Arie Selinger

Arie Selinger
Arie Selinger
Personal information
Born	5 April 1937 (age 87); Kraków, Poland
College / University	University of Illinois (PhD in physiology of exercise)
National team
1975–1984; 1986–1992; 1992–2006	United States; Netherlands; Japan
Honours
Coach for women's volleyball
Representing United States
Olympic Games
World Championship
Pan American Games
Coach for men's volleyball
Representing Netherlands
Olympic Games
European Championship

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.^[1] He is credited with transforming the United States women's national volleyball team into a powerhouse in the 1980s.^[2]

In 1995, Selinger was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.^[1]

Israeli national team

Due to his athleticism and jumping ability, Selinger was on the Israel men's national volleyball team from 1954 to 1963.^[1]

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]^[1] 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.^[7]

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]

Bibliography

Power Volleyball (St Martin's Press, 1987)^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Arie Selinger". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ Ackermann, Joan (23 July 1984). "The Waiting Is Over". Sports Illustrated. New York City: Time. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ Gold, Todd (30 July 1984). "Volleyball Coach Arie Selinger Drives His Team to Distraction—or An L.A. Gold Medal". People. New York City: Time. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ Vecsey, George (8 August 1984). "Triumph and Defeat for American Women; Volleyball; China Ends U.S. Quest". The New York Times. p. A15. Retrieved 5 September 2024. (subscription required)
^ "America's Power In Volleyball". The New York Times. 2 October 1983. sec. 5 p. 3. Retrieved 8 September 2023. (subscription required)
^ "Arie Selinger". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Dr. Arie Selinger". Jewishsports.net. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ Crowe, Jerry (28 July 1985). "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". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 September 2024. (subscription required)
^ "Avital Selinger". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ Selinger, Arie (1987). Power Volleyball. St Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312049157. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

External links

[HoF-1] "Arie Selinger". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[SI-2] Ackermann, Joan (23 July 1984). "The Waiting Is Over". Sports Illustrated. New York City: Time. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[3] Gold, Todd (30 July 1984). "Volleyball Coach Arie Selinger Drives His Team to Distraction—or An L.A. Gold Medal". People. New York City: Time. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[NYT2-4] Vecsey, George (8 August 1984). "Triumph and Defeat for American Women; Volleyball; China Ends U.S. Quest". The New York Times. p. A15. Retrieved 5 September 2024. (subscription required)

[NYT-5] "America's Power In Volleyball". The New York Times. 2 October 1983. sec. 5 p. 3. Retrieved 8 September 2023. (subscription required)

[old-HoF-6] "Arie Selinger". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.

[liberation-7] "Dr. Arie Selinger". Jewishsports.net. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[LAT-1985-8] Crowe, Jerry (28 July 1985). "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". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 September 2024. (subscription required)

[Olympedia-Avital-9] "Avital Selinger". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[PV-10] Selinger, Arie (1987). Power Volleyball. St Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312049157. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

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Players (men)	Michael O'Hara Rolf Engen Thomas Haine Jon Stanley Ron Von Hagen Mike Bright Larry Rundle Pedro Velasco Craig Buck Dusty Dvorak Steve Timmons James G. Wortham Yuri Chesnokov Harold Wendt Karch Kiraly Tomasz Wójtowicz Jungo Morita Sinjin Smith Josef Musil Seiji Oko Bernard Rajzman Konstantin Reva Ron Lang Stanisław Gościniak Bernie Holtzman Edward Skorek Bob Ctvrtlik Andrea Gardini Dimitar Zlatanov Andrea Giani Randy Stoklos Yuriy Poyarkov Ivans Bugajenkovs Siegfried Schneider Aleksandr Borisovich Savin Lorenzo Bernardi Vladimir Grbić Hugo Conte Peter Blangé Mike Dodd Maurício Lima Georgy Mondzolevski Jeff Stork Vyacheslav Zaytsev Nalbert Bitencourt Lloy Ball Renan Dal Zotto Emanuel Rego Nikola Grbić Ron Zwerver José Loiola Bas van de Goor Giba Boris Gyuderov Josef Tesař Zé Marco de Melo Sergey Tetyukhin Giovane Gávio Sérgio Santos Clayton Stanley Todd Rogers Ricardo Santos Samuele Papi
Players (women)	Flo Hyman Jane Ward Kathy Gregory Mary Jo Peppler Patty Dowdell Debbie Green-Vargas Patti Bright Paula Weishoff Inna Ryskal Takako Shirai Jean Gaertner Regla Torres Lang Ping Karolyn Kirby Mireya Luis Cecilia Tait Jackie Silva Nina Smoleyeva Kerri Pottharst Masae Kasai Ana Moser Holly McPeak Gabriela Pérez del Solar Shelda Bede Adriana Behar Magaly Carvajal Rita Crockett Lyudmila Buldakova Caren Kemner Natalie Cook Tara Cross-Battle Sandra Pires Rosa Salikhova Fofão Misty May-Treanor Danielle Scott-Arruda Irina Kirillova Yevgeniya Estes Valentina Ogiyenko Mirka Francia Logan Tom Taismary Agüero Fernanda Venturini Kerri Walsh Jennings
Coaches	Harry Wilson Doug Beal Edward DeGroot James Coleman Al Scates Marv Dunphy Arie Selinger Don Shondell Andy Banachowski Yasutaka Matsudaira Hirofumi Daimatsu Viacheslav Platonov Givi Akhvlediani Julio Velasco Eugenio George Lafita Shigeo Yamada Yuan Weimin Nikolay Karpol Gabriella Kotsis Hubert Wagner Joop Alberda Bebeto de Freitas Park Man-bok Anders Kristiansson Hugh McCutcheon Vasil Simov Bernardo Rezende
Officials	Glen Davies Alton Fish George J. Fisher Catalino Ignacio Merton H. Kennedy C.L. Miller Endre Holvay Paul Libaud
Leaders	William G. Morgan Harold T. Friermood Leonard Gibson George J. Fisher John Koch Robert L. Lindsey Albert Monaco Jr. Bill Baird Wilber H. Peck Dr. Endre Holvay Carlos Arthur Nuzman Sinan Erdem Vladimir Savvine Frantisek Stibitz Miloslav Ejem Jizhong Wei Hiroshi Toyoda André Meyer Pieter Joon Peter Murphy