So excited to have Gretchen back at Santa Clara!!

Flo Hyman’s achievements and her push for equality for women athletes served as a genesis for National Girls and Women in Sports Day, first celebrated in 1987. Get ready to join the AVCA tomorrow to recognize this special day! womenssportsfoundation.org/get-involved/n… #WeAreAVCA #NGWSD2025

For National Women and Girls in Sports day…Don’t just post…INVEST. Buy tickets to local games. Donate to help buy equipment, uniforms. Sponsor a youth team. WE CAN keep girls in sports by making opportunities plentiful. #nationalgirlsandwomeninsportsday

You can get pretty damn far in life by just being someone who cares. Cares to push a little bit more, to do the little bit extra, to show up with a little more energy. It doesn’t require talent or intelligence. There’s a lot of upside in that, simply because so few will do it.

Real motivation isn’t about carrots and sticks—it’s about what drives us from within. It’s built on three pillars: Autonomy: The urge to direct our own lives. Mastery: The desire to get better at something that matters. Purpose: The yearning to contribute to something bigger

Our athletes got GAME (on and off the court) 💗 Happy Valentine’s Day from Bronco volleyball! #StampedeTogether

Sunday truth.

t’s okay to be discouraged. It’s not okay to quit.

Why does this work? “Should” narrows your focus. It makes choices feel limited, perhaps binary. “Could” expands your perspective. It pushes you to consider new ideas, creative angles, and fresh solutions.

The 2025 USA Volleyball Hall of Fame induction list is STACKED! 🤩 Congratulations to all our all-time greats, see you in Denver at the Hall of Fame ceremony in May! Event details and tickets: go.usav.org/31125hof #USAVHOF

I often wonder how many extraordinary people wasted their entire lives waiting for a perfect moment that never came. The people you admire are just the ones who had the courage to start. They didn’t overthink it. They didn’t fear embarrassment. They just started.

7 Ways to Play with NO Regret Every athlete says they want to give it their all. But few actually do. Regret doesn't come from losing. It comes from knowing you held something back. Here’s how to avoid that...

The best things in life get you out of your own head. You stop overthinking. There’s no anxiety about the future. There’s no regret about the past. There’s just energy in the present. There’s just flow. Lean into the work (and people) that get you out of your head.

Sunday wisdom:

Do hard things, because nothing feels better than a hard-earned win. Nothing. The pain. The struggle. The resilience. The grit. And then, the reward. The thrill of knowing that you paid the cost of entry for the thing you wanted to achieve. Hard things are good for the soul.

If we protect kids from every hard moment, we rob them of the ability to grow stronger. Struggle builds confidence. Failure teaches problem-solving. Doing it alone builds belief.

Your entire life will change when you accept one truth: You don't plan your future. You plan your actions today, and those actions create your future.

Here’s the truth: Confidence is built, not born. You build confidence by keeping your promises to yourself. By showing up and doing what you say you’ll do. You don’t need motivation, you just need to keep your promises to yourself.

Have regrets? (You do, because you’re a human.) Don’t ignore them. Don’t wallow in them. Instead, follow a simple 3-step process: 1️⃣ Inward: Treat yourself with kindness, not contempt. 2️⃣ Outward: Talk or write about the regret. It relieves the burden and sharpens

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐢 ☎️ Please fill out the link below to be added to our alumni info sheet to stay up to date on upcoming alumni events and anniversaries! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #StampedeTogether