Changing Your Volleyball Fate

Tayla Woods is a recent graduate of Oregon State University with degrees in Psychology and Education as well as a Masters of Education. As a five year member of the OSU Volleyball, Tayla had the unique experience of being the starting setter during one of the toughest seasons in school history followed by one of the most successful seasons in school history. Tayla took some time to answer questions about her journey at OSU and how she traded in the idea of giving up in favor of unmatched determination. Post volleyball career, Tayla has continued striving to make a difference with the creation of the non-profit Believe in Better Inc...

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Volleyball, Sisterhood, & Twin Telepathy

Kallie and Kassie have been playing volleyball since they were in 7th grade. They played on their first club team at Silver State Volleyball Club the following year and are entering their senior season at Dayton High School.  Kallie and Kassie are identical twins standing at 6’1”, Kallie is a setter/right side and Kassie is a middle blocker. They took some time to answer questions about their volleyball careers so far, how athletics and sisterhood affect each other, and the biggest question of all, does twin telepathy exist?

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Coming Back from an Injury

“You’ve torn your ACL.” No words any athletic wants to hear. Especially a junior in high school who is going to play on in college. A few things that first came to mind when the news hit me. Will I keep my scholarship? How do I come back from such an injury? Will I be able to progress in my career and achieve the goals I have set for myself?

These were all things that I had no control over until I had the surgery.

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