SportsRehabExpert.com Presents - Interview with Aaron Brock of USA Volleyball

In this interview Aaron discusses his role with USA Volleyball, common injuries as well as injury mechanisms, how volleyball players are different from other overhead athletes, mobility and stability considerations for rehab and injury prevention, assessing movement quality, plus a number of other important considerations when working with volleyball players.

***keep listening after I thank Aaron for doing the interview, we get into a discussion on the "Vert" which is a new type of athlete monitoring system that is more specific for jumping sports like volleyball.***

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BIO

Aaron Brock of Storm Lake, Iowa, is in his ninth year in 2014 as the full-time certified athletic trainer for the U.S. Men's Volleyball National Team at its headquarters at the American Sports Centers in Anaheim, Calif.

In 2009, he added the title of Director of Sports Medicine and Performance to the U.S. Volleyball National Teams. He oversees sports medicine for both the U.S. Men's and Women's National Teams.

In 2008, he was working with the U.S. Men's Team as it won the Olympic gold medal in Beijing and its first FIVB World League title.

The U.S. Men's Team had its best season of the next four-year Olympic quadrennial in 2012 as it achieved a 5-0 match record to win the NORCECA Men's Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament on May 7-12 in Long Beach, Calif. The U.S. Men won their pool in the 2012 FIVB World League. The team advanced to the Final Round where it won the silver medal.

At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the U.S. Men again won their pool, advancing to the quarterfinals where they fell to Italy. They finished tied for fifth.

Before joining the U.S. Men's Team in 2006, Aaron worked with the U.S. Water Polo Team at the 2003 Pan American Games and the 2004 Olympic Games. He also has experience with high school and NCAA Division I and Division III sports teams as well as professional football and basketball teams.

Aaron, who was a four-sport high school athlete in Storm Lake, Iowa, went to the University of Iowa for both his bachelor's and master's degrees.

Aaron lives in Tustin, Calif., with his wife Kelly and their three children, Noah, Cameron and Bayla.