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All right, the pre-serve routine.

And I was talking earlier, like, this is one of my favorite things.

I think this is one of the biggest things that makes the, like, the biggest shifts for the girls, the biggest changes.

And, um, it's something that can, they can, like, so easily add into their, like, what they're already doing.

'Cause a lot of times, your girls, like, they already have, like, a little pre-serve routine, right? Like, typically it's like, you know, you bounce the ball three times, and then you, like, spin it, and then you, like, step with your effort certain foot or [laughs] like they...

You have, like, your little physical re- routine.

Uh, so he said, "What is, what if the next point won is due to opponent error? How do we score this? Can you expand on this, please?"

okay that's enough about dva uh digital volleyball academy really join and sign up i can't wait to see you guys in there and let's dive into today's episode with paige tons this was a super long intro i apologize um but really good one get ready to take some notes and let's uh dive into it all right enjoy

cool so as you know my name's paige i i have i feel like i have a lot of different titles mindset girl athlete mindset mentor confidence coach you know life coach for teen and preteen girls.

I just happen to be athletes, all of the above.

But I'm just really passionate about the mental side of the game, whether you're softball, volleyball.

I mean, it can range from all different sports, but...

I was my primary sport was softball.

So I played a lot of softball growing up.

So what, what can you tell coaches out there or athletes for that matter? Um, you know, how do we prepare mentally for serve receive?