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Matthew Houlihan
Mar 6, 20202 min read
A Letter to My 14-Year-Old Self
Dear Brett, Hey yeah it’s me, Brett, from the future. How do you know it’s actually me, you may ask? Well, even though mom deemed it too...
Matthew Houlihan
Mar 6, 20202 min read
The Gift of Giving
Every year, the holidays gradually sneak up earlier and earlier; stores now offer their Black Friday deals well-before Thanksgiving Day...
Matthew Houlihan
Mar 6, 20202 min read
Hindsight From a Former Bay to Bay Parent
A nostalgic pang hit me this morning. This is the first September in the last 7 years that I'm not preparing for the upcoming volleyball...
Matthew Houlihan
Mar 6, 20201 min read
The Joy of the Process
On my way to Bay to Bay practice, something became quite apparent to me; you can never out run the seemingly mundane and monotonous...
Matthew Houlihan
Mar 6, 20202 min read
Into the Military
After you graduate High School most of us don't go on to play Volleyball in college. You end up missing the game, the competition and the...
Matthew Houlihan
Mar 6, 20205 min read
Sideout
Sideout scoring began in the 1920’s on the courts of Santa Monica. A sideout is defined by receiving a serve from an opponent and winning...
Matthew Houlihan
Mar 6, 20201 min read
Take Action
Thank the ref. Risk a bigger dream. Care a little more. Show up. Embrace possibility. Tell the truth. Dive deeper. Lend a hand. Dance...
Matthew Houlihan
Mar 6, 20203 min read
From USA Volleyball Chair Lori Okimura
Check out this blurb from Lori Okimura's (Chair of the USA Volleyball Board of Directors) blog post regarding the Boy's Junior National...
Matthew Houlihan
Mar 6, 20203 min read
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses
Excuses are the enemy of any athlete. Excuses shrug off responsibility and place the blame for a lackluster performance on something...
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