This article is useful and motivating to anybody who plays the sport and wants to go further in it, or anybody who is curious and wants to know more about this incredible sport.
To be a professional volleyball player consists in playing volleyball for a living and as a passion. To be a volleyball player not only means that you play a lot. You also have to train, relax, stretch, analyse opponent's game systems, manage sponsorship and manage your teammates.
Professional volleyball players play volleyball for a living. Playing for a team or more, they train hard to get better as teams and win the season.
On a typical day, professional volleyball players start by eating a nutritious breakfast, then some players like to do a morning meditation and visualization, to improve mentally and technically. Then, the first training starts off by a warm-up and skill drills. After this, tactical training and a cool down to recover. After a healthy lunch, they can make advantage of the little free time they have to engage with fans and community. For the second training, they go for cross-training, yoga, plyometrics, swimming or cycling. Some teams like to have team meetings. If they don't, they'll enjoy their time and finish the day by stretching, relaxing and having a restful sleep.
Usually, each volleyball teams have their own gyms and physical installations. They even have physiotherapists and coaches attributed to them.
Obviously, you need to be tall enough. But the most important part is training more than everybody else. By playing for a good team that gets prices and recognition, so you have a chance to be drafted by a more important team. You will eventually become better and better at the game and getting more sponsors, money, and there you go! You are now a professional volleyball player.
Although the top earners can earn up to $60 000 a year, the average is around $40 000. Even is this doesn't seem like a lot for everything they're doing. Most of the time, hey don't need to have a lot of personal expenses since a good part is covered by the team association.
Physiotherapy, yoga, plyometrics, injury exercises, stretching, go to the gym.
The biggest danger of being a professional volleyball player is, without a doubt, the injuries.
Volleyball has it's on degree of athleticism and technicality that not many other sports can match. Also, volleyball is a team sport that requires coordination and communication like no other sport. For these reasons, I think robots are really far from acquiring the capacities to even play a volleyball match with kids.
Professional volleyball players often retire around 30 years old. Some can get close to 40 years old. Since volleyball is really hard on the body, many athletes are forced to stop.
I hope this article helped you answer the questions you had when you clicked on it. Also, if you are a young volleyball player who aspires to become great one day, this is your sign to push yourself and live that dream!
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