In a closed forum frequented by volleyball coaches, the issue of coaching and playing in masks as a pandemic introduced measure often gets discussed,...
Category: Science
Coaching Juniors in the time of COVID-19
On 15 May 2021, a fiasco erupted at a juniors volleyball tournament in Colorado. One of the coaches, Dixie Lawless, happens to be a...
Understanding a negative
Understanding why false negatives happen in coronavirus testing.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...