Knee Pads: Protecting the Body

According to volleyball magazine, Mizuno Gear is designed specially to help you be the best volleyball player. If you coach junior varsity and have new players, this may be a good recommendation for them: LR6 Knee Pads. Other than shoes this is one of the most important item for volleyball players. It may be a good idea to stock up on some before the season begins if you have a great deal of new players.

When you are looking for knee pads, this can depend partially upon what you are looking for. You want to make sure that the knee pad is comfortable to wear, given that you want no clothing distractions during your matches. When looking at knee pads these days make sure they have a Dri-FIT fabric which has added support on the side of the knee pad. This can help anyone who may have problems with their knees. Mizuno has a wide variety of knee pads and it is important to read through the description for what you want.

All of Mizuno's pads are built with half an inch of dense foam to protect your knees. That are five different padded areas so that you know your knee is protected whichever way your body may be going. Mikasa also has a few knee pads you can look into as well if you are passionate about this particular brand.

When looking at these, prices could vary from as low as $4.06 to as much as $25.99. That should give you a better idea regarding prices and variations on knee pads if you need to buy new ones for your upcoming 2008 season. Just remember that the best in the nation wear Mizuno..................

Misty and Kerri: The History

You have probably read by now that Misty May and Kerri Walsh won the gold medal. I thought that I would use my blog post to share some information

Kerri and Misty have been together as partners since 2001. Their families actually introduced them to be partners. Misty was looking for a new beach volleyball partner and Kerri was tired of indoor volleyball. The two have been partners since then. There were rumors in 2006 about a possible break-up as partners, even given the high level of success that they were enjoying. They eventually had a long talk between the two of them and patched things up. Since then, they have dominated the beach volleyball circuit. As an indication of their success, they have not lost in almost a full year with nary a loss so far in 2008. They have also become the only Olympic champion to repeat in beach volleyball. A Brazilian team had a chance to repeat this particular feat but ended up losing in the semi-finals on the men’s side of the beach volleyball draw.

This will probably be the last time than Misty and Kerri defend the Olympic title. Both have expressed a desire to start families with both being in their early thirties. To be more specific, Misty is 31 and Kerri just turned 30 a few days ago.

Misty and Kerri did a great job to win the match at the end of the sets. Look at how close it was going into the final few points of each set: either at 16-16 or 18-18. They were able to turn on the afterburners for the final few points to take the two sets from the Chinese. Even when a medical timeout was called, this did not break the concentration of May and Walsh. They were able to take the time to focus and come out swinging. This is a great lesson in the importance of concentration and focus at the ends of matches. This proved to be the difference maker in the match.

Looking ahead to the next Olympics, the Chinese team of Tian and Wang should be back and will likely be considered the favorite for the gold medal. There are currently ranked number two in the Bible world and actually were the last team to beat Misty May and Kerri Walsh, roughly a year ago. This has proven to be one of the strongest, if not the strongest team, in women’s beach volleyball history.

Products to Help Your High School Succeed

High School volleyball has started so this should help you if you are looking to have your team succeed during the year.

One of the first big keys whenever we talk about volleyball is what we are wearing. It is essential to have the right knee pads and shoes because bad equipment gets in the way of us doing your best. Here is a quick web page talking about the shoes Mizuno makes such as the Wave. If you read through that same website that was referenced, praise was given for the kneepads produced by Mizuno as well. The website references Volleyball Magazine for its reviews of past products. These references are out of date by a bit as they are coming from 2005 but Mizuno has been producing the same high quality products for a long time. Mizuno

was rewarded with good critiques for their shoes again this year.

Another thing to point out from this article is that Mizuno has remained a sponsor of USA Volleyball through 2008. Mizuno is actually the official sponsor and supplier for the USA Volleyball team for the Olympics. Think about that. All of the great volleyball players you have been seeing on TV are sporting the same gear that has been mentioned and you can find the

best volleyball gear at http://www.volleyballproshop.com/.

Whenever you are looking at getting new gear, it is good to see what objective observers have said. Check out what Volleyball Magazine has to say. If you are still uncertain, ask your friends what they have been using. There is nothing better than a personal testimonial. At the end of the day, you are the one who has to wear the gear so make sure you are comfortable with it.

This should give you an idea what may help when you are beginning your season. Training has begun and it is probably fair to assume that all of you want to have a great season. That is what all the hard off-season work is for. If you want to be the best then you want to have the best volleyball gear and you can find that at http://www.volleyballproshop.com/. We are here for you because of you.