Motivation Monday • “It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great.” -A League of Their Own
Gillian + Leila + Cayla + Emily + Kate #CAJreunion
14 Kelly #CAJreunion ❤️💙🖤
🚨COACH ANNOUNCEMENT!🚨• • We are happy to share Michael Loyd will be returning to 16-1 this season and joining him as the assistant coach will be Jessica Feder! • • Coach Michael has been coaching for 13 years and will be entering his 5th season with Cobb Atlanta. Last season, he lead our CAJ Way mastering coaching for our Red Level teams. His team last year finished 3rd overall in our region and took 5th in Gold at AAU Nationals out of 183 teams. • • Michael says, “I love coaching at Cobb Atlanta because of the family atmosphere. The players, parents and coaches are all one unit.” • • His favorite quote is: “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given, than to explore the power they have been given to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” - Muhammad Ali • • Coach Jessica is entering her 8th season with Cobb Atlanta! Jessica played at the collegiate level as Libero/DS for Reinhardt University. She says, “I love that my relationship and mentoring doesn’t stop when the season ends. Coaching at Cobb Atlanta allows me to be in each of my players’ lives years after they leave the team.”
FAQ Friday ✨ WHAT IS COBB ATLANTA’S RECRUITING PHILOSOPHY? • • Through our conversations with college coaches (and from coaching ourselves), we’ve learned there are four major things colleges look for in potential student-athletes: 1 - Do you have the volleyball skill set and athleticism to help their team on the volleyball court? 2 - Do you fit in with the culture they’re trying to create on their team? 3 - Do you really want to go to their school? 4 - Are you mature enough to handle the demands of college athletics and academics? • • Questions 2-4 drive our overriding philosophy, which is that because coaches need to be able to get to know you, the player, you need to be the one to reach out to schools yourself. College coaches can’t evaluate #s 2-4 if they’re hearing from us at the club or from your parents (and if they are hearing from your parents, they’re probably going to assume the answers to #s 3 and 4 are “no,” and they won’t recruit you anyway). That said, we want to be there to guide you through the process.• • All four questions combined drive the second part of our philosophy, which is that we as a club want to put you in the best position possible to be seen. As long as you’re willing to do the work contacting coaches and getting your name out there, we want to provide you with the tools to do that work efficiently and effectively. To learn more about the resources available to Cobb Atlanta players, www.cobbatlanta.com
CAJ Alumna, Morgan Stalcup! #CAJalumna #CAJpride 💙❤️🖤
🚨COACH ANNOUNCEMENT!🚨• • We are excited to share Kelsey Bennett will be returning as the 15-1 Head Coach for the 3rd year in a row! Joining Kelsey this season as the 15-1 Assistant Coach is Mycala Cherry. Mycala was the 15-2 Assistant Coach last season. • • Coach Kelsey has been coaching volleyball for 7 years with her highest accomplishment taking place on her team last year when 15-1 won the AAU National Championship; the first National Championship for Cobb Atlanta! • • Coach Kelsey’s fav quote is: Don't worry about the things you can't control.• • Kelsey said, I believe that playing volleyball helped shape me into the person I am today. Sports, in general, teach you lessons that will help you throughout your life. Most of my coaches made an impact on me in one way or another. I hope to be able to be a positive influence on my players and help them love volleyball the way I do. • • Mycala is originally from Michigan and joined us last season as the 15-2 Assistant Coach. This will be Mycala’s 5th year coaching volleyball. • • We are excited to see the bar Kelsey and Mycala set for the 15-1 team this season! To register for tryouts, visit www.cobbatlanta.com
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