Teenage volleyball player standing near the net between points during club practice

    Me 1st Then Sports™ for Volleyball

    The player
    behind the point.

    Before the next serve.
    Before the next correction.
    Check in.

    Volleyball is one of the first individual sports Me 1st Then Sports™ is pursuing as we bring Human Infrastructure™ deeper into specific sports communities.

    People > Performance.

    The experience can support the whole environment around the court.

    Athletes

    Room to check in with themselves between points, seasons and expectations.

    Coaches

    Support for the people who are usually checking on everyone else.

    Parents

    Practical ways to check in before correcting after the match.

    Clubs / Programs

    A stronger human environment around the roster.

    The human environment

    The scoreboard doesn’t show
    what she’s carrying.

    Pressure inside a volleyball community can show up in many places. Not every athlete experiences these, and none of this is a diagnosis.

    • playing time
    • position
    • team dynamics
    • confidence
    • recruiting
    • college expectations
    • parent expectations
    • coach relationships
    • injury
    • body image
    • school
    • travel
    • performance
    Volleyball coach talking quietly with a player on the sideline during practice

    The CAREGD™ model

    Raise™

    Create meaningful opportunities to check in.

    Understand™

    Where appropriate, understand aggregate human signals.

    Strengthen™

    Help clubs, coaches, parents and leaders strengthen the human environment around the athlete.

    • Pressure
    • Connection
    • Hope
    • Support
    • Readiness

    Aggregate human signals only. Patterns, not people.

    Bring Me 1st Then Sports™
    to your volleyball community.

    Volleyball is one of the first individual sport verticals. The Pasadena + Altadena flagship remains Her Headspace First. Then Sports.™