At the end of practice on Aug. 26, the LMU volleyball team circled up. Much of the discussion was typical post-practice talk, such as strategy from coaches and logistics for an upcoming road trip. But the players also did something unusual — they wrote journal entries in notebooks.
Third-year head coach Aaron Mansfield told his players to write something they saw a teammate do well or improve on during practice. Then they read aloud what they wrote while specifically addressing the person they wrote about. The routine is something that the team does after every practice.