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UC Irvine National Volleyball Champions
Posted by: | CommentsProvo, Utah – UC Irvine captured the men’s volleyball national championship with 3-2 (26-30, 30-23, 26-30, 30-17, 15-12) victory over USC at the Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah Saturday afternoon.
It is the second national championship in three years for the Anteaters who ended the season 27-5 overall.
Senior setter Ryan Ammerman was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player after recording a career high 13 total blocks, 55 set assists and ties his career high with six kills. Ammerman has 12 block assists which ranks tied for third for the UCI match record books. Senior Taylor Wilson and freshman Carson Clark were named to the All-Tournament team after recording 21 and 15 kills. 
Sophomore Jordan DuFault added 14 kills and a team high 11 digs.
USC was lead by Murphy Troy with a match-high 26 kills Tony Ciarelli and Austin Zahn each played an awesome game for the Trojans. This was a spectacular game for all the fans attending at the BYU Smith Fieldhouse.
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Olympic Gold Metalists to Conduct Volleyball Clinic at BYU
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In conjunction with the 2009 NCAA Men’s Volleyball National Championship, BYU will host a volleyball clinic on Saturday, May 9th 2009 at noon(MT). The free clinic will be held on the main court in the BYU Smith Fieldhouse and will feature Bejing Olympic Gold Metalists Ryan Millar and Rich Lambourne.
In addition to basic volleyball instruction, Millar and Lambourne will share experiences from their time at BYU and with Team USA.
The National Volleyball Championship match in which many athletes wear our Springbak Springsoles will begin at 5 p.m. MT and will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and simulcast on ESPN360.com.
So, who’s going to win the Championship this year?
So what’s a Fartlek?
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The word Fartlek is Swedish for speed play, and is one of my favorite workouts. The workout is fun and adds variety to your routine.
First, find a semi-soft surface: a rubber indoor track, park or the beach would be ideal. Warm up by jogging 15 minutes and then do five to eight easy strides for about 80 meters. Also, do two to three backward strides for hamstring injury prevention. Next, do a variety of short, medium and longer distances for your fast running.
It’s very important to mix up the fast segment of your program to include to include quick running bursts. The fartlek phase can last any amount of time that you choose, depending on your athletic ability and training level…just don’t overdo it.
Finish up your routine with five or ten minutes of easy jogging and look forward to next week!
You’ll be amazed how easy and fun it can be to get into great running shape. Have fun! – Mark Vona GM Springbak Inc.
Running Tips to Reduce Injuries and Increase Speed
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Here are a few ways to reduce hamstring injuries and increase speed-Advice from Hall of Fame Coach Jim Bush
Hamstrings got you down? Two or three times a week, run a few 50 meter strides backwards, mixed in with regular strides. Make sure you are warmed up and have a smooth, flat and safe surface on which to run. Your local track or soccer field would be ideal. Coach Bush has his runners complete two backward strides before the intense portion of their running workout. After the hard workout, the runners complete two additional backward strides before the warm down phase. For the rest of us regular runners who aren’t doing fast running, simply do some forward and backward strides during or immediately after your run. Coach Bush reports greatly reduced likelihood of hamstring injuries. Jim Bush is a Hall of Fame track coach who’s been leading teams and individuals to National, World and Olympic titles for more than 40 years.
To increase speed, coach Bush recommends Springbak Springsoles to his athletes. The Springbak’s will increase your stride length and increase stride frequency(shorten foot plant time). Coach Bush comments,”My track runners all felt they got more bounce off the track. They felt like they were running easier and the Springbak Springsoles did improve their running times.” I go mainly on what I see and how the athlete responds and if they tell that it feels good, that they feel they’re getting off the ground quicker, than that what counts.”
How Much Have Springbak Springsoles Improved Your Performance?
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Coaches, trainers and athletes have proven that Springbak Springsoles enhances athletic performance.
But don’t just take our word on it – take the Springbak Challenge on our website and let us know how much it has improved your performance.
Or even if you have not taken the Springbak Challenge, but have been using Springbak’s to improve your game, write us a comment below and let us know your results.
