On this episode, Coach Matt and Coach Stacey are joined by Alex Gloria and Lina Estrada who are class of 2021 James Logan High School and UC ELITE alumni. They were a part of Logan's state finalist, NorCal & NCS championship team and UC ELITE's first team to win a bid to GJNC. They talk about their experiences being on a very competitive team for school and club, the grind mentality and sacrifice to be the best, and what coaching has been for them

In this episode, Coach Stacey is joined by UC ELITE & James Logan HS Varsity Girls Volleyball athletes Kaitlyn Anderson (17 Matt), McKenzie Anderson (15 Oliver), and Dylan Gutierrez (16 Vivian). With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, we wanted to use this platform to share experiences of the mental aspect of being a student athlete, tips on how to manage your mental health, and normalizing the topic and conversation of mental health

Warning: This episode talks about losing someone to suicide

On this episode, Coach Stacey and Coach Lynda talk about what off-season training is, the importance of off-season training, and what UC ELITE offers this upcoming summer for athletes to get better in the off-season

On this episode, Anuj Dharmendran and Jonah Laguio are our guests. They are James Logan High School Alumni (2022) who played on the boys volleyball team and are now coaching with UC ELITE. In their first year of coaching this past season, their boys team earned bids to nationals and are currently finishing up the girls season. They talk about their experience playing, experiences this past season, and what it's like to be a young coach

Coach Matt, Coach Stacey and Coach Conan start of a new series called "Coaches Talk" where as coaches we discuss topics and go with the flow conversations. In this episode, we recap a little on Far Westerns with our 15u and under teams, talk about sacrifice and what it takes to commit to getting better, and a surprise announcement at the end about future projects in the club

Our guest this week is Mafa Tuinauvai! Mafa coaches one of our 13u and 15u team and is currently playing on Cal State East Bay's Women's Volleyball team! Mafa shares her experiences from high school playing at James Logan High School, her experience playing D1 at San Jose State and the recruiting process. This episodes has great insight and tips for athletes pursuing the next level

On this episode, Coach Matt, Coach Stacey, and Coach Andrew discuss what it means to be coachable. They look up the differences between being coachable and un coachable, how parents contribute to how coachable their athlete is, and experiences of dealing with players who are coachable and un coachable. Hopefully this episode helps our listeners get insight on ways to be coachable and be better athletes to make successful teams

Our guest this week is Andrew Nguyen! Andrew coaches one of our 12u & 18u team and coaches along with Coach Matt and Coach Stacey at James Logan High School. He shares how his volleyball journey began, his experiences playing in high school and club, and his coaching career and experiences. This episode also talks about having passion for the game, ways to help separate you from the competition, and fun stories as Coach Matt, Coach Stacey and Coach Andrew reflect on pass teams they coached together

Coach Matt and Coach Stacey go over signs of a toxic teammate and experiences on how to deal with a toxic teammates as they reflect on their past teams