Association of Volleyball Professionals

paralyzing me for a couple of minutes, struck by the realization that I would not be able to participate in any sports. Later that day, I turned on the TV to notice the news flash: “The mayor of Tirana, Mr. Veliaj, has inaugurated the newest volleyball club, Tirana Volleyball Club, which is perfect for interested children in this sport.” Despite the fact that school was around the corner, I decided to throw my insecurities…

Wardell Stephen Curry (Steph) was born March 14, 1988. He is an American professional basketball player of the Golden State Warriors National Basketball Association (NBA). Many players and people have called him the greatest shooter in NBA history. Steph played college basketball for Davidson University. Steph holds the NCAA single season record for 3 pointers made. Steph is good at other sports, he is a gifted golfer. When he is not playing sports he is spending time with his family, he…

sports related volleyball injuries Injuries Rotator cuff tendinitis – when serving and spiking, the rotator cuffs are worked and are very important for the shoulder to move, with over use these muscles can get irritated or fatigued. Finger injuries – during volleyball fingers are vulnerable, this injury can happen when blocking, setting, and digging. Common finger injuries include dislocations, fractures, and tendon ligament damage. Ankle sprains – most common injury in volleyball and there is…

Throughout the years, it has been apparent, the inequality within professional sports between men and women, specifically, the gap between salaries. While men are signing multi-million dollar contracts, women are receiving considerably lower salaries for the same sport compared to their biological counterparts. This has many people pondering the reason behind such a massive gap in salary. While they are both playing professional sports at an equally competitive level, the only difference seems…

mostly professional athletes and new Gatorade products to develop education materials for sports health professionals all around the world. This is a huge help, because now the health professionals and coaches can teach the young athletes the correct way on nutrition and other things to keep their body in good shape. Gatorade has now widened to be the official sport drink of the National Basketball Association, Association of Volleyball Professionals, and Professional Golfers’ Association,…

with relationships, daily activities, and the way someone interacts with friends and family. Depression exists as serious illness that can control someone’s mood and way of being. If depression is not halted with the help of friends, family, and professionals it can lead to self-harm and sometimes suicide. Depression needs to be ceased. When someone who has not experienced depression thinks about it, they don’t think of the toll it takes on you. They don’t think about how much it affects you;…

Even though she chose to focus her article on the portrayal of women during the 2012 Summer Olympic games, this issue is prevalent throughout professional and amateur women’ sports. Jackson is not just trying to inform us on this issue; she wants us to change the way we view women’s sports and be different than the media. This raises the question, should media change the way it portrays female athletes…

The American Association for the Advancement of Physical Education was formed in 1885 and the Amateur Athletic Union was founded three years later. A conference on physical training was held in Boston in 1889. Three years later Ohio passed a mandatory physical education…

students from the neighborhoods six colleges and universities. The university opened in 1821 as the first pharmacy school in North America. Often called USciences, the university is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The college has many articulation agreements to provide transfer into USciences and also has reserved seats in medical, dental, and veterinary schools. USciences offers superior academics in their dynamic…

school, which leaves these athletes free to attend school while making unfair amounts of money. Inclusively, these college athletes should not be paid because their cost of living is significantly cheaper. These students are strengthening their non-professional athletic ability, and should be focusing on their education instead. College athletes should not be paid because of their cost of living is cheaper. The school pays for living quarters on basic campus traveling gas, money,…