The Female Volleyball Athlete: Strength and Conditioning Essentials
By Emily Neff (Pappas), Ph.D. (c)
Over the past decade the sport of volleyball has evolved for female athletes.
Providing more opportunities for girls to participate in this rapidly growing and highly competitive sport.
Although non-contact, the sport of volleyball requires an physical demands that females must meet to dominate their opponents and stay off the sideline from injury.
Check out my recent podcast with TNT volleyball where we discuss all things strength & conditioning for the female volleyball athlete!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
In 2015 Emily opened Relentless Athletics to build a community for female athletes while educating their parents and coaches on the necessity of strength training and sports nutrition to optimize sports performance and reduce injury risks in the female athlete population.
Emily holds a M.S. in Exercise Physiology from Temple University and a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Drexel University. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at Concordia University St. Paul with a research focus on female athletes & the relationship between strength training frequency, ACL injury rates, and menstrual cycle irregularities (RED-s). Through this education, Emily values her ability to coach athletes and develop strength coaches with a perspective that is grounded in biochemistry and human physiology.
When she isn’t on the coaching floor or working in her office, she is at home with her husband Jarrod and their daughter Maya Rose, and, of course, their dog Milo (who has become the mascot of Relentless)!!
