Arie Selinger Explained

Arie Selinger
Birth Date:5 April 1937
Birth Place:Kraków, Poland
College:University of Illinois (PhD in physiology of exercise)
Nationalyears:1975–1984
1986–1992
1992–2006
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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. He is credited with transforming the United States women's national volleyball team into a powerhouse in the 1980s.[1]

In 1995, Selinger was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.[2]

Israeli national team

Due to his athleticism and jumping ability, Selinger was on the Israel men's national volleyball team from 1954 to 1963.

Coaching

United States women's team

Selinger 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] Among those coached by Selinger was the legendary volleyball player Flo Hyman.[5]

The Netherlands men's team

Selinger 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

Selinger coached the Japanese women's national volleyball team from 1992 to 2006.

Personal life

Selinger 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]

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Notes and References

  1. The Waiting Is Over . . . New York City . July 23, 1984 . Ackermann . Joan . September 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625205914/https://vault.si.com/vault/1984/07/23/the-waiting-is-over . June 25, 2022 . live .
  2. Web site: Arie Selinger . . September 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605060704/https://www.volleyhall.org/arie-selinger.html . June 5, 2023 . live .
  3. Volleyball Coach Arie Selinger Drives His Team to Distraction—or An L.A. Gold Medal . Gold . Todd . July 30, 1984 . Time . New York City . . September 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110110075014/https://people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20088354,00.html . January 10, 2011 . dead.
  4. Triumph and Defeat for American Women; Volleyball; China Ends U.S. Quest . . Vecsey . George . A15 . August 8, 1984 . September 5, 2024 .
  5. News: America's Power In Volleyball . The New York Times . October 2, 1983 . sec. 5 p. 3 . September 8, 2023 .
  6. Web site: Arie Selinger . International Volleyball Hall of Fame . September 11, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100106085805/http://www.volleyhall.org/selinger.html . January 6, 2010 .
  7. Web site: Dr. Arie Selinger . Jewishsports.net . September 7, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405173142/https://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/Arie-Selinger.htm . April 5, 2023 . live .
  8. News: 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 . Crowe . Jerry . 28 July 1985 . . 26 September 2024 .
  9. Web site: Avital Selinger . Olympedia . 19 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306220059/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/52800 . 6 March 2023 . live .
  10. Book: Selinger, Arie . Power Volleyball . St Martin's Press . 1987 . 9780312049157 . September 7, 2023 .

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