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Post by silversurfer on Apr 27, 2012 12:18:47 GMT -5
The link that was shared is "premium" content that is theoretically only available to subscribers. I would like to encourage USA Volleyball to change their method of securing the content because security through obscurity is not security. It sounds like they are providing very interesting subscriber content, but I have to be honest, even with my pulse on the volleyball community, I didn't know it was even available for subscription or that they had additional content like this. Did you? No, but then we are talking about USA Volleyball, the transcontinental trolley car of the 21st Century. |
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Post by Guest on Apr 27, 2012 12:20:23 GMT -5
Mike Sealy's article in the latest issue of the USA Volleyball magazine is one of the most thoughtful and spot on pieces on young athletes I've ever read. Should be required reading for all parents and coaches. Also, assuming he only had limited editing help, the guy can really write. I don't know how to link to it. Perhaps someone else knows how to do that. I think this will get people into the USA Volleyball magazine... go to page 18... you'll find the article... it can be saved as a pdf. but I do not know how to send it here. |
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Post by hamrtime on Apr 27, 2012 14:25:28 GMT -5
Mike Sealy's article in the latest issue of the USA Volleyball magazine is one of the most thoughtful and spot on pieces on young athletes I've ever read. Should be required reading for all parents and coaches. Also, assuming he only had limited editing help, the guy can really write. I don't know how to link to it. Perhaps someone else knows how to do that. I think this will get people into the USA Volleyball magazine... go to page 18... you'll find the article... it can be saved as a pdf. but I do not know how to send it here. not if you don't have a username or password |
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Post by Guest on Apr 27, 2012 14:30:46 GMT -5
not if you don't have a username or password ... did you click the above link... because it's not the same one as listed at the top of this thread... ... if you click the one listed at the top of the thread though... here are the public username and passwords listed on the page... Username: spring12volleyball & Password: volleyball12spring ... hope that helps |
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Post by sisyphus on Apr 27, 2012 15:15:52 GMT -5
I didn't know it was even available for subscription or that they had additional content like this. Did you? The article also appears in the print version, which is sent to all current USA Volleyball members. |
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Post by goodtobeagator on Apr 27, 2012 15:53:25 GMT -5
The link that was shared is "premium" content that is theoretically only available to subscribers. I would like to encourage USA Volleyball to change their method of securing the content because security through obscurity is not security. It sounds like they are providing very interesting subscriber content, but I have to be honest, even with my pulse on the volleyball community, I didn't know it was even available for subscription or that they had additional content like this. Did you? I had never looked until I saw this thread. I would assume USA Volleyball is OK with it being viewed with their provided login & password. In any magazine, the ultimate goal is for people to see the ads, so support those sponsors all! Keep it free! |
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Post by fogballer on Apr 27, 2012 16:29:43 GMT -5
The link that was shared is "premium" content that is theoretically only available to subscribers. I would like to encourage USA Volleyball to change their method of securing the content because security through obscurity is not security. It sounds like they are providing very interesting subscriber content, but I have to be honest, even with my pulse on the volleyball community, I didn't know it was even available for subscription or that they had additional content like this. Did you? Hmm...seems as though Mr. Odin "with my pulse on the volleyball community...." isn't a registered member with USA Volleyball, else he would know that everything in that link is just the digital version of the magazine that every member gets each calendar quarter from USAV. Premium content? LOL. "I would like to encourage USAV..." Hahaha. Okay. Thanks. Awfully pompous of you.  |
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Post by sisyphus on Apr 27, 2012 17:54:32 GMT -5
I would like to encourage USA Volleyball "I would like to encourage USAV..." Hahaha. Okay. Thanks. Awfully pompous of you. We are talking about Odin, the ruler of Asgard, the leader of the Æsir, and father of Thor. I am more than happy to allow him some pomposity. |
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Post by crawfish on Apr 28, 2012 9:46:55 GMT -5
The link that was shared is "premium" content that is theoretically only available to subscribers. I would like to encourage USA Volleyball to change their method of securing the content because security through obscurity is not security. It sounds like they are providing very interesting subscriber content, but I have to be honest, even with my pulse on the volleyball community, I didn't know it was even available for subscription or that they had additional content like this. Did you? It makes no sense at all to me to not allow unlimited access to this content. The unlimited distribution of this content would only help USAV from a promotional perspective. It's not as if people would cancel their subscriptions to the magazine if they had access to the online content. Doesn't make sense. |
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Post by cupcake on Apr 29, 2012 14:37:43 GMT -5
Under Sealy's definition for a true club player it would make his job a lot easier but is that what parents and kids should look for in a sport?
When you are 8, 9, 10, 11 years old, your journey with sports is filled with many purposes.....at that age, interaction, listening, working out, taking instruction and seeing if that sport is right/fun for you are more important. Be it soccer, volleyball, softball, swimming to name a few.
The problem a lot of young kids/athletes and parents face is choosing which sport to play.
The mentality put forth by Sealy, in this article, is a clear example of how the specialization in a sport has matriculated down to young children. This article is a based on the wants of a major college coach having zero to do with a parents/kids decision about playing one sport, or for that matter the development of a child/teenager.
There are almost nil multiple sports athletes in high school any more. Which is a shame. I would venture the majority of people on this board have faced this choice.
The goal of a college coach is job security, spare me the, "I want to win championships or help girls become a better person or I love the university". Those are admirable traits but hardly the true goal of a big time college coach. They need to win.
To take Sealy's approach to club volleyball, not only does the kid/parent have to make a decision about a single sport but they now must have Zen like mental state to play for a top club team or they are worthless to the volleyball gods. Take Sealy’s article and hand that to a 14/15 year old club player and see how many raise their hands to play top notch club ball.
First, how many young women would have the capacity to make that type of dedication to a sport at that age, if presented with that only choice. God forbid they might have to study or even work as a teenager. No, the Zen masters of club volleyball dictate your mental and physical approach to play on our team. You are a Manchurian Candidate or else you are gone.
Many of today’s top players grew to love the game, it was fun, competitive. The Junior Olympics are great, maybe a medal and a chance to go to college. There was heartbreak, joy along the way. Burnout is a significant factor for today’s athlete in the world of sports specialization, for several reasons. One being, the constant playing, of one sport, year round. Volleyball is not a sport which provides untold riches or produces numerous amounts of jobs of say basketball, football or baseball.
While understanding what Sealy would like from his protégés coming to UCLA, if that is the attitude needed, would not the teenage be better off putting that type of Zen like attitude into their studies. After all, the chances of success, using Sealy’s approach, a female teenager would have a far greater chance of significant income potential, over their life, in business, then in volleyball.
Keep it fun.
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Post by head31919 on Apr 29, 2012 16:29:58 GMT -5
cupcake... maybe try reading the article again? I think Sealy is not making the argument that you think he is.
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Post by crawfish on Apr 29, 2012 16:59:20 GMT -5
cupcake... maybe try reading the article again? I think Sealy is not making the argument that you think he is. +1 Cupcake must have read a different article. |
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Post by Not Me on Apr 30, 2012 13:37:38 GMT -5
the same article is also in the AVCA magazine
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