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Rally Together with Cassidy Lichtman

The Art of Coaching volleyball is featuring a new GIVEAWAY with the opportunity to win a personal virtual meetup with former Stanford and U.S. National Team player, Cassidy Lichtman - and trust me, when you dive in to her inspiring story, you will understand why this is such a great prize - you WANT to hang out with Cassidy Lichtman!

Who is Cassidy Lichtman?

No doubt, Cassidy Lichtman has an impressive volleyball resume, including being named a PrepVolleyball finalist; National High School Junior of the Year (2005); being indicted into the San Diego Athletic Hall of Fame (2005); playing for the U.S. Women's Junior National Team; completing a four-year career at Stanford and achieving AVCA All-America First Team in 2009 and 2010; and competing with the U.S. Women's National Team.  Showing the depth of her character, Cassidy has also created Play with a Purpose, her own volleyball clinic series; all money earned through this series is graciously donated to the Ronald McDonald House. 

Perhaps what is most inspiring, however, is Cassidy's story of overcoming adversity and fighting for her dreams.  Cassidy shares a snippet on the Team USA page:

"My athletic career should have been over before it even started. I woke up one day when I was nine years old and couldn’t walk. For seven months I was on crutches as I saw one doctor after another. None of them could find any way to break through the constant pain and I wasn’t supposed to walk ever again. I made the choice to walk anyway, but I skipped over the part about getting better. Instead, I decided I wanted to be a volleyball player and I made the pain even worse. It’s been over 14 years now and the pain has never stopped." - Cassidy Lichtman, taken from USA Volleyball article on Jan. 14, 2013

For a daily dose of motivation, I would strongly encourage you to read the entire inspirational account here: Cassidy's Story.  

So how does the AOC giveaway work?  

The following contest information is listed on the AOC Facebook page: 

"Players can enter to win a virtual meetup with former U.S. national team player Cassidy Lichtman! They just need to post a video showing how they're keeping their 🏐 skills sharp during quarantine. Coaches, encourage your players to participate or post your own video to win the virtual chat for your whole team!

How to enter:
1. Post a video to your Facebook page showing how you’re staying active. You can show a drill or exercise, demo one of AOC’s at-home training videos, or share something of your own creation!

2. Use the hashtag #AOCskillshare and tag @The Art of Coaching Volleyball on your post

3. Like the Art of Coaching Volleyball Facebook page

By entering the contest, you are giving The Art of Coaching Volleyball permission to share your content. You must complete all three steps on or before 11:59 PM PST on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in order to be entered to win. Winner will be randomly selected from all entries on Thursday, April 23, 2020 and notified by direct message on whatever platform they entered. Full terms and conditions can be viewed here: https://bit.ly/aocskillshareterms."

This is definitely a prize worth winning, so go for it!  Represent and show us your skills, North Country Region! 

#RallyTogether #BetterTogether

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