Arie Selinger (born 5 April 1937) is an Israeli volleyball coach and former player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest volleyball coaches of all time.[1] He is credited with transforming the United States women's national volleyball team into a powerhouse in the 1980s.[2]
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In 1995, Selinger was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[1]
Israeli national team
editDue to his athleticism and jumping ability, Selinger was on the Israel men's national volleyball team from 1954 to 1963.[1]
Coaching
editUnited States women's team
editSelinger served as the head coach of the United States women's national volleyball team from 1975 to 1984, a team that would go on to win the bronze medal in the 1982 FIVB World Championship in Peru[3] and the silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[4][1] Among those coached by Selinger was the legendary volleyball player Flo Hyman.[5]
The Netherlands men's team
editSelinger also won the silver medal as coach for the Netherlands men's volleyball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[6]
Japanese women's team
editSelinger coached the Japanese women's national volleyball team from 1992 to 2006.[7]
Personal life
editSelinger was born in Poland, and during World War II was in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp from 1942 to 1945 before being liberated by Allied forces.[7][8]
Selinger is the father of retired Dutch volleyball player and coach Avital Selinger.[9]
Bibliography
edit- Power Volleyball (St Martin's Press, 1987)[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Arie Selinger". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Ackermann, Joan (23 July 1984). "The Waiting Is Over". Sports Illustrated. New York City: Time. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Gold, Todd (30 July 1984). "Volleyball Coach Arie Selinger Drives His Team to Distraction—or An L.A. Gold Medal". People. New York City: Time. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Vecsey, George (8 August 1984). "Triumph and Defeat for American Women; Volleyball; China Ends U.S. Quest". The New York Times. p. A15. Retrieved 5 September 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ "America's Power In Volleyball". The New York Times. 2 October 1983. sec. 5 p. 3. Retrieved 8 September 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ "Arie Selinger". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Dr. Arie Selinger". Jewishsports.net. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Crowe, Jerry (28 July 1985). "Members of U.S. Women's Volleyball Team Virtually Dedicated Their Lives to Winning a Gold Medal; Instead, They Had to Settle for a Silver Medal, but in Looking Back on the Experience . . . : They'd Do It Again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 September 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ "Avital Selinger". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Selinger, Arie (1987). Power Volleyball. St Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312049157. Retrieved 7 September 2023.