Kent co-authors piece for volleyball website

Volleyballmag.com recently published an article co-written by Richard Kent, professor of literacy education at University of Maine and David Gallagher, a literacy professor at Mount Saint Mary College (New York), about creating team notebooks for volleyball teams at all levels. Kent and Gallagher say a typical team notebook has five sections: preseason thoughts, match analysis for a game that athletes actually participate in, a match analysis for a game the athletes observe, postseason thoughts, and athletes’ notes. Kent and Gallagher say writing in team notebooks “will complement your coaching practice and add a new level of understanding for athletes and team staff members.” They add that it “encourages coaches—and athletes—to live more fully as students of the game.”