
One of my goals is to prepare the team for as many speed bumps as possible, both in volleyball and in life. I’m going to call it “Adversity School.” Its mission will be to condition ourselves – players and coaches alike – to handle adversity so it doesn’t detract from what we’re trying to accomplish on the court.
The first thing that I’d like everybody to realize, to accept, and, even better, to embrace is that there will be adversity. It’s part of sports – and part of life. No situation is ever perfect. And just as you and your teammates are facing adversity, so too is the other team, so you’re not alone. The trick is to handle it better than they do.
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