THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT MOMENTUM

by: Paul Arrington, M.D.

Having found that calling time out at the elite level of the sport is not effective in stopping the opponent’s “momentum”, it became apparent that it was time to try to more clearly define the concept of “momentum” and the roles emotions and random events might play in the development of this concept. Continue Reading

Aaron Brock MS, ATC, PES
Director of Sports Medicine and Performance to the U.S. National Teams
USA Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team
E-Mail: aaron.brock@usav.org

If you haven’t given nutrition much thought, you may want to start… now!

Research clearly demonstrates the beneficial effects of optimal nutrition on athletic performance. While many factors need to be considered when discussing an athlete’s performance – nutrition is among the most important variables.

As the Head Athletic Trainer (ATC) for the Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team, I oversee the nutrition of elite athletes on a daily basis, and now I am passing along my knowledge onto you: Continue Reading

The following is information I found online about women’s college volleyball  scholarships (but don’t hold me accountable).

A recent NCAA campaign states,

“There are over 380,000 student athletes, and most go pro in something other than sports.”
Recognize your child’s long-term goals and expectations of a university. Be sure it fulfills academic needs, a comfort in the size and location, and be realistic of her volleyball potential. Playing volleyball in college is an incredible opportunity that will provide discipline, lessons, and Continue Reading

By:  Paul Arrington, MD

During a match, volleyball coaches call time out for a variety of reasons.  One of the most common reasons is to stop the other team’s “momentum.”  This is commonly understood to be that the other team is scoring a run of points.  It is thought that by causing a break in the action, the coach can change the “momentum” in his team’s favor.  Although most coaches think that calling time out is successful in stopping the other team’s “momentum”, has the validity of this concept ever been evaluated critically? Continue Reading

Well, it happens to by my birthday today, but that’s not the good news.  Jon Guida took all my online advice {sarcasm}, from my blog, Blocking to the AVP Tour, and qualified for the AVP Tour.  I wish I could take the credit, but it’s all Jon.

Yup, he and Jake Elliot out of Charleston, SC beat the #1 Qualifying Team, Continue Reading