Understanding why false negatives happen in coronavirus testing.
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Beach volleyball players should play in masks
Given the dearth of sports being broadcast, the AVP is drumming up excitement with a series of tournaments streamed to beach volleyball fans hungry...
July 26, 2020
Basics of COVID-19 Testing
In the historic COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, the disease has affected all aspects of life, including how volleyball is practiced and played. These...
July 25, 2020
What should I have done?
I hear a number of common phrases during volleyball play which I discourage athletes from using. I watched as the ball looped over his...
May 28, 2019
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PFP is our CTE
Football players are plagued by the disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). It’s a neurodegenerative disease that results in mood swings, behavioral changes, and dementia...
April 16, 2019
Rehabilitation is not Prevention
I decided to revisit an old video done by the McKibbin Brothers called “Knee Pain Explained and How to fix it“. In this video,...
April 13, 2019
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Understanding Competence
Coaches often refer to athletes as being beginners or novices, as well as those who are “advanced” or “elite”. In racing sports like track...
April 11, 2019
The Moral Hazards
The drug Naloxone revolutionized treatment of opioid drug overdoses, but had an unexpected sociological consequence: it’s availability actually led to an increase in drug...
April 4, 2019
Sharing Volleyball Courts
Originally posted at http://drricky.net/volleyball/vb-courtsharing/ The abundance of public beach volleyball courts in Southern California is a pleasant anomaly. Locals usually do not have to compete...
December 4, 2018
Visualizing NCAA GPA data
On 5 Sept 2018, the NCAA Research team tweeted out this chart : It reports the average core high school grade point averages (GPA)...
September 6, 2018